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The salivary glands make saliva and release it into the mouth. There are three pairs of relatively large, major salivary glands: the parotid, submandibular, and sublingular glands. In addition to these major glands, 600 to 1,000 very tiny, minor salivary glands are scattered throughout the mouth and throat. They lie under the moist skin that lines the inner lips, inner cheeks, palate, back of the throat, back portion of the tongue, pharynx and sinuses. |
