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Secretion of saliva increases when

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 Secretion of saliva increases when.


  1. Touch receptors in the mouth are stimulated.
  2. The mouth is flushed with acid fluids with a pH of about 4.
  3. A subject thinks of unappetizing food.
  4. Vomiting is imminent.
  5. Their sympathetic nerve supply is stimulated.

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A. True Food, foreign bodies and the dentist are effective stimuli.

B. True E.g. lemon juice; saliva is a useful buffer to protect teeth from acid.

C. False Thinking of appetizing food results in salivary secretion by a conditioned reflex; conversely, thinking of unappetizing food inhibits secretion.

D. True Saliva helps to buffer the acid vomitus when it reaches the mouth.

E. True Sympathetic stimulation produces a scanty viscid juice; parasympathetic stimulation produces a copious watery juice.

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