Sublingual caruncle

Sublingual caruncle
Sublingual caruncle
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Identifiers
Latin	Caruncula sublingualis
TA	A05.1.01.112
FMA	77273
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The sublingual caruncle is a small prominence on either side of the frenulum on the under surface of the tongue. They mark the site where the submandibular glands empty into the oral cavity via the submandibular duct (of Wharton).

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Anatomy diagram: 25420.000-1 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier

Anatomy of the mouth

Lip	Upper Lower Vermilion border Frenulum of lower lip Labial commissure of mouth Philtrum

Cheek	Buccal fat pad

Roof	Hard palate Soft palate Palatine raphe Incisive papilla

Gums	Interdental papilla Gingival sulcus Gingival margin Gingival fibers Junctional epithelium Mucogingival junction Sulcular epithelium Stippling Periodontium Cementum Gingiva Periodontal ligament

Glands	Parotid gland duct Submandibular gland duct Sublingual gland duct

Teeth	see tooth anatomy

Tongue	Top Taste bud Median sulcus Terminal sulcus Foramen cecum Lingual tonsils Underside Frenulum Fimbriated fold Sublingual caruncle Glossoepiglottic folds Lingual septum

Back of mouth	Oropharynx fauces Plica semilunaris of the fauces Uvula Palatoglossal arch Palatopharyngeal arch Tonsillar fossa Palatine tonsil

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Sublingual caruncle

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