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Where is saliva produced?
Saliva is an enzyme created by the salivary glands. The enzymes break down the food so you can swallow it.
What body part produces saliva?
The salivary glands in the mouth produce saliva.
The glands that lie on the floor of the mouth are what?
sublingual salivary glands
Which gland does the saliva comes from?
Saliva comes from glands located in the mouth. The major glands are 2 Parotid, 2 Submandibular, and 2 Sublingal. The duct each Parotid gland can be seen on the cheek near the 2nd upper molars. The ducts to the Submandibualr glands are just lateral to the frenulum of the tongue. You can cause these glands to secrete by getting a popsicle stick and lightly poking and messaging them. Smaller glands exist throughout the mouth and also contribute to salivary secretions. This includes the inside of the lips, palate, cheeks, and tongue and secrete via small ducts. the cells that produce saliva are mucous cells and serous cells of the salivary glands. The epithelial cells of the ducts modify the saliva before it is secreted into the mouth. drazx is the original author of this answer
What is the watery liquid that keeps your mouth moist?
saliva
Name the liquid produced by salivary glands in the mouth?
Saliva
What is slaiva?
it is a watery liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands it helps with breakdown of food when it starts the process of digestion
Where is saliva produced?
Saliva is an enzyme created by the salivary glands. The enzymes break down the food so you can swallow it.
What is the type of glands found in the mouth?
saliva is produced used by slivary
Where does drool come from?
AnswerClearly from your mouth!!!!!Specifically, our saliva is produced from the salivary glands.
What are the 3 names of the salivary glands in the gi tract?
There are glands: 1. parotid = largest; lies over each masseter muscle 2. submandibular = floor of mouth; lateral, 3. sublingual = floor of mouth, medial. Each salivary gland is composed of 2 types of cells: a. mucous cells secretes mucus and b.serous cells secretes a watery substance, serous fluid.
What body part produces saliva?
The salivary glands in the mouth produce saliva.
Name 6 different glands?
There are many glands involved within the body. In the endocrine system offers the pineal, thymus and pituitary glands Representing the exocrine system are the apocrine, holocrine and the merocrine glands
Where in the mouth are the salivary glands located?
Salivary glands: 1. parotid = largest; lies over each masseter muscle 2. submandibular = floor of mouth; lateral, 3. sublingual = floor of mouth, medial. Each salivary gland is composed of 2 types of cells: a. mucous cells secretes mucus and b.serous cells secretes a watery substance, serous fluid.
What gland secretes a substance to moisten food particles and help with swallowing?
They are called salivary glands, and are located (surprise!) in your mouth. And by the way, the substance is saliva.
Which gland do you think ptyalin which is in the mouth is made in?
Ptyalin is produced in and secreted by the salivary glands, of which humans have three. The parotid, submandibular (submaxillary) and sublingual salivary glands.
Does the salivary glands produce juices in the mouth?
Yes. It is called saliva and contains watery juice and mucus plus enzymes that begin carbohydrate digestion and a weak antibiotic.
