IV.E.2 Neck: Oropharynx

IV.E.2 Neck: Oropharynx Page 5 of 6

	Step 17: Add the sublingual gland.
	Step 18: Add the submandibular gland.
	Step 19: Add the mandible.
	Step 20: Add the buccinator muscle.
	Step 21: Add the parotid duct.
	Step 22: Add the parotid gland.

	What innervates each of these glands?
Sublingual and submadndibular glands are innervated by preganglionic parasympathetic nerves from the chorda tympani (a branch of the facial nerve CN VII) via the submandibular ganglion. The parotid gland is innervated by preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the glossophayngeal nerve (CN IX) via the otic ganglion.