Salivary Glands

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  • Ingesting

• Salivary Glands

  • Glads open to mouth with ducts

    • Carry glandular secretions from one part to another

  • Secrete saliva

    • Made of water, mucus and amylase.
    • What is saliva made of? ;; Water, Mucus and Amylase

  • 3 pairs of salivary glands (two of each kind):

    • Parotid

      • Below and in front of ears

    • Sublingual

      • Floor of mouth, below and behind tongue

    • Submaxillary

      • Below and behind sublingual

    • What is the largest of the Salivary Glands in the Mouth? ;; Parotid

    • What is the smallest of the Salivary Glands in the Mouth? ;; Sublingual