Sublingual caruncle

Sublingual caruncle
The mouth cavity. The apex of the tongue is turned upward, and on the right side a superficial dissection of its under surface has been made. (Sublingual caruncle visible but not labeled.)
Latin	caruncula sublingualis

The sublingual caruncle is a site on either side of the frenulum linguae on the sublingual surface of the tongue. There it denotes the site at which the submandibular gland and the sublingual gland empty into the oral cavity.

See also

• Caruncle

External links

• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 25420.000-1