part of part of Homo sapiens tongue minor salivary gland gland of tongue Weber's gland One of the lingual glands located on the lateral margins of the tongue, at the level of the foliate papillae and in the root of the tongue behind the circumvallate papillae. UBERON:0034934 posterior superficial lingual gland gland of Weber in humans, the ducts of posterior superficial lingual glands open into the crypts of lingual tonsils; mucous supplied by these glands may help to cleanse the crypts and aid in deglutition