Sublingual caruncle
The mouth cavity. The apex of the tongue is turned upward, and on the right side a superficial dissection of its under surface has been made. (Sublingual caruncle visible but not labeled.)
Latin	caruncula sublingualis

The sublingual caruncle is a site on either side of the frenulum linguae on the sublingual surface of the tongue. There it denotes the site at which the submandibular gland empties into the oral cavity.

[edit] See also

• Caruncle

[edit] External links

• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 25420.000-1

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