Anatomy Salivary Glands

Question 1

2 types of saliva produced by salivary glands

Answer 1

Serous, mucous

Question 2

Serous saliva

Answer 2

Watery, mainly protein fluid

Question 3

Mucous saliva

Answer 3

Thick, mainly carb fluid

Question 4

Where are minor salivary glands located

Answer 4

Tissues of buccal, labial, and lingual mucosa, soft palate, lateral of hard palate, floor of mouth

Question 5

A vein that begins below the chin, descends near the midline, and drains into the external jugular vein

Answer 5

Anterior jugular vein

Question 6

Serves the posterior hard palate and posterior lingual gingiva

Answer 6

Greater palatine nerve

Question 7

The sixth cranial nerve serves the eye muscle

Answer 7

Abducens nerve

Question 8

Opens the oral cavity at the parotid papilla

Answer 8

Parotid duct

Question 9

Cranial nerve that innervates all muscles of mastication

Answer 9

Fifth (trigeminal nerve)

Question 10

Which of the salivary glands is largest

Answer 10

Parotid

Question 11

Another name for parotid duct

Answer 11

Stensen duct

Question 12

What artery is behind the ramus with 5 branches

Answer 12

Inferior alveolar artery

Question 13

Which artery supplies the maxillary molars, premolar teeth and gingiva

Answer 13

Posterior superior alveolar artery

Question 14

How many pairs of nerves are connected to the brain

Answer 14

12

Question 15

Which division of the trigeminal nerve subdivides into the buccal, lingual, and inferior alveolar nerves

Answer 15

Mandibular division

Question 16

Second largest salivary gland

Answer 16

Submandibular gland

Question 17

3rd largest salivary gland

Answer 17

Sublingual gland

Question 18

What percent of total volume of saliva does the parotid gland provide

Answer 18

25%

Question 19

What duct does the saliva pass through from the parotid gland

Answer 19

Parotid duct (stensens)

Question 20

What percent of saliva does the submandibular gland produce

Answer 20

60-65%

Question 21

What duct does the submandibular gland release saliva into

Answer 21

Submandibular or Whartons duct

Question 22

What percent salivary volume does the sublingual gland provide

Answer 22

10%

Question 23

What duct does the sublingual gland release saliva into

Answer 23

Sublingual or Bartholins duct

Question 24

What might block the salivary glands

Answer 24

Sialolith

Question 25

What artery arises from the aorta and subdivides into internal and external arteries

Answer 25

Common carotid artery

Question 26

What supplies blood to the brain and eyes

Answer 26

Internal carotid artery

Question 27

What supplies blood to the face and mouth

Answer 27

External carotid artery

Question 28

Larger of 2 terminal branches of external carotid

Answer 28

Maxillary artery

Question 29

What are the three sections the maxillary artery divides into

Answer 29

Inferior alveolar, pterygoid, pterygopalatine

Question 30

What are the three divisions or the trigeminal nerve

Answer 30

Ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular

Question 31

What does the nasopalatine nerve do

Answer 31

Supplies the mucoperiosteum palatial to maxillary anterior teeth

Question 32

Greater palatine nerve

Answer 32

Posterior palatine foramen, supplies mucoperiosteum

Question 33

Inferior alveolar nerve divides into

Answer 33

Mylohyoid nerve, small dental nerves, mental nerve, incisive nerve

Question 34

What is the mandibles blood supply

Answer 34

Inferior alveolar arteries

Question 35

What is the Von Ebner’s salivary gland associate with on the tongue

Answer 35

Circumvallate lingual papillae

Question 36

Which duct spills saliva on maxillary molars

Answer 36

Parotid

Question 37

Pathway of blood flow

Answer 37

LV, A, RB/L, CC, EC, MA, teeth, PP, MV, RV, jugular/facial, SVC, RA, RV, PA, C, PV, LA