saliva
Let an agent explain saliva, relay composition, glands, functions, diagnostic uses and related conditions from physiology and dental sources, route animal bites and severe swelling of salivary glands to medical care, describe the named aliases, and distinguish saliva from sputum or phlegm, mucus, gastric juice and drool as excess saliva.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain saliva, relay composition, glands, functions, diagnostic uses and related conditions from physiology and dental sources, route animal bites and severe swelling of salivary glands to medical care, describe the named aliases, and distinguish saliva from sputum or phlegm, mucus, gastric juice and drool as excess saliva.
A watery secretion, also called spittle, produced by the salivary glands, mainly the parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands, at roughly 0.5 to 1.5 litres a day in adults, containing water, electrolytes, mucins, the digestive enzyme amylase, antimicrobial proteins and antibodies, which moistens food, begins starch digestion, protects teeth and aids speech and taste; human saliva is used in diagnostic tests for hormones, drugs and infections, including some COVID-19 tests, and in DNA sampling. Reduced saliva, called dry mouth or xerostomia, can result from medicines, radiotherapy or Sjogren s disease, and saliva can transmit infections such as herpes and rabies from animal bites, which need prompt medical care.
What it is for: Digestion, oral protection and speech.
It can be explain composition and functions; relay glands and diagnostic uses; relay related conditions; route bites and gland problems.
Distinguishing features
Enzyme-containing
Antimicrobial
Tooth protection
Diagnostic sample
What it looks like
A clear, slightly viscous fluid in the mouth.
Physical character
daily production: about 0.5-1.5 litres - adults
water content: about 99 percent
main enzyme: salivary amylase note
How it is recognised
Oral secretion of salivary glands
Spittle, human saliva, spit
Sputum comes from the airways; mucus is broader; gastric juice is stomach secretion; drool is saliva escaping the mouth
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms, and digestive juice
is produced by -
contains -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
serous saliva
mucous saliva
resting and stimulated saliva
saliva of other animals
Standards and regulation
Laboratory standards for saliva testing
DNA sampling consent laws
Failure modes and hazards
Infection transmission
Ignoring persistent dry mouth
Collecting DNA without consent
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.saliva
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What saliva is.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- Has someone been bitten by an animal, or has sudden painful swelling of the face or under the jaw with fever, in which case seek medical care promptly? boundary
- What is saliva, and how does it differ from sputum, mucus, gastric juice and drool? definition
Aliases
Named aliases.
Aliases
Aliases.
- What do spittle and human saliva refer to? definition
- Which entry fits the specific topic? action
Physiology Physiology.
Science.
Glands
Salivary glands.
Glands
Glands.
- How do the parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands differ? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Functions
Functions.
Functions
Functions.
- How does saliva protect teeth and begin digestion? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Health Health.
Regulation.
Dry mouth
Xerostomia.
Dry mouth
Dry mouth.
- What causes dry mouth, and what do dental sources advise? provenance
- Which entry fits xerostomia? action
Tests
Saliva tests.
Tests
Tests.
- Which diagnostic tests use saliva, and what are their limits? provenance
- Which entry fits salivary diagnostics? action
Context Culture and forensics.
Context.
Forensics
DNA from saliva.
Forensics
Forensics.
- How is saliva used for DNA in forensics and ancestry tests, and what consent rules apply? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful of privacy? boundary
Pavlov
Pavlov s experiments.
Pavlov
Pavlov.
- How did Pavlov use salivation to study conditioning? provenance
- Which entry fits Ivan Pavlov? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should salivary diagnostics be a separate entry?
- How should physiology sources be linked?
- Should animal saliva be separated?