submandibular glands

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of submandibular gland.
  submandibular gland

  noun

  either of a pair of salivary glands located one on each side of and beneath the lower jaw.

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submandibular glands

Therefore, saliva secreted by the submandibular glands also contains amylase but in a liquid thickened with mucus.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The submandibular glands have cells similar to those of the parotid glands, as well as mucus-secreting cells.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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