Lecture B7, B8 Flashcards
salivary glands are ___ that produce ______ which has _____ functions
-exocrine glands
-saliva
-digestive, lubricating and protective
pH of saliva? why?
-6.5-6.9
-buffering function
There are 3 pairs of salivary glands that produce ____: ______
-90% of saliva
-parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands
Parotid glands, located in _____, are branched acinar glands with exclusively ____ acini that secrete ______ that initiates hydrolysis of carbohydrates and _____
-each cheek near the ear
-serous
-α-amylase
-antimicrobial factors
Submandibular glands, which produce ____ of all saliva, are branched tubuloacinar glands, having primarily _____ acini, but with many ____ tubuloacinar secretory units
-two-thirds
-serous
-mixed/mucus
Sublingual glands, the _____ of the major glands, are also considered branched tubuloacinar glands, and the main product of the gland is _____.
-smallest
-mucus
salivary glands are surrounded by ____
CT capsule
The secretion of each gland is either serous, seromucous, or mucous, depending on _____
-its content of the glycoprotein mucin.
Saliva from the parotids is _____. The submandibular and sublingual glands produce a ______. The saliva of minor glands is mostly ______.
-serous and watery
-seromucous secretion
-mucous
Saliva is modified by the cells of ____ draining the secretory units, with much ______ reabsorbed while _____ are added.
-the duct system
-Na+ and Cl−
-certain growth factors and digestive enzymes
All glands contain ______ (striated duct) and _____ (intercalated ducts)
-ducts of bigger diameter
-branching ducts
The acinar end-pieces are secretory units specialized in a _____
-single type of secretion (serous, mucous or mixed)
myoepithelial cells do what?
provide some contraction to help move saliva from acini
blood vessels & parasympathetic nerves signal ____
saliva & duct production
salivary gland formation general
-epithelial tissue branching into mesenchyme and cleft formation in bud cells to increase SA
stages of salivary gland development
1) initial bud stage
2) pseudoglandular stage
3) cananilcular stage
4) terminal bud stage
initial bud stage of salivary gland
proliferation of simple bud-like structure connected to epithelium by solid stalk and invaginates into mesenchyme
pseudoglandular stage of salivary gland
-formation of main stalk & budding
Cananlicular stage of salivary gland
-branching morphogenesis + myoepithelial cells
Terminal stage of salivary gland
well developed salivary gland
Budding stage requires this signalling pathway: ____
FGF
Pseudoglandular-Canalicular (Duct formation) requires this signalling pathway: ____
WNT (first in mesenchyme,bud)
HH
EGF
Notch
EDA (WNT antagonist)
Terminal differentiation stage requires this signalling pathway: ____
FGF
EGF
BMP
EDA
Signaling from the _____ are all required and interact with one another to regulate salivary gland development. In addition, interactions with ______ are required
-epithelium, basement membrane and mesenchyme
-adhesion proteins and the nervous system
A combination of ______ and _______ is critical to form buds
-strong cells matrix (high B1 integrin) on BM
-weak cell-cell adhesion (E-cadherin) in the middle
Mucous acinar cells descr.
more elongated featuring peripherally compressed basal nuclei due to high mucous production within the cytoplasm
Serous acinar cells descr.
triangular-shaped cells and round nuclei component responsible for secreting a more aqueous secretion
The ductal network contains the ____ that are directly connected to the _______ with a _____ layer
-proximal intercalated ducts
-secretory units (acini)
-single cuboidal epithelial
Then the striated ducts, which are functionally important to the gland for performing _____ through several _____ on their basal side.
- most of the ion exchange between the initial salivary fluid and the extracellular matrix
-membrane folding (striations)
Then a collecting duct (_____) is connected to
______ which is responsible for _____
-stratified epithelial
-all parts of the gland
-carrying the final secretion to the oral cavity
Myoepithelial cells have cellular extensions that are ______ contributing to expelling the salivary content to the ductal network.
-wrapping around the end bud structures and striated ducts,
serous acinar cells with secretory granules have a lot of ____
RER and golgi
Mucous cells vs serous cells under TEM
-mucous cells contain large hydrophilic granules (less electron dense)
-serous cells have small electron dense granules apically
Submandibular gland is a ______ gland with _____ being predominant.
Sublingual gland is a _____gland
-mixed serous and mucous
-serous cells
-mixed but largely mucous
In the intralobular duct system, secretory acini and tubules empty into _____ and several of these ducts join to _____
-short intercalated ducts, lined by cuboidal
epithelial cells,
-form a striated duct
The intralobular/striated ducts have a more columnar duct shape with ______
-many infoldings of their basolateral membrane, all aligned with numerous mitochondria (for ion uptake)
Striated ducts reabsorb _____ from the
initial secretion and their folded cell membranes present a ______, facilitating rapid ion transcytosis and making the secretion ______.
-Na+ ions
-large surface area with ion transporters
-slightly hypotonic
Salivary glands contain several pools of ______ able to self-renew, proliferate and give rise to differentiated ______
-undifferentiated progenitors
-acinar and ductal cells
_____ is a “master regulator” of acinar formation
-SOX2
salivary gland: Genetic removal of SOX2 inhibits ______
formation of acinar cells but no effect on ductal cell formation
Expansion of SOX2 expressing cells in salivary gland during development requires _____
-innervation by peripheral nerves
salivary gland acinar and duct lineages are maintained separately during _____ but after injury, ______
-homeostasis
-cellular plasticity allows those lineages to restore damaged function
Current regeneration approaches for salivary gland dysfunction
-Exogenous delivery of cells or genes
-Endogenous reactivation of resident stem cells or tissue components
xerostomia aka _____
dry mouth