Question

Amount of saliva secreted per day is

• A. 250 ml
• B. 500 ml
• C. 750 ml
• D. 1000 ml

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1000 ml

The normal daily production of saliva varies between 0.5-1.5 liters. The whole unstimulated saliva flow rate is approximately 0.3-0.4 ml/min. This rate decreases to 0.1 ml/min during sleep and increases to about 4 ml/min during eating, chewing and other stimulating actvities.

So, option D is the correct option.