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THE SALIVARY GLANDS
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of the animal, throughout most of their length. Trace the two submaxillary (Wharton's) ducts, each of which leaves the anterior end of one of the glands and courses cephalad to the opening on the ventral surface of the buccal cavity. In following the ducts avoid injury to the blood vessels of this region. The masses which lie anterior to the submaxillary glands between the rami of the lower jaw are said to be lymph glands.

Exercise XIII. Sketch a ventrolateral view of the head showing these glands and their ducts.