salivary gland

Question 1

salivary glands are not present on these 2 places

Answer 1

on the rugae of hard palate or on gingiva

Question 2

mucocele results from

Answer 2

rupture of a salivary gland duct and spillage of mucin

Question 3

where are mucoceles found typically

Answer 3

lower lip

Question 4

a mucocele is a

Answer 4

severed salivary duct that is depositing saliva under the tissue

Question 5

mucoceles have a history of

Answer 5

recurrent swelling that may periodically rupture

Question 6

ranula

Answer 6

mucocele on the floor of the mouth

Question 7

sialolithiasis

Answer 7

deposition of Ca salts around a nidus of debri with lumen

Question 8

features of sialolithiasis

Answer 8

most common with submand gland/duct
firm and hard
PAIN and swelling during times of salivation

Question 9

bacterial sialadenitis allows

Answer 9

retrograde spread of bacateria

Question 10

sialolith

Answer 10

salivary gland stone

Question 11

what gland does the bacterial sialadenitis usually affect

Answer 11

parotid

Question 12

features of bact sialadenitis

Answer 12

acute pain, swelling, lymphadenopathy

Question 13

mumps are caused by this virus

Answer 13

paramyxo

Question 14

viral sialadenitis, aka

Answer 14

mumps

Question 15

what happens in mumps

Answer 15

swelling of typically the parotid gland

most often bilateral

Question 16

necrotizing sialometaplasia is due to

Answer 16

ischemia, leading to infarction

Question 17

why is necrotizing sialometaplasia scary

Answer 17

mimics a malignant process clinically and microscopically, looks like and ulcer or cancer (scc)
must biopsy

Question 18

where are most cases of necrotizing sialometaplasia

Answer 18

post palate

Question 19

when does necrotizing sialometaplasia lesions resolve

Answer 19

5-6 wks

Question 20

sarcoidosis is more common in this race

Answer 20

African Americans

Question 21

sarcoidosis

Answer 21

multisystem granulomatous disorder of an unknown cause that forms noncaseating granulomatous inflammation

Question 22

sjogrens syndroms

Answer 22

AI disorder with inflammation leading to destruction of salivary glands

Question 23

primary ss

Answer 23

xerostomia and xeropthalmia

Question 24

secondary ss

Answer 24

sicca syndrome and AI disease (RA or lupus)

Question 25

sjrogens is typical in this gender

Answer 25

females (10:1)

Question 26

lab abnormalities in sjrogens

Answer 26

antinuclear abs in the blood

Question 27

tx for ss

Answer 27

supportive

Question 28

pts with ss show 40x risk of developing..

Answer 28

lymphomas

Question 29

sialdenosis is associated with these systemic probs

Answer 29

diabetes, malnutrition, alcoholism, bulimia

Question 30

xerostomia is usually due to

Answer 30

medication use