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  2. Salivary gland - Wikipedia

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    The salivary glands in many vertebrates including 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. [1]

  3. Parotid gland - Wikipedia

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    The parotid gland is a major salivary gland in many animals. In humans, the two parotid glands are present on either side of the mouth and in front of both ears.They are the largest of the salivary glands.

  4. Saliva - Wikipedia

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    Saliva on a baby's lips. Saliva (commonly referred to as spit or drool) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth.In humans, saliva is around 99% water, plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells (from which DNA can be extracted), enzymes (such as lipase and amylase), and antimicrobial agents (such as secretory IgA, and lysozymes).

  5. Laptop - Wikipedia

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    A laptop computer or notebook computer, also known as a laptop or notebook, is a small, portable personal computer (PC). Laptops typically have a clamshell form factor with a flat-panel screen on the inside of the upper lid and an alphanumeric keyboard and pointing device on the inside of the lower lid.

  6. Lymph node - Wikipedia

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    A lymph node, or lymph gland, [1] is a kidney-shaped organ of the lymphatic system and the adaptive immune system.A large number of lymph nodes are linked throughout the body by the lymphatic vessels.

  7. Urethral gland - Wikipedia

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    The urethral or periurethral glands (also Littré glands after Alexis Littré) [1] are glands that branch off the wall of the urethra of mammals. The glands secrete mucus [2] and are most numerous in the section of the urethra that runs through the penis.

  8. Salt gland - Wikipedia

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    Salt gland of a bird and its inner structure Magellanic penguin. The avian salt gland has two main ducts: a medial and a lateral. Salt gland activations occurs from increased osmolarity in the blood, stimulating the hypothalamic information processing, sending a signal through the parasympathetic nerve activating vasodilation, the release of hormones (acetylcholine and vasoactive intestinal ...

  9. Bartholin's gland - Wikipedia

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    The Bartholin's glands (named after Caspar Bartholin the Younger; also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands) are two pea-sized compound alveolar glands [2] located slightly posterior and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina. [3]