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AN34.1-3 | Submandibular region — Glossary
Glossary — Submandibular region
Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.
| Term | Where Introduced |
|---|---|
| Submandibular salivary stones (sialolithiasis) | relevance |
| Ludwig's angina | relevance |
| Submandibular lymphadenopathy | relevance |
| Submandibular gland excision | relevance |
| Ranula | relevance |
| mylohyoid muscle | recall |
| lingual nerve | recall |
| chorda tympani | recall |
| hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) | recall |
| submandibular gland | recall |
| Floor of the Mouth — Layers: | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Superficial to deep: | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Skin | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| platysma | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| investing fascia | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Superficial muscles | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Anterior belly of digastric | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Mylohyoid | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Deep to mylohyoid (sublingual space) | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Hyoglossus | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Wharton's duct | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Vessels: | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Lingual artery | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Facial artery | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Submental artery | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Lingual vein | Submandibular Region — Structures, Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels (AN34.1) |
| Submandibular Gland — Morphology: | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| mixed (seromucous) salivary gland | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Shape: | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Parts: | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Superficial part | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Deep part | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Wharton's Duct (submandibular duct): | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| sublingual papilla (caruncula sublingualis) | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| upward and forward | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Relations (clinically important): | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Hypoglossal nerve | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Blood supply: | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Venous drainage: | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Submandibular Ganglion: | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Sublingual Gland: | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| ducts of Rivinus | Submandibular Gland and Ganglion (AN34.2) |
| Sialolithiasis (Salivary Gland Stones) | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| Epidemiology: | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| 80–90% of salivary calculi | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| stasis | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| mucous | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| pH | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| calcium concentration | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| 3. Wider ductal orifice — but narrower proximal segment: | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| Mechanism of Stone Formation: | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| nidus (organic matrix) | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| Clinical Features: | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| Meal-time swelling and pain | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| Investigations: | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| Treatment: | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| marginal mandibular branch of facial nerve | Submandibular Stones — Basis of Formation (AN34.3) |
| submandibular, sublingual, and submental spaces bilaterally | clinical_pearl |
| The danger | clinical_pearl |
| airway obstruction | clinical_pearl |
| Management | clinical_pearl |
| Submandibular Region — Key Points | summary |
| Submandibular ganglion | summary |
| Sialolithiasis | summary |
| Nerves at risk in submandibular surgery | summary |
66 terms in this module