The secretion from the salivary glands.
Saliva is a liquid that is produced by glands (called salivary glands) and released into the mouth. It acts to keep the mouth moist and to help food to be swallowed more easily. It contains enzymes that break down certain types of food.
The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SALIVARY GLANDS and mucous glands of the mouth. It contains MUCINS, water, organic salts, and ptylin.
A viscous secretion of salivary glands.
Spit. Made by the salivary glands. Keeps the mouth healthy and moist and contains an enzyme which begins to digest food before it reaches the stomach.
watery mixture of secretions from the salivary glands that lubricates the mouth and starts to digest food
The watery liquid secreted into the mouth from the salivary glands.
the tasteless liquid mixture produced by the salivary glands and used to moisten the mouth and digest food.
Fluid produced in the mouth that helps food digestion.
fluid produced in the mouth by the salivary gland; its action on food begins the digestive process
An enzyme-containing thin, watery secretion of the salivary glands.
The watery fluid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands that are in the mouth. It keeps the mouth moist, lubricates food to aid in swallowing, makes it possible to taste food, and contains digestive enzyme (a protein that begins the breakdown of food).
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
Secretion injected into the skin when the mosquito bites. Contains anesthetics and nticoagulants to make blood feeding easier.
the clear liquid secreted by the salivary glands in the mouth, sometimes referred to as "spit"
the watery secretions of the glands of the mouth
A mixture of water and proteins produced by the salivary glands of the mouth. Saliva assists in the neutralization of some of the acid which refluxes into the esophagus as well as lubrication of food which is passing through the esophagus.
a fluid made by glands in the mouth that helps moisten and soften foods we chew, and begins the digestive process.
The clear lubricating fluid in the mouth containing water, mucus, enzymes, bacteria, blood cells and food particles
The main protective factor for the exposed tissues of the upper gastrointestinal tract - the mouth, pharynx, and esophagus. Salivary proteins help to prevent tooth decay, repair wounds or ulcers in the soft mucosal tissues, and kill bacteria, certain fungi and some viruses. They also allow the formation of a food bolus and permit its proper swallowing, and facilitate your ability to taste and to speak.
mixture of water, protein, and salts that makes food easy to swallow and begins digestion.
Clear lubricating fluid in the mouth containing water, enzymes, bacteria, mucus, viruses, blood cells and undigested food particles
spit, the fluid in the mouth.
suh-LIE-vuh The watery fluid in the mouth made by the salivary glands. Saliva moistens food to help digestion and it helps protect the mouth against infections.
Fluid secreted by the salivary and mucous glands of the mouth that moistens food and begins the process of digestion.
A secretion in the mouth that lubricates food.
Clear fluid used to aid chewing in the mouth. Saliva contains water, mucus and enzymes, but also, bacteria.
Fluid secreted by glands in the mouth which moistens and softens food. It contains the enzyme amylase which digests starch, and a lubricant which makes food slippery and easy to swallow. Humans as organisms