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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).
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.
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]
The pituitary gland or hypophysis is an endocrine gland in vertebrates.In humans, the pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain, protruding off the bottom of the hypothalamus.
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]
The Skene's glands' openings are located in the vestibule of the vulva, around the lower end of the urethra. [2] The two Skene's ducts lead from the Skene's glands to the vulvar vestibule, to the left and right of the urethral opening, from which they are structurally capable of secreting fluid.
The Hantu tinggi is not as popular as Hantu Galah and Hantu Raya but they appear in Malaysian horror books or autobiographies of people who have experienced it first or secondhand. Most people will say not to believe you own any of the stories, because in Islamic Malay saying: "ghaib itu hanya tuhan yang tahu" ("only god knows of Ghaib").
Roast beef tenderloin. Whole tenderloins are sold as either "unpeeled" (meaning the fat and silver skin remain), "peeled" (meaning that the fat is removed, but silver skin remains), or as PSMOs ("pismos"), which is short for "peeled, side muscle on" [6] (side muscle refers to the "chain").