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Glndula partida: estn delante de los odos, en los carrillos. Son las
ms grandes y tienen un conducto que atraviesa los carrillos y termina dentro
de la boca.
Funcin
Masticacin
Salivacin
Deglucin
Finally, the mouth has several salivary glands, as the name suggests, produce
saliva. These salivary glands may be microscopic, like the ones under the
tongue or gums there, but there are three groups of major salivary glands:
parotid gland: are in front of the ears, on the cheeks. They are larger and
have a pipeline that crosses the cheeks and ends inside the mouth.
submandibular gland: are within the arc of the jaw; ducts end just under the
tongue and form two buds. Its function is to drain saliva.
sublinguar gland: lie under tongue. They have several small ducts that end in
the floor of the mouth.
function
Chewing
The food that enters the mouth should be divided into smaller pieces that can
easily pass through the esophagus. To this end, the teeth cut, torn and crushed
food. Obtain sized pieces of food is essential for making a good subsequent
digestion. People who eat large pieces of food without chewing properly suffer
slow digestion and burning more frequently.
salivation
The salivary glands begin to salivate even before the food from inside the
mouth. This is due to visual and olfactory stimuli received our brain before
eating (which is why we say that "it makes us salivate"). Saliva has several
important roles in digestion. First, it is a lubricant that helps one hand to mix all
food eaten and secondly, to soften to facilitate their passage through the
digestive tract. Second, contains lysozyme and immunoglobulins which are
molecules capable of destroying germs that enter into our mouths. Finally, it
also contains an enzyme called amylase. Enzymes are proteins capable of
degrading components of the meal. In this case, the amylase is able to degrade
complex carbohydrates to simple glucose molecules.
Swallowing
Food crushed and mixed with saliva called cud. This has to go through the
esophagus and into the stomach and that makes swallowing, swallowing food.
Language, then rises and pushes the bolus into the pharynx where it ends this
process.