Salivary Glands
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Salivary Amylase | Blank, an enzyme that begins starch digestion in the mouth |
| Lingual Lipase | Blank, an enzyme that is activated by stomach acid and digests fat after the food is swallowed |
| Mucus | Blank, which binds and lubricates the food mass and aids in swallowing |
| Lysozyme | Blank, an enzyme that kills bacteria |
| Immunoglobulin A | Blank, an antibody that inhibits bacterial growth |
| Electrolytes | Blank, including sodium, potassium, chloride, phosphate, and bicarbonate salts |
| Intrinsic Salivary Glands | The blank are an indefinite number of small glands dispersed amid the other oral tissues of salivary glands |
| Extrinsic salivary glands | The blank are three pairs of larger, more discrete organs located outside of the oral mucosa |
| Parotid Gland | The blank, located just beneath the skin anterior to the earlobe |
| Submandibular Gland | The blank, located halfway along the body of the mandible, medial to its margin, just deep to the mylohyoid muscle |
| Sublingual Gland | The blank, located in the floor of the mouth |
| Salivatory Nuclei | Salivation is controlled by groups of neurons called blank in the medulla oblongata and pons |
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