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Minor salivary gland found along the lateral border of tongue is:

#  Minor salivary gland found along the lateral border of tongue is:
A. Gland of Von Ebner
B. Gland of Weber
C. Gland of Blandin and Nuhn
D. Foliate glands


The correct answer is B. Gland of Weber.

Gland of von Ebner are posterior lingual glands, glands of Blandin and Nuhn are anterior lingual glands while Foliate is papilla present in lateral border of tongue. 

The Weber's glands are muciparous glands on the side of the tongue. They are a minor salivary gland in the peritonsillar space. The glands are named after German anatomist Moritz Ignaz Weber. They clear the peritonsillar space of debris.

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