salivary glands (shown here) that secrete saliva into the mouth
bile-producing glands of the liver
prostate gland
the portion of the pancreas that secretes pancreatic fluid into the duodenum.
salivary glands Glands that secrete salvia into the mouth.
saprophytes Organisms that obtain their nutrients from decaying plants and animals. Saprophytes are important in recycling organic material.
The Salivary Glands."The salivary glands arise as buds from the epithelial lining of the mouth; the parotid appears during the fourth week in the angle between the maxillary process and the mandibular arch; ...
Salivary glands secrete salivary amylase, an enzyme that begins the breakdown of starch into glucose. Mucus moistens food and lubricates the esophagus. Bicarbonate ions in saliva neutralize the acids in foods.
secretion of salivary glands
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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Young mosquitoes first ingest the malaria parasite by feeding on an infected human carrier and the infected Anopheles mosquitoes carry Plasmodium sporozoites in their salivary glands.
An additional reason for the fruit fly's value as a model organism is the giant polytene chromosomes found in cells of the insect's salivary glands.
Infected female Anopheles mosquitoes carry Plasmodium sporozoites in their salivary glands.
We take parasite-infected mosquitoes, so these mosquitoes have malaria parasites in their salivary glands, and we subject those mosquitoes to gamma radiation-something like 15,000 rads of radiation-and we let those mosquitoes feed on people.
The term proposed by Koller (1935) to describe the multistranded condition (Gk. polys, many; tania, ribbon) of the chromosomes found in certain specialized tissues such as the salivary glands of Drosophila.
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Saliva is produced by your salivary glands, and is released as you begin to chew. It can also be released when you smell something yummy. Saliva has a couple of important jobs to perform. First, it moistens your food.
The amylase produced by the salivary glands begins the process of chemical digestion. You may notice a sweet taste if you hold a soda cracker in your mouth for a little while.
A digestive enzyme produced largely by the pancreas and salivary glands that converts starches to sugars. Abnormally high levels of amylase in the blood or urine may be found in patients with inflammation of the pancreas or salivary glands (mumps).
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saliva The enzyme-containing secretion of the salivary glands.
salivarium Chamber in buccal cone of acarines into which salivary ducts open.
Polytene chromosomes are seen in the salivary glands of fruit fly larvae and the larvae of some other insects.
polytene chromosome - large chromosome resulting from repeated DNA replication and alignment of homologs in the absence of mitosis; found in salivary glands and some other tissues of dipteran insects.
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