Exocrine tissues are classified by type of secretion, for example serous, mucous or mixed, and mechanism of release of secretory product e.g. merocrine, apocrine, holocrine. The salivary glands are ...

There are 3 major pairs of salivary glands and we have over 600 smaller, minor salivary glands throughout the lining of the mouth and throat. Most salivary gland cancers start in the parotid glands.