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This is a gland that is located under the maxilla (lower jaw) or floor of the mouth. It produces nearly 70% of the salvia that is formed in your upper digestive tract. It produces the enzyme amylase and some mucous. This enzyme begins the breakdown of starches in the diet.
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What gland produces body mucus on an earthworm?
The answer is their salvary gland earth worms produce their body mucus because their salvary glands is produced that way. The answer is their salvary gland earth worms produce their body mucus because their salvary glands is produced that way.
What does the salivary glands consists of?
There are 3 salivary glands; the parotid gland, the sublingual gland, and the submandibular gland. The submandibular gland used to be the "submaxillary gland."
What is the major blood vessel that is formed posterior to the submaxillary gland as a result of the union of smaller vessels?
A major blood vessel that is formed just posterior to the submaxillary gland as a result of the union of smaller vessels is external maxillary gland is the submental branch of the Facial artery (off of the External Carotid artery)
What is the purpose of salvary glands?
The purpose of the 'salivary gland' is to keep the mouth moistured and allow food to be processed through the mouth easier.
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.
Where are the submaxillary lymph nodes found?
neck
Why are enzymes needed to produce slimming products?
B12 is a self protien which can improve the intrinsic factor by re building mucose membrane and this helps in better digestion the salvary gland aare improved due to b12 .
What is a submandibular gland?
Your submandibular glands are located below your tongue and toward your jaw near (distal and medial) the angle of the mandible where the bone angles up towards your jaw. Sub means below/under, mandible is the jaw bone.
What is a Wharton's duct?
Wharton's duct is a tubular structure that empties the submaxillary salivary gland - located underneath your lower jaw - to the space just under your tongue around the area where it is connected to the bottom of your mouth by the lingual frenum. Sometimes you can develop a salivary stone (similar to a kidney stone) in these ducts that must be removed by an oral surgeon.
Is the pituitary gland a large gland or small gland?
it is a smal gland
Is the Cowper's gland an endocrine gland?
The Cowper's gland is not an endocrine gland. It's an exocrine gland with a duct.
What is the teenage gland?
the gland referred as the "teenage gland" is called the Amygdala Gland
