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Sublingual salivary gland lies

  1. superior to mylohyoid

  2. inferior to mylohyoid

  3. deep to geniohyoid

  4. in the vestibule
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Explanation

The sublingual gland is the smallest of the main salivary glands. Each gland is narrow, flat, shaped like an almond and weighs 4 g. The sublingual gland lies on mylohyoid and is covered by the mucosa of the floor of the mouth, which is raised as a sublingual fold.

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