Question

Name the salivary glands

Answer 1

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There are three basic types of salivary glands:

1) Parotid glands

2) Submaxillary glands

3) Sublingual glands

The buccal cavity has three pairs of salivary glands.

• The parotid glands lie on the sides of the face.
• The sublingual glands lie under the front part of the tongue
• The submaxillary glands lie at the angles of the lower jaw.

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