Saliva is the principal secretion of the mouth and contains enzymes that play an important role in digestion. Saliva also lubricates the mouth and upper digestive tract. Contact with saliva assures that food is softer and moister, and therefore, more...

Thick, colourless fluid constantly present in the mouth, composed of water, mucus, proteins, mineral salts, and amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starches. One to two litres are produced daily by the salivary glands. Small amounts are continually...

Saliva is a clear fluid, without taste or odour, released from the salivary glands (the parotid, sublingual and submaxillary salivary glands—in the cheek near the ear, by the jaw and under the tongue respectively) in the MOUTH. It functions to...

Oral secretion comprised of water, mucus, proteins, salts, and enzymes. Its primary functions are to moisten the mouth, lubricate chewed food, and aid in...

Saliva is the watery and usually frothy substance produced in the mouths of humans and most other animals. Saliva is produced in and secreted from the salivary glands. Human saliva is 98% water, which carries electrolytes, mucus, antibacterial compounds...