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Physiology General 38a9518b

All are true about Ebner glands, EXCEPT:

A
Is an exocrine gland
B
Situated on the dorsal surface of tongue
C
Secrete an acid labile lipase
D
Their secretion helps in digestion of fat
High-Yield Explanation
Ebner's Gland or Von Ebner Glands are exocrine glands located on the dorsal surface of tongue and are responsible for the secretion of lingual lipase. Lingual lipase is a acid stable lipase. Lingual lipase uses a catalytic triad consisting of Aspaatic Acid, Histidine, and Serine, to initiate the hydrolysis of a triglyceride into a diacyglyceride and a free fatty acid. Ref:Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 22nd Edition, Page 473

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