The cuticle is slightly sclerotized round the opening of the salivary duct.
From the anterior end of each gland proceeds a small salivary duct, which enters the buccal cavity a little below the sophageal opening.
These infections may cause blockage of the duct by salivary duct calculi or external compression.
Once the sialoendoscope is in place, saline is utilized to dilate the salivary duct and its branching.
A salivary duct by which saliva is secreted (produced and released), runs through the inside of each cheek from each gland.
It divides the cavity into a dorsal food pouch, or cibarium, and a ventral salivarium into which the salivary duct opens.
They help in expelling secretions from the lumen of secretory units and facilitate the movement of saliva in salivary ducts.
During sialoendoscopy a small camera is placed into the salivary glands through the salivary ducts that empty into the mouth.
