Section Summary. The endomembrane system includes the nuclear envelope, lysosomes, vesicles, the ER, and Golgi apparatus, as well as the plasma membrane. These cellular components work together to modify, package, tag, and transport proteins and lipids that form the membranes.
The parotid glands are located between the ear and the jaw. The submandibular glands are located under the jaw. The sublingual glands are located on the floor of the mouth under the tongue. The buccal glands are not shown in this picture. They are located in the mucous membrane lining the cheeks and mouth. These glands produce only a small amount of saliva.
The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine glands, glands with ducts, that produce saliva.They also secrete amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose. minor salivary gland may have a common excretory duct with another gland, or may have its own excretory duct. Their secretion is mainly mucous in nature (except for Von Ebner glands-see next section) and have many functions such as coating the oral cavity with saliva.