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Digestive glands and their functions explanation | available in mutli languages pancreas, liver, salivary glands, intestinal glands, gastric glands
DIGESTIVE GLANDS What are digestive glands and their functions There are 5 digestive glands which are involved in digestion. 1. SALIVARY GLANDS 2. GASTRIC GLANDS 3.INTESTINAL GLANDS 4.LIVER 5.PANCREAS 1. SALIVARY GLANDS:- Three pairs of salivary glands are seen in humans. However, in some mammals like rabbits, 4 pairs of salivary glands are seen, i.e., they also include INFRA-ORBITAL GLANDS also. The 3 pairs of salivary glands in human are; SALIVARY GLANDS OF HUMAN A. PAROTID GLAND:- These are present at below of pinna/inner surface of cheeks. B. SUB-MAXILARY GLAND:- These gland is also called as sub-mandibular gland. These are present at angles of lower jaw. C.SUB-LINGUAL GLANDS:- These are present below the tongue. These glands are situated just outside the buccal cavity. The salivary glands have mucosa and serosa cells. Mucus is secreted by mucosa cells. Salivary amylase is secreted by serosa cells. Saliva have 99.5% of water and 0.5% of solutes (such as ions, IgA antibodies, ...
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