The salivary glands produce saliva to moisten the mouth, to help protect teeth from decay and to digest food. The three major salivary glands are the parotid gland, submandibular gland (also called the submaxillary gland), and sublingual glands.Saliva drains into the mouth through small tubes called ducts. 1  The parotid gland makes 25% of the saliva and drains into the mouth near the upper teeth.he three major salivary glands are the parotid gland, submandibular gland (also called the submaxillary gland), and sublingual glands. Saliva drains into the mouth through small tubes called ducts.
NASA is located in several cities. The Kennedy Space Center, where all of the Shuttle launches occur, is technically in Orsino, Florida -- about 40 miles east of Orlando, Florida. NASA headquarters is in Washington, DC. NASA's Mission Control Center is in Houston, Texas.
For Jupiter Island in Martin County, see Jupiter Island, Florida. Jupiter is the northernmost town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. According to the 2015 Census Bureau estimate, the town had a total population of 62,707. It is one of the northernmost communities of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.