BRENDA Tissue and Enzyme Source Ontology

Last uploaded: February 4, 2022
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001318
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001318
Preferred Name

submandibular ganglion

Definitions
A parasympathetic ganglion located superior to the deep part of the submandibular gland, on the lateral surface of the hyoglossus muscle; its preganglionic fibers are derived from the facial nerve by way of the chorda tympani and lingual nerve, and its postganglionic fibers supply the submandibular and sublingual glands; sensory and postganglionic sympathetic fibers pass through the ganglion.
Synonyms
ganglion submandibulare
Blandin's ganglion
submaxillary ganglion
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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