Glands

Question 1

lacrimal glands produce less lacrimal fluid

Answer 1

dry eye syndrome(DES)

Question 2

passageway to carry the secretion from the exocrine gland to the location where it will be used

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duct

Question 3

type of gland without a dect, with the secretion being poured directly into vascular system, which then carries the secretion to the region in which it is to be used

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endocrine gland

Question 4

type of gland with an associated duct that serves as a passageway for the secretion so that it can be emptied directly into the location where the secretion is to be used

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exocrine gland

Question 5

structure that produces a chemical secretion necessary for normal body functioning

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gland

Question 6

in the head and neck area, it includes lacrimal, salivary, thyroid, parathyroid, and thyms

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glandular tissue

Question 7

enlarged thyroid gland due to a disease process

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goiter

Question 8

reduced saliva production by salivary glands

Answer 8

hyposalivation

Question 9

contagious viral infection that usually involves both parotid salivary glandss

Answer 9

mumps

Question 10

formation of stone within a salivary gland

Answer 10

salivary stone

Question 11

dry mouth

Answer 11

xerostomia

Question 12

which system? pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes,thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, hypothalamus, adrenal glands

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endocrine

Question 13

which system? sweat glands, lacrimal glands, salivary glands, mammary glands, liver

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exocrine gland

Question 14

the two parts of the lacrimal gland

Answer 14

orbital, palpebral

Question 15

secretes tears to lubricate the eyes, ducts drain tears to the eye

Answer 15

lacrimal gland

Question 16

pathway of lacrimal gland

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lacrimal puncta (sup and inf)
lacrimal canaliculi
nasolacrimal sac
nasolacrimal duct
inferior nasal meatus

Question 17

location of lacrimal gland

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lacrimal fossa or frontal bone

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innervation of lacrimal gland

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parasym from greater petrosal nerve which comes from cn7; travels with lacrimal nerve

Question 19

blood supply for lacrimal gland

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lacrimal artery

Question 20

lymphatics for lacrimal gland

Answer 20

superficial parotid nodes

Question 21

what are the major salivary glands

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parotid
submandibular
sublingual

Question 22

minor salivary glands are what?

Answer 22

smaller, but more frequent(600-1000) 1mm-5mm

Question 23

what is saliva composed of?

Answer 23

mucous

serous fluid-proteins

Question 24

humans can produce up to how much saliva a day?

Answer 24

2 L

Question 25

what is the largest gland?

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parotid

Question 26

how much saliva does parotid provide?

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25% of total saliva

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made up of purely serous secretion

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parotid

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what are the lobes of parotid

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superficial and deep lobe

Question 29

what are the lobes of the parotid divided by?

Answer 29

divided by facial nerve

Question 30

parotid duct also called what

Answer 30

stensons duct

Question 31

emerges in anterior part of gland, travels around masseter to pierce through buccinator

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parotid duct

Question 32

lateral to Max 2nd molar

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parotid duct

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location of parotid gland

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lateral and posterior to the mandible; anterior and inferior from EAC

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innervation of parotid

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parasym from Glossopharyngeal travels with auriculotemporal nerve

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blood supply for parotid

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external carotid artery

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lymphatics for parotid

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deep parotid nodes

Question 37

2nd largest gland and provides 60-65% of total salivary volume

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submandibular gland

Question 38

what does subman secrete

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mixed secretions- mucous and serous

Question 39

what is the most common gland to have stone formation?

Answer 39

submandibular

Question 40

submandibular also called

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whartons duct

Question 41

emerges from gland and travels around posterior edge of mylohyoid; travels anteriorly in floor of the mouth very close to lingual nerve; empties at papilla(sublingal caruncle) near midline of FOM

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submandibular duct

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location of subman

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submandibular space; inferior to mandible

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innervation of subman

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parasym from chorda tympani nerve; travels with lingual nerve

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blood supply for subman

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facial and lingual arteries

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lymphatics for subman

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submandibular nodes

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smallest major gland and diffuse in floor of mouth

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sublingual

Question 47

which gland is nonencapsulated?

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sublingual

Question 48

sublingual provides how much of total salivary volume

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10%

Question 49

what kind of secretion does sublingual gland secrete

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mixed; mucous and serous but mostly mucous

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sublingual duct also called what

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bartholin duct

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empties at papilla(sublingual caruncle) near midline of FOM; other small ducts open along sublingual fold

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sublingual gland

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location of sublingual gland

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sublingual space; floor of mouth

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innervation of sublingual gland

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parasympathetics from chorda tympani nerve; travels with lingual nerve

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blood supply for sublingual

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sublingual arteries

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lymphatics for sublingual

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submandibular nodes

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minor salivary glands

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``` buccal labial lingual hard and soft palate floor of mout ```

Question 57

minor salivary glands secrete

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mixed secretions; mostly mucous

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small short ducts; minor glands at base of circumvallate

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von ebner glands

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innervation of minor salivary glands

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cn vii facial

Question 60

mucous retention cyst; obstructed or ruptured salivary gland duct; swelling of minor gland; caused by trauma usually

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mucocele

Question 61

not a true cyst

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mucocele

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treatment for mucocele

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removal

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mucocele of floor of mouth; most commonly from sublingual gland

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ranula(belly of frog); common in kids

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tx for ranula

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removal of gland

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formation of salivary stones; most commonly from the submandibular gland

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sialolithiasis

Question 66

sialolith means

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one stone

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tx of sialolithiasis

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removal of stone and sometimes gland

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largest endocrine gland

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thyroid gland

Question 69

what does thyroid gland secrete

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t3, thyroxine, calcitonin; has two lobes separated by an isthmus

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innervation of thyroid gland

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cervical sym ganglion

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blood supply of thyroid

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sup and inf thyroid arteries

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lymphatics of thyroid

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superior deep cervical nodes

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enlargement of thyroid gland; most caused by iodine deficiencies

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goiter

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4 small endocrine glands on posterior of thyroid

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parathyroid glands

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parathyroid hormones

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affects calcium and phosphorus( parathyroid hormone)

Question 76

innervation of parathyroid

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cervical symp ganglion

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blood supply of parathyroid

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inferior thyroid arteries

Question 78

lymphatics for parathyroid

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superior deep cervical nodes

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specialized gland of the immune system; maturation of T-cells

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thymus

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location of thymus

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thorax behind superior portion of sternum

Question 81

present at birth and grows till puberty; atrophies as a adult

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thymus

Question 82

most common sites of salivary gland tumors

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parotid gland minor salivary gland submandibular gland sublingual gland

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parotid gland tumors make up how much of all cases with how many of those being malignant

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64-80%; 15-32%

Question 84

minor salivary gland tumors make up how much of all cases and almost_____ of those are malignant

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9-23%;;;;;50%

Question 85

most common site of minor salivary gland tumor

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palate upper lip buccal retromolar

Question 86

most common benign tumor of all salivary glands; mixture of ductal and myoepithelial elements

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pleomorphic adenoma

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most common between ages ______ with a slightly more common in ____ for pleomorphic adenoma

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30-50; females(4:3)

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tx for pleomorphic adenoma; parotid

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excision without enucleation to prevent seeding

Question 89

2nd most common benign tumor of parotid

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warthin tumor

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smokes have an 8x greater risk of developing; ages 55-65; males 5:1

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warthin tumor

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usually in tail of parotid; bilateral; slow growing, painless, nodular lesion

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warthin tumor

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tx for warthin tumor

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excision with or without superficial parotidectomy

Question 93

most common malignant tumor making up 10% of all major gland tumors and 15-21% of all minor gland tumors

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mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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around what ages and gender do people get mucoepidermoid carcinoma?

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20-60; even sex distribution and most common in the parotid

Question 95

usually presents as asymptomatic swelling of parotid or palate but pain and facial nerve palsy do occur

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mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Question 96

how much of all tumors are in the parotid

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3/4 and 3/4 of those are benign

Question 97

the smaller the gland the more likely the tumor is

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malignant

Question 98

most common benign tumor

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pleomorphic adenoma

Question 99

most common malignant tumor

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mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Question 100

most common bilateral tumor

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warthin tumor

Question 101

upper lip =

Answer 101

tumor

Question 102

lower lip=

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mucocele