Saliva Lab

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Lab report Q1) Saliva has many important functions in mammals and birds and there are distinct differences in the salivary glands of some species. Describe the anatomical location of the buccal salivary glands in ruminants and describe the function of saliva in the ruminant digestive system. [15 marks] A./ The buccal salivary glands are best developed in the cow. They are arranged into three rows, the dorsal buccal glands, the middle (or lateral) buccal glands and the ventral buccal glands. The dorsal buccal glands are located on the surface of the buccinator muscle. The buccinator muscle lies in front of the masseter muscle which is located on the caudal side of the mandible. The dorsal buccal glands are found below the depresser labii maxillaris muscle (this is the muscle that helps to depress the lips) between the superior labial artery, superior labial vein and the dorsal buccal nerve. …show more content…

http://horsetalk.co.nz/2015/08/06/horses-rich-range-facial-expressions/#ixzz3r5T3VIUi . The facial muscles of the horse. Photo: PLOS ONE/ doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131738.g001 The ventral buccal glands were located on the lateral aspect of horizontal ramus of mandible, dorsal to ventral buccal nerve and ventral to the buccinator nerve and inferior labial vein. The mandible can be divided into the body and the ramus. anatomy of buccal and labial glands in sheep, A.D. Singh, R.K. Jain and Pawan Kumar, Department of Veterinary Anatomy,...... (nabrown

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