Corpus: Anterior lingual gland
(Weitergeleitet von Corpus:Blandin's gland)
Synonym: Blandin's gland, Nuhn's gland
1. Definition
The anterior lingual gland is a seromucous gland in the area of the tip of the tongue. Its excretory ducts open into the crypts of the lingual epithelium on the underside of the tongue, on both sides of the tongue frenulum.