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The 13 pages that link to Salivary gland, each with the reason it gives.

• Muscarinic acetylcholine receptorRelated: Muscarinic stimulation promotes salivary secretion, while antagonists can cause dry mouth.

• SalivaBroader topic: They produce and deliver the fluid that makes up saliva.

• PancreasCompared with: Like the pancreas, it secretes digestive substances through ducts, but not blood-glucose hormones.

• Piercing-sucking mouthpartsRelated: Their secretions pass through the salivary canal during feeding.

• XerostomiaNarrower topic: Their secretory output is the main physiological source of oral moisture.

• Exocrine glandBroader topic: Salivary glands combine ducts and secretory units to deliver enzymes and lubricating fluid.

• AnophelesRelated: Infectious Plasmodium stages accumulate in Anopheles salivary glands before transmission.

• Tick-borne diseaseRelated: Tick saliva enters the bite site and can help pathogens establish infection.

• HematophagyRelated: Blood-feeding insects and ticks use salivary secretions to ease feeding.

• PilocarpineRelated: Muscarinic stimulation increases its secretion, which explains pilocarpine's use for dry mouth.

• Blue-ringed octopusRelated: Venom is associated with the octopus’s salivary secretions and delivered during a bite.

• Human mouthRelated: Its secretions keep the oral cavity moist and aid digestion.

• SwiftletBroader topic: Enlarged glands supply the secretion used by edible-nest swiftlets to build nests.