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Secreting organs of the saliva, Salival glands, are situate symmetrically, to the number of four, on each side of the face. Their form is very irregular, and their extent varies according to individuals. Their excretory ducts- Ductus Salivarii, (F.) Canaux ou Conduits salivaires-carry the saliva directly into the mouth, without pouring it into any intermediate reservoir, as happens in the case of some of the other glands. The salivary glands have been distinguished into,-1. The parotid; 2. The submaxillary; 3. The sublingual; and 4. The intralingual or lingual, seated at the inferior surface of the tongue, where the mucous membrane forms a fringed fold.

[L.] (Anat.) Three pairs of G.: (1) Parotid [Gr.]; (2) Submaxillary, sub maxilla [L.]; (3) Sub-lingual, sub lingua. Each conveys into the mouth secretions which, mixed with those of the follicles of the mucous membrane, constitute saliva.