Question

Which is not correct

• A. An adult secretes 1.0 1.5 l of saliva per day
• B. Human saliva is near neutral
• C. Saliva is secreted by six pairs of glands
• D. Ptyalin breaks down cooked starch into maltose

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine glands that produce saliva through a system of ducts. Humans have three paired major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual), a pair of seromucous tubarial glands as well as hundreds of minor salivary glands.

Hence, the correct answer is (C)