Espiral Atlas
OrganHead and neck

Parotid gland

glandula parotidea

In the parotid bed, in front of and below the external acoustic meatus, wedge-shaped between the ramus of the mandible and the mastoid process.

Head and neck – 3D human anatomy atlas

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  • Structure
  • Neighborhood

Related clinical cases

  • Infection and abscess of the parotid
  • Tumor of the parotid and parotidectomy
  • Sialography and accessory parotid

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