Palatine glands

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Palatine glands
Latin glandulae palatinae
Gray's subject #243 1141
Dorlands/Elsevier g_06/12392532

The palatine glands form a continuous layer on the posterior surface of the mucous membrane of the soft palate and around the uvula.

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