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Salivary glands


March 19, 2009

Location: The mouth contains three pairs of relatively large salivary glands. The parotid glands are located in the upper part of each cheek, close to the ear. The submandibular glands are in the floor of the mouth and empty behind the lower front teeth, while the sublingual glands lie beneath....

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