LP16749-1
Salivary gland
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Description
The salivary glands produce saliva, which keeps the mouth and other parts of the digestive system moist. It also helps break down carbohydrates (with salivary amylase, formerly known as ptyalin) and lubricates the passage of food down from the oro-pharynx to the esophagus to the stomach. There are three main pairs of salivary glands: the parotid, the submandibular and the sublingual glands. There are also many small glands in the tongue, cheeks, lips and palate, all of which consist entirely of mucous secreting cells (see Histology below) except for the serous glands of von Ebner, which reside within the moats surrounding the circumvallate papillae in the posterior 13 of the tongue, anterior to the terminal sulcus. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Salivary gland (Wikipedia)
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Salivary gland
- Part Display Name
- Salivary gland
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Salivary Gland
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 唾液腺 Synonyms: 唾腺; |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Glándula Salivar |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Ghiandola salivare Synonyms: Duttuli salivari |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Süljenääre |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Tükürük bezi |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Слюнная железа |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Glande salivaire |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Glande salivaire |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | speekselklier |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Σιελογόνος αδένας Synonyms: Σιελογόνος αδένας |
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