Multiple choice

Hydrolysis of the lipid results in breaking the fatty accid chains. Which of the following glands secretes a purely serous fluid that starts the lipid hydrolysis in mammals?

  1. Minor salivary glands

  2. Von Ebner glands

  3. The sublingual glands

  4. The parotid gland

  5. The submandibular glands

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Von Ebner glands are glands found in a trough circling the circumvallate papillae on the dorsal surface of the tongue near the sulcus terminalis. They secrete a purely serous fluid that begins lipid hydrolysis.