Multiple choice

Which of the following salivary glands can secrete the acidic fluid saliva?

  1. Sublingual gland

  2. Peridontal membrane

  3. Pulp cavity

  4. Alimentary canal

  5. Digestive gland
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Explanation

The sublingual gland is the smallest of the three glands. It is situated beneath the mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth at the side of the fraenulum, in contact with the sublingual depression on the inner surface of the mandible. It is narrow, flattened, shaped somewhat like an almond and weighs nearly 2 gm.

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