...The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine glands, glands with ducts, that produce saliva. They also secrete amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch into glucose. In other organisms such as insects, salivary glands are often used to produce biologically important proteins like silk or glues, and fly salivary glands contain polytene chromosomes that have been useful in genetic research. Read full entry
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Salivary glands?
Is there salivary glands or
other kinds of similar gland
in the area underneath and to
the back of ur tongue area?
its in the area between the
tongue and the floor of the
mouth. if so, can these glands
get irritated or clogged? and
if it does, what does it look
like?
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How can I stop my salivary I just had a gum graft done,
and my mouth is watering like
crazy. How can I make my
salivary glands stop?
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you may want to call your surgeon and ask but your saliva has chemical and physical properties that help wash out bacteria, so its probably not a bad thing. |
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Why when you eat sour food do Whenever I eat something I
know will be sour (e.g. a
strawberry or an orange) just
before I put it in my mouth my
salivary glands go into
overdrive. When I bite into
the food my jaw muscles clench
up and, if it is really sour,
my eyebrows too. How come?
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It seems like you have real sensitive taste buds, it doesn't happen to me... My taste buds really agree with super spicy food, maybe yours don't... :o) |
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