Wharton's duct is the duct of

Parotid gland

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Submaxillary gland

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Submandibular salivary gland

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Both B and C

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Solution

The correct option is C Both B and C
The submandibular duct or Wharton duct or submaxillary duct is one of the salivary excretory ducts. It drains saliva from each bilateral submandibular gland and sublingual gland to the sublingual caruncle at the base of the tongue.

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Salivary glands open into the mouth via ducts. Name the ducts for each of the gland and the region into which each opens.

Match the correct options in reference to Salivary glands :

\begin{matrix} C o l u m n I & C o l u m n I I i . Parotid gland & a . Lingual lipase and starch i i . Submandibular gland & b . Duct of Rivinus i i i . Sublingual gland & c . Stensen's duct i v . Saliva & d . Wharton's duct v . Ptyalin & e . pH 6-7 \end{matrix}

Match the correct options in reference to Salivary glands :

\begin{matrix} C o l u m n I & C o l u m n I I i . Parotid gland & a . Lingual lipase and starch i i . Submandibular gland & b . Duct of Rivinus i i i . Sublingual gland & c . Stensen's duct i v . Saliva & d . Wharton's duct v . Ptyalin & e . pH 6-7 \end{matrix}

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