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Sweet tastes produce immense salivation from the parotid, submandibual and sublingular glands. Taste afferents from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue arrive to the CNS via the seventh nerve (cord tympani) synapsing on the superior salivatory nucleus that activate the submandibular and sublingular glands.
Sweet tastes produce immense salivation from the parotid, submandibual and sublingular glands. Taste afferents from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue arrive to the CNS via the seventh nerve (cord tympani) synapsing on the superior salivatory nucleus that activate the submandibular and sublingular glands.
Sympathetic system deactivation allows secretion via the superior cervical ganglion. Vascular dilation in these glands enhance saliva production due to increased blood flow. Sympathetic system activation causes dry mouth.