if you wanted to find the glands that produce salivary amylase, where would you look?

Salivary amylase is produced by the major salivary glands in your mouth, especially the parotid glands, as well as the submandibular and sublingual glands.

Where to “look” for the glands

If you wanted to find the glands that produce salivary amylase, you’d look at:

• Parotid glands : Large paired glands just in front of and slightly below each ear, extending over the back part of the cheek.

• Submandibular glands : Paired glands tucked under the lower jaw (mandible), toward the back of the floor of the mouth.

• Sublingual glands : Smaller glands under the tongue, in the front part of the floor of the mouth.

These glands secrete saliva that drains into the mouth through small ducts, and that saliva contains salivary amylase, which starts digestion of starch right in the oral cavity.

In textbook-style multiple-choice questions, the best one-line answer is usually:
“Look in the salivary glands of the mouth, especially the parotid glands.”

TL;DR: If you wanted to find the glands that produce salivary amylase, you’d look at the salivary glands in the mouth—parotid, submandibular, and sublingual—located around and under the jaw and tongue.

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