7.7 salivary glands
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what do salivary glands do?
produce saliva in oral cavity for chemical digestion
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how many salivary glands are there?
3 pairs
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what is saliva made up of?
99.4% water and enzymes
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what are the 2 kinds of chemical digestion that the salivary glands produce?
salivary amylase and salivary lipids
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what do salivary amylase do?
digests carbohydrates
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what do salivary lipase do?
digests lipids
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what does saliva do to food?
helps with chemical digestions, wets and smooths foods
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what is bolus?
food and saliva
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what are mumps?
an infection of salivary glands
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what vaccines help against mumps?
MMR
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what does MMR stand for?
measles, mumps, rubella
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when does mumps typically occur?
5-9 years old
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