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Glands Flashcards

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Glands: list

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Lacrimal, Salivary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Thymus

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Endocrine

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NO DUCTS; secretes hormones

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Exocrine

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HAS DUCTS

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Saliva: functions

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Lubricates, Cleanses, Immune, Digestive (amylase)

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Major Salivary Glands

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Parotid, Submandibular, Sublingual

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Parotid Salivary Gland

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largest; encapsulated; 25% volume; Mixed, mainly serous

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Stenson’s Duct

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duct associated with Parotid; pierces buccinator muscle > parotid papilla

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7th Cranial Nerve

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[facial nerve] travels through Parotid, doesn’t innervate

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Parotid Pathology

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mumps

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Submandibular Salivary Gland

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2nd largest; encapsulated; 60-65% volume!; Mixed serous/mucous; POSTERIOR submandibular fossea

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Warton’s Duct

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associated with Submandibular Gland; opens into sublingual caruncle

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Submandibular Pathology

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stones due to long, winding ducts; blockages

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Sublingual Salivary Gland

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smallest; unencapsulated; Mixed mostly mucous; ANTERIOR to submandibular gland

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Bartholin Duct

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short; associated with Sublingual Glands

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Minor Salivary Glands

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exocrine; smaller; more numerous; scattered in oral cavity; Mixed mostly mucous

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vonEbner Glands

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minor salivary gland associated with circumvallate papilla; serous

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Sialolith

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stones blocking salivary glands

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Ranula

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stones causing enlargement of major glands

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Mucocele

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stones causing enlargement of minor glands

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Thyroid Gland

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largest endocrine gland; thyroxine (metabolism); two lateral lobes

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Goiter

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enlarged thyroid gland

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Graves Disease

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Hyperthyroid

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Parathyroid Gland

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4 small endocrine; parathyroid hormone - calcium + phosphorus; located within/adjacent to thyroid

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Thymus Gland

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endocrine; immune T-cells + WBC; grows until puberty then shrinks; located at base of neck

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Parotid: innervation

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Glossopharyngeal (9th), Trigeminal (5th), Facial (7th) travels through but doesn’t innervate

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Submandibular: innervation

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Chorda typani, Facial (7th)

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Sublingual: innervation

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Chorda typani, Facial (7th)

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Minor Salivary: innervation

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Facial (7th)

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Thyroid: innervation

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Sympathetic nerves, Cervical ganglia

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