True statement about parotid gland
High-Yield Explanation
The parotid is the largest of the salivary glands.It weighs about 15 g.It is situated below the external acoustic meatus,between the ramus of the mandible and the sternocleidomastoid.The gland overlaps these structure.Anteriorly,the gland also overlaps the masseter muscle.A pa of this forward extension is often detached,and is known as the accessory parotid and it lies between the zygomatic arch and the parotid duct. Ref BDC volume:3,6th edition