A&P - Chapter 38 (Part 2) Flashcards
What are the lateral wall muscles of the cheeks made from?
Buccinator muscle
What does the buccinator muscle contain?
Mucous-secreting glands
What are the anterior walls formed by?
The lips
Oral fissuer
Line of contact between closed lips
What is the function of the salivary glands?
Secretes saliva
How much saliva is secreted each day?
1 L
What are the 2 components of saliva?
- Salivary amylase
2. Mucus
What are the salivary glands made up of? (3)
- Parotid glands
- largest - Submandibular glands
- below mandible - Sublingual glands
- below tongue
Where is the parotid gland located?
Bottom of the ear at the jaw angle
What are the parotid glands?
They are ducts that secrete into the mouth cavity
What do parotid glands do?
Produce watery saliva containing enzymes
Where is the submandibular glands?
In the middle of the mandible
What are the submandibular glands?
They are ducts that secrete on either side of lingual frenulum
What do the submandibular glands contain?
Enzyme and mucous producing substances
Where are the sublingual glands located?
Anterior to submandibular glands