located in located in capable of contributes to morphology of produces saliva secretion oral cavity digestive system saliva-secreting gland EHDAA2:0001775 galen:SalivaryGland EHDAA:7987 UBERON:0001044 FMA:9597 GAID:937 EFO:0000859 MA:0000346 SCTID:181236000 VHOG:0000376 EMAPA:17751 UMLS:C0036098 MIAA:0000079 uberon currently we define saliva and salivary glands very generally in functional terms but it may be more appropriate to split this class. From WP: In most vertebrates, saliva does not contain any enzymes, consisting of mucus and water only, and its primary function is to moisten food while eating. As a result, true salivary glands are rarely found in fish or aquatic tetrapods, although there are often individual mucus-secreting cells. Amphibians have a single salivary gland, the intermaxillary gland, located in the forward part of the palate. Reptiles and birds normally have only very small glands on the lips, palate, and base of the mouth, although there are some birds with large glands, which produce a sticky saliva that helps in nest-building. The distinct parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands are only developed in mammals. MAT:0000079 BTO:0001203 EV:0100059 NCIT:C12426 FBbt:00005382 Wikipedia:Salivary_gland CALOHA:TS-0892 Saliva-secreting exocrine glands of the oral cavity[GO]. MESH:D012469 salivary gland saliva oral gland