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What percentage of saliva is produced by the submandibular gland?
What percentage of saliva is produced by the submandibular gland?
- 15%
- 5-10%
- 60-65% (correct)
- 25%
What is the average daily production of saliva?
What is the average daily production of saliva?
- 500-800 milliliters
- 2-3 liters
- 250-400 milliliters
- 1-1.5 liters (correct)
Which of the following glands produces the least amount of saliva?
Which of the following glands produces the least amount of saliva?
- Sublingual (correct)
- Parotid
- Submandibular
- Minor salivary glands
What are the two types of consistency found in saliva?
What are the two types of consistency found in saliva?
Which factor does NOT impact salivary flow?
Which factor does NOT impact salivary flow?
What is the main component of saliva responsible for its viscosity?
What is the main component of saliva responsible for its viscosity?
What type of glands are largely responsible for the production of saliva?
What type of glands are largely responsible for the production of saliva?
Salivary secretion occurs primarily through which process?
Salivary secretion occurs primarily through which process?
Which component is NOT typically found in saliva?
Which component is NOT typically found in saliva?
What is the primary component of saliva that gives it its slightly sticky texture?
What is the primary component of saliva that gives it its slightly sticky texture?
Which gland is responsible for the highest percentage of saliva production?
Which gland is responsible for the highest percentage of saliva production?
How much saliva does an average person produce in a day?
How much saliva does an average person produce in a day?
Which of the following glands contributes the least to total saliva production?
Which of the following glands contributes the least to total saliva production?
What is the primary type of saliva produced by the parotid gland?
What is the primary type of saliva produced by the parotid gland?
Which gland contributes the most to the total production of saliva?
Which gland contributes the most to the total production of saliva?
What type of saliva does the parotid gland predominantly produce?
What type of saliva does the parotid gland predominantly produce?
Which option correctly describes a source of saliva production?
Which option correctly describes a source of saliva production?
How does the consistency of saliva vary?
How does the consistency of saliva vary?
What is the total daily production range of saliva for an individual?
What is the total daily production range of saliva for an individual?
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Study Notes
What is Saliva?
- Saliva is a colorless, slightly sticky solution produced by the salivary glands.
- Saliva can be either serous or mucous in consistency.
- We produce between 1-1.5 liters of saliva every 24 hours.
Sources of Saliva
- Each of the major salivary glands, along with the minor glands, produce different amounts of saliva.
- The submandibular gland produces the most saliva (60-65%)
- The parotid gland makes up 25% of total saliva volume.
- The sublingual gland contributes 5-10%.
- The remaining saliva is produced by the minor salivary glands.
Saliva
- Saliva is a slightly sticky solution produced by the salivary glands.
- Saliva is a colorless fluid.
- Saliva can be either serous or mucous.
- The average person produces between 1 and 1.5 liters of saliva every day.
- The submandibular gland is responsible for most saliva production (60-65%).
- The parotid gland produces around 25% of saliva.
- The sublingual gland produces between 5-10% of saliva.
- Minor salivary glands contribute to the remaining saliva production.
Saliva
- Saliva is a colorless, slightly sticky solution produced by the salivary glands.
- It can have a serous or mucous consistency.
- We produce 1 to 1.5 liters of saliva daily.
- The submandibular glands produce the most saliva (60-65% of the total).
- The parotid glands are responsible for 25% of saliva production.
- The sublingual glands contribute 5-10% of total saliva production.
- Minor salivary glands also contribute to saliva production.
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