Submandibular salivary gland is divided into superficial and deep lobes by

The submandibular salivary gland is a large salivary gland situated in the anterior pa of the digastrics triangle.The gland is about the size of a walnut.It is roughly J-shaped being indented by the posterior border of the mylohyoid which divides it into a larger pa superficial to the muscle and a small pa lying deep to the muscle.