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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
  
'''Buccal Salivary Glands''' produce [[Mucous Salivary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|Mucous]] secretions in [[Cheeks|cheeks]].  
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'''Buccal Salivary Glands''' produce [[Mucous Salivary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|Mucous]] secretions in [[Cheeks|cheeks]]. There are ventral and dorsal sections of the gland in all species.
 
 
There are ventral and dorsal sections of the gland.
 
  
 
==Species Differences==
 
==Species Differences==
  
 
===Canines===
 
===Canines===
The dorsal part of the gland is the [[Zygomatic Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|zygomatic]] salivary gland.
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The dorsal part of the gland is the [[Zygomatic Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|zygomatic]] salivary gland in canine species.
  
 
===Ruminants===
 
===Ruminants===
Possess a third section of the gland.
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Ruminants possess a third section of the gland, in addition to the ventral and dorsal sections.
  
 
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Revision as of 14:16, 7 September 2010

Overview

Buccal Salivary Glands produce Mucous secretions in cheeks. There are ventral and dorsal sections of the gland in all species.

Species Differences

Canines

The dorsal part of the gland is the zygomatic salivary gland in canine species.

Ruminants

Ruminants possess a third section of the gland, in addition to the ventral and dorsal sections.