工蜂的涎腺和咽腺

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TtheSalivaryGlands(涎腺)andtheHypopharyngealGlands(咽腺)ofWorkerHoneyBees

工蜂的涎腺和咽腺

Topleftarethesalivaryglands(涎腺)andtheotherthehypopharyngealglands(咽腺)ofworkerhoneybees.Botharelocatedinsidethehead.Salivaryglandsproducesecretationsusedtomixwithwax,whilethehypopharyngealglandsproduceasecretionrichinproteinthatisaddedtotheroyaljellyorworkerjelly(innurses),orproduceinvertase,anenzymethatbreaksdownsucroseintofructoseandglucose(inforagers).