Parotid Gland

Question 1

largest salivary gland

Answer 1

parotid gland

Question 2

tough fascia that encloses parotid gland

Answer 2

parotid sheath

Question 3

parotid relationship to mandible

Answer 3

parotid is lateral and posterior to ramus

Question 4

parotid (Stensen’s) duct pierces –

Answer 4

buccinator

Question 5

parotid duct enters oral cavity opposite –

Answer 5

max M2

Question 6

VE-para/post fibers that innervate parotid gland originate from

Answer 6

otic ganglion

Question 7

VE-para/post fibers that innervate parotid gland hitchhike a ride on –

Answer 7

auriculotemporal n (of V3)

Question 8

what courses within parotid gland?

Answer 8

motor branches of CN VII
external carotid artery
retromandibular vein
parotid lymph nodes

Question 9

retromandibular vein originates from what two veins?

Answer 9

superficial temporal and maxillary veins

Question 10

parotid plexus of facial nerve

Answer 10

motor branches of facial nerve that pass thru parotid gland

Question 11

motor branches of facial nerve (middle of parotid gland)

Answer 11

temporal, zygomatic, buccal, mandibular, cervical

Question 12

Where is otic ganglion located at?

Answer 12

infratemporal fossa

Question 13

what hitchhikes on the auriculotemporal nerve (V3 SA) to innervate parotid gland?

Answer 13

VE-para/post

Question 14

after VE-para/post fibers jump off auriculotemporal n, the auriculotemporal nerve travels with – anterior to the ear

Answer 14

superficial temporal artery

Question 15

what muscle does the parotid duct cross?

Answer 15

masseter

Question 16

what muscle does the parotid duct pierce?

Answer 16

buccinator

Question 17

parotid sheath (dense connective) is continuous with –

Answer 17

investing fascia of neck

Question 18

viral infection –> inflammation and swelling of parotid gland and duct

Answer 18

mumps

Question 19

where does the parotid duct in the oral cavity?

Answer 19

parotid papilla

Question 20

redness of parotid papilla = disease of – not tooth

Answer 20

parotid gland

Question 21

what artery travels superior to parotid duct?

Answer 21

transverse facial artery

Question 22

what is the origin of the artery that travels superior to parotid duct?

Answer 22

superficial temporal artery