Complete the following paragraph by selecting the correct options for the blanks A, B and C.
Saliva is mainly produced by three pairs of salivary glands, the ...............A................ (cheek), the ....................B................... (lower jaw) and the . (below the tongue). These glands situated just outside the buccal cavity secrete salivary juice into the buccal cavity.

Options

A. A: Sublingual, B: Parotid, C: Sub- Maxillary/Sub-Mandibular
B. A: Sub-Maxillary/Sub-Mandibular, B:Sublingual, C: Parotid
C. A: Parotid, B :Sub-Maxillary/Sub- Mandibular, C: Sublingual
D. A: Lingual, B: Parotid, C: Maxillary

Answer

To complete the paragraph regarding the salivary glands, we need to identify the correct glands for each blank based on their anatomical locations.

1. **Identify the glands**:
- **Blank A (cheek)**: The salivary gland located in the cheek area is the **Parotid gland**.
- **Blank B (lower jaw)**: The salivary gland located in the lower jaw is the **Submaxillary gland** (also known as the Submandibular gland).
- **Blank C (below the tongue)**: The salivary gland located below the tongue is the **Sublingual gland**.

2. **Fill in the blanks**:
- For blank A, we write **Parotid**.
- For blank B, we write **Submaxillary**.
- For blank C, we write **Sublingual**.

3. **Final paragraph**:
Saliva is mainly produced by three pairs of salivary glands, the **Parotid** (cheek), the **Submaxillary** (lower jaw), and the **Sublingual** (below the tongue). These glands situated just outside the buccal cavity secrete salivary juice into the buccal cavity.