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CANAL STENON [2 records]

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Record 1 1994-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
DEF

Duct of the parotid salivary gland.

CONT

Parotid glands. The largest of the main pairs of salivary glands, located on either side of the head, just behind the jaw and below the ears. From each gland a duct, the parotid duct, runs forward across the cheek (carnivores and small ruminants) or runs on the inside of the jaw to wind around the ventral border of the jaw to the cheek (pig, horse and ox) and opens on the inside surface of the cheek generally opposite the upper molars, the precise location depending on the species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

The excretory ducts of salivary glands in and around the mouth that convey saliva to the oral cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
CONT

Canaux salivaires : La blessure du canal de sténon doit être de principe suspectée devant toute plaie intéressant la joue, en particulier si celle-ci coupe la ligne tragus-aile du nez.

Spanish

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