Three major glands form the salivary glands.
- Parotid glands – produce a serous, watery secretion.
- Parotid glands – produce a serous, watery secretion.
- Sublingual glands – secrete saliva that is predominantly mucous in character.
Some facts about saliva:
- The enzyme named amylase in saliva breaks down some starch into sugar.
- Food mixing without the saliva doesn’t have any taste.
- 1.7 liters of saliva is been secreted one day in our mouth.
- Human saliva contains 98% of water and balance 2% of electrolytes, mucus, antibacterial compounds and various enzymes.
- A Human body can produce 10,000 gallons of saliva in an average lifetime
- Over excitement and anger leads to increase in saliva secretion.
- Stress and depression reduces saliva levels.
- Chewing gum increases saliva output by 1000 times.
