adult salivary gland A pair of salivary glands is present in the thorax, just above the forelegs and flanking the oesophagus. In both sexes of most species each gland normally consists of three lobes, two lateral and one median. TGMA:0001804 TGMA:0001804 adult salivary gland in ISBN:0-937548-00-6. default_namespace saliva accosiated organs solid compound organ