Ruchika Choudhary

As gl ndulas salivares dos mam feros s o gl ndulas ex crinas que produzem saliva atrav s de um sistema de condutas. Os humanos t m tr s gl ndulas salivares maiores pareadas (par tida, submandibular, e sublingual), bem como centenas de gl ndulas salivares menores. As gl ndulas salivares podem ser classificadas como serosas, mucosas, ou seromucosas (mistas).Nas secre es serosas, o principal tipo de prote na secretada a alfa-amilase, uma enzima que decomp e o amido em maltose e glucose, enquanto que nas secre es mucosas, a principal prote na secretada a mucina, que actua como um lubrificante.

The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine glands that produce saliva through a system of ducts. Humans have three paired major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual), as well as hundreds of minor salivary glands. Salivary glands can be classified as serous, mucous, or seromucous (mixed).In serous secretions, the main type of protein secreted is alpha-amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose and glucose, whereas in mucous secretions, the main protein secreted is mucin, which acts as a lubricant