唾液腺

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 唾液腺 is a noun read だえきせん, meaning a salivary gland that releases saliva into the mouth.
• Basic usage: It can identify a gland's location on a model or glands distinguished by color in a diagram.
  • 授業で唾液腺の位置を模型で確認した。 describes using a model in class to confirm the location of the salivary glands; 図では主な唾液腺が色分けされている。 says that the major salivary glands are distinguished by color in the diagram.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 位置を模型で確認する
  • を marks the gland locations as what was confirmed, and で marks the model as the tool.
• 色分けされている
  • The passive form describes the major glands as being classified by color in the diagram.
• 唾液腺 and 唾液
  • 唾液腺 is the gland that produces saliva, while 唾液 is the saliva itself.