Name the three major salivary glands.

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Name the three major salivary glands.

Three major salivary glands are the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The parotid glands sit near the ears and produce mostly serous, watery saliva that drains through Stensen’s ducts. The submandibular glands lie beneath the mandible and secrete a mix of serous and mucous saliva via Wharton’s ducts. The sublingual glands are under the tongue and mainly produce mucous saliva through several small ducts called Bartholin’s ducts. These three together supply most of the saliva in the mouth. The lacrimal glands, which produce tears, are not salivary glands, so they aren’t part of this trio.

Three major salivary glands are the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The parotid glands sit near the ears and produce mostly serous, watery saliva that drains through Stensen’s ducts. The submandibular glands lie beneath the mandible and secrete a mix of serous and mucous saliva via Wharton’s ducts. The sublingual glands are under the tongue and mainly produce mucous saliva through several small ducts called Bartholin’s ducts. These three together supply most of the saliva in the mouth. The lacrimal glands, which produce tears, are not salivary glands, so they aren’t part of this trio.

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