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PAPILLA PAROTIDEA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Oral Mucosa, Salivary Glands and Tonsils
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- papilla of parotid duct
1, record 1, English, papilla%20of%20parotid%20duct
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- papilla of the parotid duct 2, record 1, English, papilla%20of%20the%20parotid%20duct
correct
- parotid papilla 3, record 1, English, parotid%20papilla
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the parotid duct pierces the buccinator muscle and reaches the oral cavity, where it opens with the papilla of the parotid duct. 2, record 1, English, - papilla%20of%20parotid%20duct
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
papilla of parotid duct; papilla ductus parotidei: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, English, - papilla%20of%20parotid%20duct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Muqueuse buccale, glandes salivaires et amygdales
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- papille du conduit parotidien
1, record 1, French, papille%20du%20conduit%20parotidien
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- papille parotidienne 2, record 1, French, papille%20parotidienne
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le conduit excréteur de la glande parotide est le conduit parotidien. Il s'étend tout d'abord caudalement à l'arcade zygomatique, sur le [muscle] masséter, perfore ensuite le [muscle] buccinateur et s'ouvre, enfin, dans le vestibule oral, au niveau de la papille du conduit parotidien, à la hauteur de la 2e molaire supérieure [...] 1, record 1, French, - papille%20du%20conduit%20parotidien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
papille du conduit parotidien : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - papille%20du%20conduit%20parotidien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
papilla ductus parotidei : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - papille%20du%20conduit%20parotidien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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