submandibular duct

The duct of the submadibular gland that opens at the sublingual papilla near the frenulum of the tongue. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the submandibular duct is

The duct of the submadibular gland that opens at the sublingual papilla near the frenulum of the tongue. The atlas records it as a organ at the organ scale in the human body.

Where the submandibular duct is

It sits within the digestive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the submandibular duct connects to

The atlas records 3 typed relationships for it, across 3 kinds of connection. part of submandibular gland.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the submandibular duct. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as Wharton's duct, ductus submandibularis, ductus submaxillaris, submandibular salivary duct, submaxillar gland duct and submaxillary duct. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0002334, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Questions

Where is the submandibular duct?

It sits within the digestive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the submandibular duct connect to?

Part of: submandibular gland.

Is the submandibular duct the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.