Which is not correct

Human saliva is near neutral

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An adult secretes 1.0 1.5 l of saliva per day

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Saliva is secreted by six pairs of glands

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Ptyalin breaks down cooked starch into maltose

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Solution

The correct option is C Saliva is secreted by six pairs of glands
The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine glands that produce saliva through a system of ducts. Humans have three paired major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual), a pair of seromucous tubarial glands as well as hundreds of minor salivary glands.
Hence, the correct answer is (C)

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