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Parotid gland salivary duct

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Crosses masseter, pierces the buccinator and drains adjacent to the 2nd upper molar tooth (stensen duct)

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Location of parotid gland

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Overlying mandibular ramus

Anterior and inferior to ear

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Structure passing through the parotid gland

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  1. Facial nerve - temporal, zygomatic, buccal, mandibular, cervical)
  2. External carotid artery
  3. Retromandibular vein
  4. Auricotemporal nerve
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Relations of parotid gland

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Anterior - masseter, medial pterygoid, superficial temporal and maxillary artery, facial nerve, stylomandibular ligament
Posterior - posterior belly of digastric, SCM, internal carotid, mastoid process, styloid process

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Arterial supply of parotid

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External carotid

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Venous drainage of parotid gland

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Retromandibular vein

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Lymphatic drainage of parotid gland

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Deep cervical nodes

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Innervation of parotid

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Parasympathetic - sacretomotor
Sympathetic - superior cervical ganglion
Sensory - greater Auricular nerve