Glands

Question 1

what are the functions of the salivary glands

Answer 1

lubrication of food for swallowing, moistening the buccal mucosa to assist speech, provision of enzymes to facilitate taste and digestion, secretion of metabolic hormones

Question 2

what is the parotid gland bordered by

Answer 2

SCM, zygomatic arch and masseter muscle

Question 3

what is the function of the parotid duct

Answer 3

secretes saliva into mouth opposite second upper molar crown

Question 4

what does the parotid duct pierce

Answer 4

the buccinator muscle

Question 5

where is the parotid gland

Answer 5

retromandibular fossa

Question 6

which vein and artery pass through the parotid gland

Answer 6

external carotid artery and retromandibular vein

Question 7

what innervates the parotid gland

Answer 7

glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 8

what type of gland is the parotid

Answer 8

endocrine serous

Question 9

what type of gland is the submandibular

Answer 9

seromucous

Question 10

what is the function of the submandibular gland

Answer 10

Produces serous (amylase, digestion) and mucous saliva (mucin, lubricant), which moistens the mouth and aids in chewing, swallowing, digestion, and oral cleanliness.

Unstimulated, the submandibular glands provide the majority of saliva to the mouth.

On stimulation, the parotid gland takes over, producing the majority of saliva.

Question 11

where does the submandibular duct open

Answer 11

in oral cavity at the sublingual caruncle beside the frenulum of tongue

Question 12

what supplies the submandibular gland

Answer 12

facil and lingual arteries

Question 13

describe the lymphatics of the thyroid gland

Answer 13

thyroid lymphatic vessels communicate with tracheal plexus and pass to the prelaryngeal nodes (above thyroid isthmus) and to the pretracheal and paratracheal nodes.

Some vessels may drain into the brachiocephalic nodes and laterally the gland drains into the deep cervical nodes.

Question 14

where is parasympathetic secretomotor innervation from

Answer 14

the chorda tympani nerve, branch of facial nerve via the submandibular ganglion

Question 15

what type of gland is the sublingual

Answer 15

mucous

Question 16

where do the superior, middle and inferior thyroid veins drain into

Answer 16

internal juguar vein

Question 17

what arteries supply the sublingual gland

Answer 17

branch of lingual artery and submental branch of facial artery

Question 18

what is the sublingual gland innervated by

Answer 18

lingual nerve, chorda tympani and sympathetic fibres

Question 19

where is parasympathetic innervation relay for the submandibular gland

Answer 19

submandibular ganglion

Question 20

what type of gland is the thyroid

Answer 20

endrocrine

Question 21

what is the centre of the thyroid called

Answer 21

isthmus

Question 22

what arteries supply the thyroid

Answer 22

superior and inferior thyroid arteries and sometimes the arteria thyroidea ima

Question 23

what is the thyroid gland innervated by

Answer 23

superior, middle and inferior cervical sympathetic ganglia

Question 24

what is the function of the parathyroids

Answer 24

calcium regulation

Question 25

what arteries supply the parathyroids

Answer 25

inferior thyroid arteries

Question 26

what innervates the parathyroids

Answer 26

the superior or middle cervical ganglion, or via a plexus in the fascia on the posterior lobar aspects.

Question 27

what vertrebral level is the isthmus on

Answer 27

2nd, 3rd, 4th

Question 28

where does the parotid gland open

Answer 28

vestibule of mouth opposite second maxillary molar tooth