intercalated duct (redirected from Intercalated ducts)

intercalated duct

n.

One of the minute ducts leading from the acini in glands such as the salivary gland.

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duct,

n a small passage such as in glandular tissue.

duct, Bartholin's,

n See duct, sublingual.

duct, intercalated,

n a duct that is connected to an acinus of the salivary glands. See also acinus.

duct, nasopalatine

(nā´zōpal´tīn),
n See cyst, nasopalatine.

duct, parotid,

n the duct of the parotid gland; it passes lateral to the masseter muscle and enters the oral cavity through the buccal tissues adjacent to the maxillary first and second molars. Older term is
Stenson's duct.

duct, Stensen's,

n.pr See duct, parotid.

duct, striated,

n a part of the ductal system to which the intercalated ducts are connected in the lobules of the salivary gland.

duct, sublingual

(subling´gwl),
n the duct associated with sublingual salivary gland. Located on the floor of the oral cavity, inferior to the tongue. Older term is
Bartholin's duct.

duct, submandibular,

n the excretory duct of the submandibular glands; opens into the oral cavity at the sublingual caruncle on the floor of the mouth, posterior to the mandibular incisor teeth. Older term is
Wharton's duct.

duct, Wharton's,

n.pr See duct, submandibular.

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intercalated

inserted between.

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intercalated disk

dark staining, transversely oriented bands scattered through cardiac muscle fibers; points of end-to-end contact between contiguous myocardial fibers.

intercalated duct

small tubules connecting alveoli of salivary glands to intralobular striated ducts and finally to excretory duct.