Also, there are several hundred minor salivary glands throughout the mouth and throat. Saliva drains into the mouth through small tubes called ducts. Your salivary glands make saliva, which is ...

A vital pathway for breathing and nourishment is also an object of desire—and one of the body’s most vulnerable parts.

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Anyone who has suffered through a long-haul flight in economy without a pillow knows the difference a good neck pillow can make in arriving at your destination rested. “I only take a neck pillow ...

The glands had a firm, rubbery consistence; they were neither tender nor inflamed, and the overlying skin was freely movable. Two patients had associated swelling of the submaxillary salivary glands.

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There are also fewer oil glands in the neck when compared to the face, she adds, meaning the area is more prone to dryness. The neck muscles (technical term: platysma) are also very strong—and ...

The endocrine system refers to the cells, glands and organs that secrete hormones directly into the blood in order to control physiological and behavioural activities. The effects of the endocrine ...

Objective Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is characterised by chronic hyperactivation of B lymphocytes. Salivary gland epithelial cells (SGECs) could play a role in promoting B-lymphocyte activation ...

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Objectives: Our study aimed to clarify the etiology and molecular variation of the target organ, salivary glands (SGs), in pSS by stratifying them into distinguishable subgroups, which could inform ...