Major Salivary Glands

Question 1

Which major salivary gland is physically the largest?

Answer 1

the parotid gland

Question 2

Where is the Parotid gland located?

Answer 2

in the parotid space

Question 3

How much saliva does the parotid gland provide?

Answer 3

25% of the total salivary volume

Question 4

What type of secretion does the parotid salivary gland produce?

Answer 4

serous secretion

Question 5

What is the innervation for the parotid salivary gland?

Answer 5

motor: IX
sensory: V

Question 6

What cranial nerve runs through the parotid gland but does not innervate it?

Answer 6

Cranial nerve VII

Question 7

What duct is associated with the parotid gland?

Answer 7

Stensen’s Duct

opposite of the max. 2nd molars, #2 and #15

Question 8

Which major salivary gland is the 2nd largest?

Answer 8

Submandibular Glands

Question 9

What type of gland is the submandibular gland?

Answer 9

Exocrine

Question 10

Where is the submandibular gland located?

Answer 10

submandibular space

Question 11

How much saliva does the submandibular gland produce?

Answer 11

65%-70% of total saliva

Question 12

What type of secretion does the submandibular gland produce?

Answer 12

serous and mucous secretion

Question 13

What is the innervation for the submandibular gland?

Answer 13

chord of tympani (branch of VII)

Question 14

What duct is associated with the submandibular gland?

Answer 14

Wharton’s duct

very long duct that runs from the submandibular gland to underneath the tongue

Question 15

Where is the submandibular located to the mylohyoid muscle?

Answer 15

inferior to the mylohyoid muscle

Question 16

Which major salivary gland is the smallest gland?

Answer 16

Sublingual gland

Question 17

What type of gland is the sublingual gland?

Answer 17

exocrine

Question 18

Where is the sublingual located?

Answer 18

in the sublingual space

Question 19

How much saliva does the sublingual gland produce?

Answer 19

5%-10% of total saliva

Question 20

What type of secretion does the sublingual gland produce?

Answer 20

mucous secretion

Question 21

What is the innervation for the sublingual gland?

Answer 21

Chord of tympani from the branch of cranial nerve VII (facial nerve)

Question 22

What duct is associated with the sublingual gland?

Answer 22

Bartholin’s Duct

small and underneath the tongue

Question 23

Where is the sublingual gland to the mylohyoid muscle?

Answer 23

Superior to mylohyoid muscle

Question 24

The submandibular and Sublingual glands have the same innervation. Name it.

Answer 24

Chord of tympani