Multiple choice

The salivary glands are innervated by

  1. the ciliary ganglion

  2. the pterygopalatine ganglion

  3. the submandibular ganglion

  4. the otic ganglion

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Explanation

The submandibular ganglion (or submaxillary ganglion in older texts) is part of the human autonomic nervous system. It is one of four parasympathetic ganglia of the head and neck. The submandibular ganglion is responsible for innervation of two salivary glands: the submandibular gland and sublingual gland.

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