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Are there any glands on the tongue?
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What part of the body will you find the salivary glands?

Answer : located under the jaw,under the tongue,and just anterior
to the ears.
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three salivary glands in the mouth region too. The Submandibular
glands (one each side) sit beneath and beind the mandible. The
Sublingual gland (only one) sits beneath the tongue.
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Why does a spray of water come out of mouth when yawning?

The sublingual caruncle is found under your tongue (either side
of the frenulum - the small folds going from your tongue and the
cavity floor).
This is where two salivary glands, the sublingual and
submandibular glands, empty into the oral cavity. That is why
saliva will sometimes spray out when you lift your tongue while
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