Neck Flashcards
What is the largest gland in the neck?
A) SMG
B) Parotid
C) Sublingual
D) None of the above
B
Which gland is the most common for neoplasms/tumors?
A) SMG
B) Parotid
C) Sublingual
D) None of the above
B
What is the associated duct with the Parotid gland?
A) Rivinus
B) Bartholin
C) Stensen
D) Whartons
E) A and B
C
What is the associated duct with the sublingual glands?
A) Rivinus
B) Bartholin
C) Stensen
D) Whartons
E) A and B
E
What is the associated duct with the SMG?
A) Rivinus
B) Bartholin
C) Stensen
D) Whartons
E) A and B
D
What gland is known as triangular appearance in submental space?
A) SMG
B) Parotid
C) Sublingual
D) None of the above
C
What gland produces the majority of the saliva in the mouth (~70%) and does not contain any lymph nodes?
A) SMG
B) Parotid
C) Sublingual
D) None of the above
A
Branches of the what artery courses thru the SMG?
A) Thyrocervical trunk
B) ICA
C) Facial artery
D) Vertebral artery
C
Sialolithiasis is most common in which duct?
A) SMG
B) Parotid
C) Sublingual
D) All of the above
A - saliva is more viscous
What is the most common salivary gland tumour?
A) Bartholins tumor
B) Pleomorphic adenoma
C) Warthins tumor
D) Mikulicz tumor
B - Pleomorphic adenoma
Where do Pleomorphic adenomas usually occur?
A) SMG
B) Parotid
C) Sublingual
D) All of the above
P
Where do Warthins tumours typically arise?
A) SMG
B) Parotid
C) Sublingual
D) All of the above
B
What is characterized as an “autoimmune condition of the exocrine glands that produce tears or saliva”?
A) Sjogren syndrome
B) Pleomorphic adenoma
C) Warthins syndrome
D) Mikulicz syndrome
A - bilateral parotid enlargement
What is a non-specific inflammatory enlargement of @ least 2 or more of the salivary and lacrimal
glands?
A) Sjogren syndrome
B) Pleomorphic adenoma
C) Warthins syndrome
D) Mikulicz syndrome
D
What is the most common branchial cleft cyst?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
B - located along the upper/anterior part of the SCM muscle or adjacent to it
