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Oral Anatomy - Salivary Glands Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 functions of the salivary glands?

A

Lubrication + binding
Antibacterial, enzymatic digestion
pH regulation, thermoregulation
Providing urea for protein synthesis in the forestomach

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What type of glands are salivary glands?

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Exocrine glands

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What makes salivary glands exocrine glands?

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The substances are released via ducts

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4
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What kind of ducts do major salivary glands go by?

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Long ducts

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What kind of ducts do minor salivary glands go by?

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short ducts

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What are the two types of salivary glands?

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major and minor

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7
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What are the 4 major salivary glands?

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Parotid, Mandibular, Sublingual salivary gland and Zygomatic gland (in carnivores)

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8
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What ‘parts’ of the sublingual salivary glands are classed as major and hence are delivered to the oral cavity via long ducts?

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Polystomatic part and Monostomatic part

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9
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And what part of the zygomatic gland is classed as major and hence are delivered to the oral cavity via long ducts?

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buccal gland medial to zygomatic arch in carnviores

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What are the 4 minor salivary glands?

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Labial, lingual, buccal and palatine

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11
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meaning of lingual?

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relating to, near or on the side towards the tongue

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12
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Describe the salivary gland in which cats have that gets mistaken for a growth:

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Cats have a fleshy, round, mixed seromucous polystomatic gland lingual to the mandibular first molar

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13
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What are salivary glands made up of?

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secretory acini and ducts

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14
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Where do the secretory units originate from?

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They originate from the oral ectoderm and grow into the underlying mesoderm

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What are the secretory acini?

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They are several different types of secretory acinar cells and myoepithelial cells (MEC)

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What are the three types of secretory acinar cells?

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serous, mucous and seromucous cells

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17
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What does serous acinus secrete?

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in an isotonic watery fluid

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18
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What does mucous acinus secrete?

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Mucin - lubricant

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19
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In a mixed serous-mucous acinus, what happens?

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the serous acinus forms a serous demilune around mucous acinus

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20
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What does MEC stand for?

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myoepithelial cells

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21
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What are salivary glands composed of structurally?

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Composed of lobules of exocrine tubuloacinar glands that secrete into a duct

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22
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What do the secretory units merge into?

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into intercalated ducts

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23
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What are the intercalated ducts lined by and what are they surrounded by?

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simple cuboidal epithelium and surrounded by myoepithelial cells

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What are myoepithelial cells (MEC)?

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They are a unique population of epithelial cells with contractile properties similar to smooth muscle cells

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25
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What is secretion mediated by?

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By contraction of myoepithelial cells that surround acini

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26
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Parotid gland - location?

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it is a paired gland located ventral to the ear

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27
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What is the parotid gland innervated by?

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glossopharyngeal n. (CN IX)

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28
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Where is the duct of the parotid gland located?

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its duct extends from the rostral border of the gland in a groove and opens onto a papillae

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29
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What is the parotid gland vascularised by?

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by branches of maxillary a.v.

30
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Where is the parotid gland opening located on a dog?

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Carnassial (P4) tooth

31
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Where is the parotid gland opening located on a cow?

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Last or 5th tooth (M2)

32
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Where is the parotid gland opening located on a horse?

A

P4

33
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Where is the parotid gland opening located on a pig?

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P3

34
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In horses, cows and pigs, where is the duct located?

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the duct passes ventrad and craniad on the deep face of the caudal part of the mandible

35
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In carnivores and small ruminants, where is the duct located?

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the duct passes the lateral surface of the masseter muscle

36
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What do parotid glands mainly produce?

A

serous acinar

37
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What are the lobules in the parotid gland and ducts separated by?

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by connective tissue septa

38
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What type of gland is the parotid gland?

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a compound acinar gland

39
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What is the apex of each cell filled with?

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with secretory granules (zymogen granules)

40
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Describe the location of the mandibular gland:

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it is ventral to the parotid gland, caudal to mandible bone

41
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Where is the mandibular glands duct located?

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its duct passes medial side of mandible to sublingual carnucle

42
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What is the mandibular gland vascularised by?

A

by branches of linguofacial a. and v.
(arteries and veins)

43
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What is the mandibular gland innervated by?

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innervation from the fibres of facial n. (nerves)

44
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Which gland does the mandibular gland share a capsule with?

A

Shares a capsule with the sublingual gland
(two separate glands but are covered by same ‘cling film’

45
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What type of unit is the mandibular gland?

A

It is a mixed secretory unit known as a mixed serous-mucous acinus

46
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What happens in a mixed serous-mucous acinus?

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the serous acinus forms a serous demilune around mucous acinus

47
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What do mucinous secretory cells contain?

A

abundant, poorly-staining to slightly basophilic cytoplasmic contents

48
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Describe the location of the sublingual gland?

A

deep to the mucous membrane; under the tongue

49
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How many parts does the sublingual gland consist of? (excluding horses)

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2

50
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Name the parts of the sublingual gland: (excl. horse)

A

Monostomatic
Polystomatic

51
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Describe the monostomatic part of the sublingual gland:

A

It is more caudal with a single duct

52
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What part of the sublingual gland does a horse have?

A

Only has the polystomatic part of the gland - not the monostomatic part

53
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Describe the polystomatic part of the sublingual gland:

A

it is rostral with several small ducts

54
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Describe the location of the M.sublingual salivary duct:

A

it runs parallel to the mandibular duct and empties in the sublingual curriculum (?)

55
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Describe the vascularisation of the sublingual gland:

A

Lingual artery and vein (a. and v.)

56
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Describe the innervation of the sublingual gland:

A

facial nerve

57
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What characterises the mucous of a dog?

A

Long tubular mucous

58
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What units does the sublingual gland contain?

A

contains mucous secretory units, serous acini and serous demilunes

59
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Which animals have almost entirely mucous in the sublingual gland?

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Cattle, sheep and pigs almost entirely mucous

60
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What type of gland is the zygomatic gland?

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Mixed seromucous gland

61
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Where is the zygomatic gland located?

A

it lies on the floor of the orbit

62
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The important structures of the zygomatic gland lie medial to which blood vessels?

A

the maxillary a. (artery?) and the deep facial v. (vein)

63
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Where does the duct of the zygomatic gland open?

A

it duct open to the fold if the mucosa lateral to the first molar tooth

64
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Describe the appearance and the location of the mixed seromucous polystomatic gland in cats?

A

it is fleshy and round and is located caudomedial to the mandibular first molar

65
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Where are the minor salivary glands located?

A

throughout the oral cavity within the submucosa of the oral mucosa

66
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Name the 4 minor salivary glands:

A

the buccal, labial, lingual and palatal mucosa

67
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How many buccal glands are there?

A

2 - the ventral and dorsal buccal glands

68
Q

What is the soft palate?

A

the lateral parts of the hard palate and the floor of the mouth

69
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which gland duct opens to same or near the opening as parotid duct, in the dog? (also in rabbits)

A

zygomatic

70
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which gland shares a capsule with the mandibular gland?

A

monostomatic sublingual

71
Q

which gland if diseased and swelled may cause protrusion of the eyeball in the dog? (exophthalmus)

A

zygomatic

72
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A

STRUC+FUNC 2 (vet) (29 decks)

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