Salivary glands Quiz 5
buccal
Cheeks, many openings
Purely serous
Glands of von Ebner
palatine
Soft palate and posterolateral hard palate, many openings
Mostly mucous
Sublingual gland
Mostly serous
Submandibular gland
b
The __________ gland is located below and toward the posterior part of the body of the mandible. a. sublingual b. submandibular
a
The ____________ gland is located in the anterior floor of the mouth next to the mandibular canines. a. sublingual b. submandibular
b
The _____________ gland can be palpated in the neck, slightly medial to the depression in the inferior border of the mandible. a. parotid b. submandibular
b
The _____________ gland produces a serous secretion. a. submandibular b. parotid
b
The _________________ gland provides the largest percentage of the total resting salivary volume. a. sublingual b. submandibular
a
The __________________ glands are purely mucous in nature. a. glossopalatine b. submandibular
glands of von Ebner
Under the vallate papillae on the tongue, many ducts
anterior lingual glands
Underside of the anterior tongue, many ducts
secrete minor amounts of saliva to keep mucosal surfaces moist
Whar is the function of the minor salivary glands?
parotid, submandibular, sublingual
What are the major salivary glands?
labial, buccal, palatine, glossopalatine, anterior lingual glands, glands of von Ebner, and posterior lingual glands
What are the minor salivary glands?
Parotid
What gland is located lateral, posterior, and medial to the ramus?
All of them produce saliva to help prepare the bolus of food and begin breakdown of starchees with their production of amylase
What is the function of the salivary glands?
into the buccal vestibule opposite the Max. 2nd Molar
Where do the Parotid duct open?
onto the sublingual caruncle and sublingual fold in the floor of the mouth
Where do the Sublingual duct open?
onto the sublingual caruncle
Where do the Submandibular duct open?
Onto the sublingual caruncle
Where does the submandibular duct open into the mouth?
Fewer duct openings
Which of the following is not true of minor salivary glands?
Anterior hard palate
Which structure does not have minor salivary glands?
a
1. The __________ gland is located on the surface of the masseter muscle, behind the ramus of the mandible and on the medial side of the ramus. a. parotid b. submandibular
Mostly mucous
Anterior lingual gland
T
Major salivary glands are compound tubuloalveolar glands. T/F
posterior lingual glands
Mixed with lingual tonsils on the posterior one third of the tongue, many ducts
T
Most minor salivary glands are purely mostly mucous in nature. T/F
labial
Mucosa of the lip, many openings
F
Mumps becomes more painful decreases its secretion when the parotid gland decreases its secretion. T/F
glossopalatine
Palatoglossal fold, many ducts
Purely serous
Parotid gland
a
The duct for the ___________ gland is located on the buccal mucosa pad, opposite the maxillary second molar. a. parotid b. sublingual
F
The duct for the parotid gland is located opposite the maxillary second premolar.
a
The duct of the ______________ gland pierces the buccinator muscle to open into the oral cavity. a. parotid b. submandibular
F
The glands of von Ebner are found around the base of the fungiform papillae. T/F
Buccinator
The opening of the duct for the parotid gland is in what muscle?
T
The parasympathetic nervous system controls salivary gland secretion. T/F
b
The single duct of the ______________ gland opens onto an elevation, the sublingual caruncle. a. sublingual b. submandibular
Submaxillary
The submandibular gland is also called _________
F
The submandibular gland provides about 25% of the resting salivary volume. T/F
