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Hello my steemit friends I am thrilled to participate in this contest about salivary glands. As a third-semester cardiology student i am always eager to learn more about the amazing human body. Understanding the salivary glands their functions and related conditions is important for both students and health enthusiasts. In this post i will explained these concepts in simple words.

What are the salivary glands and what is their classification?

The salivary glands are small but vitals organs in the body that produced saliva a fluid essentials for digestion and oral health they are classiffied into two main types: major and minors salivary glands. The major salivary glands are the parotid glands located near the ears the submandibular glands under the jaws and the sublinguals glands found beneath the tongue these are larger and more actives. The minors salivarys glands on the others hand are smaller and scatered throughout the mouths such as on the lips cheeks and palates.

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What is the function of the salivary glands?

The main functions of the salivarys glands is to produced and released saliva. Saliva plays a key roles in various processes in the body its helps break down food using enzymes like amylase which digests starch and lipase which helps digest fats. Saliva also moistens food making it easiers to chew and swallow. It protects the teeths by neutralzing acids washing away foods particles and preventing bacterias buildup. Saliva keeps the mouths moist which is essentially for clear speech and enhances the taste of food by dissolving its particles.

What are the elements that make up saliva and what is the route from its production to the oral cavity.

Saliva is made up of several components. It is mostly water abouts 98% which keeps the mouths hydrated it also contains enzymes like amylases and lipase for digestion antibacterial enzymes such as lysozyme and electrolytes like sodium potassium and calcium. The production of salivas starts in the salivary glands it flows throughs tiny tubes called ducts which carrys the saliva to the oral cavitys where it performs its various functions.

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What pathologies can occur in the salivary glands?

The salivary glands like others parts of the body can face healths issues one common problem is infections such as mumps a viral infections that usually affects the parotid glands. Bacterials infections can also occurs often due to dehydrations or poor oral hygienes. Blockages in the glands can hapens because of salivary stones which are minerals deposits that blocks saliva flow and causes pain and swelling tumors eithers benign or malignants can develops in the salivary glands. Autoimmunes diseses like Sjögrens syndromes can leads to drys mouths by affectings salivas productions inflammations of the salivary glands known as sialadenitis is another condition that can occurs oftened due to infection.

Salivary glands are crucial organs that contribute to digestion oral health and overall well being. Understanding their functions the composition of saliva and potential health issues can help us take better care of our bodies. I hope this post makes it easy to understand the importance of these small but essential glands. Thank you for reading.

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