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Where in your mouth are your salivary glands located?
Your salivary glands are located in and around your mouth. The major salivary glands are the parotid glands, submandibular glands, and sublingual glands, which produce saliva to help with digestion and protection of the mouth.
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?
The glands that lie on the floor of the mouth are the sublingual glands. They are the smallest major salivary glands and are responsible for producing saliva to help with digestion and lubrication of the mouth.
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 are the names of minor salivary glands?
The minor salivary glands include the labial glands (inside the lips), buccal glands (inside the cheeks), palatal glands (in the roof of the mouth), glossopalatine glands (on the back of the roof of the mouth), and lingual glands (under the tongue).
Where in your mouth are your salivary glands located?
Your salivary glands are located in and around your mouth. The major salivary glands are the parotid glands, submandibular glands, and sublingual glands, which produce saliva to help with digestion and protection of the mouth.
Why does your body need the enzyme amylase?
To help digest food. It's found in the mouth and is from the salivary glands.
What body part produces saliva?
The salivary glands in the mouth produce saliva.
What type of digestion is done by salivary glands?
salivary glands donot digest salivary amylase converts starch to glucose
The glands that lie on the floor of the mouth are what?
The glands that lie on the floor of the mouth are the sublingual glands. They are the smallest major salivary glands and are responsible for producing saliva to help with digestion and lubrication of the mouth.
Why do people have a lot of saliva in there mouth?
Because they need it to help them digest their food and make it softer. And the saliva comes from your salivary glands.
Where is saliva produced?
Saliva is an enzyme created by the salivary glands. The enzymes break down the food so you can swallow it.
Which glands help digest starch?
Glands aren't responsible directly for the breaking down of starch. The enzyme that is responsible for the digestion of starch is amylase. This enzyme is produced by the salivary glands in our mouth - salivary amylase. It's also made by the pancreas - pancreatic amylase.
Where in the mouth would saliva be produced?
Yes, of course it does! Its the white frothy stuff that is in your mouth. You need it to make food wet so it is easier for your stomach to digest it. It's from the salivary glands, not the mouth itself. And besides making food wet saliva contains amylase which begins the breakdown of carbohydrates.
What are the names of minor salivary glands?
The minor salivary glands include the labial glands (inside the lips), buccal glands (inside the cheeks), palatal glands (in the roof of the mouth), glossopalatine glands (on the back of the roof of the mouth), and lingual glands (under the tongue).
Does the mouth contain salivary glands?
yes
Where does the salivary glands empty their enzymes?
Mouth
