The submandibular duct or Wharton duct or submaxillary duct is one of the salivary excretory ducts. It is about 5 cm. long and its wall is much thinner than that of the parotid duct. 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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