Salivary Glands Flashcards
Salivary Gland Names
Parotid Gland
Submandibular Gland
Sublingual Gland
Salivary Gland secrete more saliva when …
eating
anticipation
Parotid Gland
Shape
Pyramidal
Parotid Gland
Gland Type
Serous
Parotid Gland
Location
Between Ramus of Mandible and Mastoid Process
Anterior to Auricle
Parotid Gland
Description
2 Ends
3 Borders
3 Surfaces
Parotid Gland
Ends
Upper End (Base)
Lower End (Apex)
Parotid Gland: Ends
Base: Description
Broad
Parotid Gland: Ends
Base: Structures escaping from it
Auriculotemporal Nerve
Superficial Temporal Vessels
Temporal Branch of Facial Nerve
Parotid Glands: Ends
Apex: Structures escaping from it
2 Divisions of Retromandibular Vein
Cervical Branch of Facial Nerve
Parotid Gland
Borders
Anterior Border
Posterior Border
Medial Border
Parotid Gland
Anterior Border: Location
Overlaps Masseter Muscle
Parotid Gland
Structures arising beneath Anterior Border of Parotid Gland
Zygomatic, Buccal and Mandibular Branches of Facial Nerve
Parotid Ducts
Parotid Gland
Posterior Border: Location
Overlaps Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
Parotid Gland
Medial Border reaches the …
pharynx
Parotid Gland
Surfaces
Lateral Surface
Anteromedial Surface
Posteromedial Surface
Parotid Gland
Structures covering the Lateral Surface
Skin
Superficial Fascia
Branches of Great Auricular Nerve
Superficial Parotid Lymph Nodes
Parotid Gland
What causes the Groove of the Anteromedial Surface?
Mandibular Ramus between Masseter and Medial Pterygoid Muscle
Parotid Gland
Posteromedial Surface fits over the …
mastoid process between the sternomastoid muscle and posterior belly of digastric
Parotid Gland
Posteromedial Surface: Related deeply to …
Styloid Process
Stylohyoid
Styloglossus
Stylopharyngeus
Parotid Gland
Structures within Parotid Gland
Deep to Superficial:
Retromandibular Vein
External Carotid Artery
Facial Nerve