Salivary Glands

Saliva aids with what bodily function?

• metabolism
• digestion
• urination
• none 

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What chemically digests food in your mouth?

• Saliva
• Salive
• Salva
• Salivi

What is the purpose of saliva?

• For better water
• To help with talking
• To act as a lubricant in your mouth
• Idk

How does saliva negatively affect your teeth? 

• Makes teeth mobile
• Discolors them 
• Causes plaque to build up
• It doesn't 

The two types of saliva are___

• minuscule and superior
• mucous and serous 
• thick and thin
• water and oil

How do you determine whether a gland is major or minor? 

• the shape
• the color
• the size 
• the name 

The 3 major salivary glands are ____

• parotid, subamandibular, lingual
• submandibular, parotid, sublingual
• lingual, temporalis, occipital
• parotid, mandible, lingual 

Which is the second largest salivary gland? 

• parotid 
• sublingual 
• submandibular 
• none

Another name for the parotid duct is ____

• Jeanty's duct 
• Stensen's Duct 
• Bartholin's Duct 
• Wharton's Duct

What is a siaolith? 

• saliva that blocks the opening of salivary ducts 
• plaque that blocks the opening of salivary ducts 
• A stone that blocks the opening of salivary ducts 
• food that blocks the opening of salivary ducts