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What is the secretion of salivary glands?

salivary amylase


What secretion is from the salivary glands?

saliva


What receptor is responsible for the secretion of salivary amylase?

The muscarinic receptors on the salivary gland cells are responsible for the secretion of salivary amylase. Stimulation of these receptors by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine triggers the release of amylase into the saliva.


What is the name of the seretion created by the salivary glands?

The secretion is saliva.


Which salivary gland produces a serous secretion containing large amounts of salivary amylase?

The parotid gland produces a serous secretion containing large amounts of salivary amylase, an enzyme that helps break down carbohydrates in the mouth during digestion.


Inhibition of parasympathetic nervous system activity causes the salivary glands to become?

Inhibition of parasympathetic nervous system activity causes the salivary glands to become dry or produce less saliva. This is because the parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for stimulating saliva production and secretion.


Which of the salivary glands produces a secretion that is mainly serous?

Parotid Gland


Which part of nervous system cause increase salivary secretion?

Parasympathetic


What is the watery secretion containing the enzyme salivary amylase called?

Saliva


What is the secretion from the salivary glands called?

The secretion from the salivary glands is called saliva. It helps in the initial breakdown of food, aids in swallowing, and contains enzymes that start the digestion process.


What softens the food as the teeth chew it?

Saliva, a secretion from the salivary glands in the mouth.


Where are liver secretions stored?

Primary secretion of the liver is the raw secretion of substances by hepatocytes into the bile canaliculi. This kind of secretion has not yet been modified by the epithelial cells lining the bile ducts, which normally increase the amount of bicarbonate ions in the primary secretion as it passes by. A similar kind of primary secretion is that which is released by the end pieces of the salivary glands, which is later modified by epithelial cells lining the salivary ducts.