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considered accessory organs to the digestive system
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What do teeth tongue and salivary glands have in common?
Teeth, tongue, and salivary glands are all components of the oral cavity involved in the process of digestion. Teeth help with chewing and breaking down food, the tongue aids in speech, taste, and swallowing, while salivary glands produce saliva that helps in the initial digestion of food.
What are the major glands?
The glands are found in and around your mouth and throat. We call the major salivary glands the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. They all secrete saliva into your mouth, the parotid through tubes that drain saliva, called salivary ducts, near your upper teeth, submandibular under your tongue, and the sublingual through many ducts in the floor of your mouth. Besides these glands, there are many tiny glands called minor salivary glands located in your lips, inner cheek area (buccal mucosa), and extensively in other linings of your mouth and throat. Salivary glands produce the saliva used to moisten your mouth, initiate digestion, and help protect your teeth from decay. As a good health measure, it is important to drink lots of liquids daily. Dehydration is a risk factor for salivary gland disease.
What is the location of salivary glands?
Salivary glands are located in the mouth region. They are situated on each side of the face, beneath the tongue, and near the jawbone. These glands produce saliva, which helps with digestion and keeps the mouth moist.
How do the accessory organs did digestion?
The gall bladder, liver, pancreas, salivary glands all do their part to break down food.
Salivary glands are a good example of what kind of exocrine gland?
Salivary glands are a good example of a tubular exocrine gland. These glands secrete saliva through a system of ducts.
What is the main function of salivary glands?
The main function of the salivary glands are to moisten the food in your mouth so you can swallow easier and it is all mushy.
How does the bodty make saliva?
Saliva is secreted by the salivary glands. Like all secretion, that is a cellular process. Cells within the salivary glands have the necessary biochemical mechanism to do this.
What does it mean when your glands under your tongue are swollen?
Swelling of the glands under your tongue could indicate an infection, such as a blocked salivary gland or an oral infection. It's best to consult a healthcare professional for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
Where do rattlesnakes get venom?
Like all venomous snakes, rattlesnakes produce their venom in glands inside the head that are similar to salivary glands.
All the organs of the digestive system?
Mouth,pharynx,oesophagus,stomach,small intestine,large intestine,anus and rectum.accessory organ-teeth, tongue,salivary gland,liver,pancreas,gallbladder.
Can you touch all your teeth with your tongue?
yes with the tip and the full tongue
Why are all your gums are swollen you have canker sores on your inner lip and side of tongue am running a fever and neck glands are swollen could this be from wisdom teeth coming in?
Sounds like thrush
