TRUE OR FALSE: the Parotid salivary gland is the most distal away of the 3 major salivary glands.
There are 3 major types of salivary glands called parotid, sub-mandibular, and sublingual salivary glands and these exist in pairs. The parotid glands are a pair of glands wrapped around mandibular ramus. They are the largest of three pairs of salivary glands and secrete saliva to aid help in mastication and swallowing processes and also the saliva contains amylase to digest the starches. A pair of sub-mandibular salivary glands also known as sub-maxillary glands are situated under the lower jaw and superior to digastic muscles. A pair of sublingual salivary glands are located below the tongue and anterior to sub-mandibular glands. The sub-mandibular and sublingual salivary glands are close to each other and the parotid glands are distal from the other two pairs. Therefore, the given statement is TRUE.
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