Question

How many pair of salivary glands. Write its Function.​

Answer 1

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• There are three pairs of major salivary glands: the parotid glands, the submandibular glands, and the sublingualglands

Briefly, saliva itself serves many uses. As the only secretion of our salivary glands, it is helpful in creating the food bolus, or the finely packed ball of food that we roll inside our mouths. This shape facilitates its safe passage through our alimentary canal. Saliva has lubricating properties that are protective, as well. Saliva protects the inside of our mouths, our teeth, and our throats as we begin to swallow the bolus. It also cleanses the mouth after a meal and dissolves food into chemicals that we perceive as taste......