Salivary Gland

• What do you call the gland that secrete SALIVA into the oral cavity?

  Salivary gland
• Saliva: keeps mucous membranes MOIST and cleans teeth; begins the CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN of food.
• What are the three glands under salivary gland?

  Parotid gland, submandibular gland, and sublingual gland.
• Parotid gland: located INFERIOR and ANTERIOR to the EARS.
• Parotid gland: secrete WATERY solution containing SALIVARY AMYLASE.
• Salivary amylase: enzyme that starts the break down of STARCH into SIMPLE SUGAR molecules.
• Submandibular gland is found on FLOOR of the mouth; medial and partly INFERIOR to body of MANDIBLE.
• Submandibular gland: secretes fluid containing AMYLASE but THICKENED by MUCUS.
• Sublingual glands is BENEATH the tongue and SUPERIOR to submandibular glands.
• Sublingual glands: secretes the THICKEST SALIVA with LEAST amount of SALIVARY AMYLASE.