Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Section 1 Clinical surgery in general
- Section 2 Thorax
- Section 3 Trunk
- Chapter 7 Applied surgical anatomy
- Chapter 8 Applied surgical physiology
- Chapter 9 The abdominal wall
- Chapter 10 The abdominal aorta and abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Chapter 11 The oesophagus, stomach and small bowel
- Chapter 12 The liver, biliary tree and pancreas
- Chapter 13 The spleen: splenic trauma and splenectomy
- Chapter 14 The large bowel
- Chapter 15 The rectum and anus
- Chapter 16 The kidneys and genitourinary system
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 8 - Applied surgical physiology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Section 1 Clinical surgery in general
- Section 2 Thorax
- Section 3 Trunk
- Chapter 7 Applied surgical anatomy
- Chapter 8 Applied surgical physiology
- Chapter 9 The abdominal wall
- Chapter 10 The abdominal aorta and abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Chapter 11 The oesophagus, stomach and small bowel
- Chapter 12 The liver, biliary tree and pancreas
- Chapter 13 The spleen: splenic trauma and splenectomy
- Chapter 14 The large bowel
- Chapter 15 The rectum and anus
- Chapter 16 The kidneys and genitourinary system
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
What volume of saliva is normally produced per day?
0.5–1.0 litres.
Where is saliva produced?
Submandibular glands (70% saliva produced here): opens into oral cavity via Wharton's duct at a small papilla lateral to the frenulum linguae; supplied by the facial nerve.
Parotid gland: opens into oral cavity adjacent to the second molar tooth via Stensen's duct; supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve.
Saliva is also produced by the sublingual and minor salivary glands within the oral mucosa.
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- MRCS Revision Guide: Trunk and Thorax , pp. 59 - 63Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012