Salivary Glands

Question 1

Name these 3 glands in the face

Answer 1

Question 2

Name the highlighted structures

Answer 2

4 = Sublingual gland

13 = Parotid gland

21 = Submandibular gland

Question 3

What does the parotid gland secrete, and where does it secrete?

Answer 3

Secretions are almost entirely serous (saliva) and not mucous

The parotid duct travels horizontally and anteriorly until it pierces the buccinator muscle

Question 4

What structures pass through the parotid gland?

Answer 4

• External carotid
• Retromandibular vein
• Facial nerve

Question 5

Describe the innervation of the parotid gland

Answer 5

Parasympathetic = Branches of the Glossopharyngeal nerve

Sympathetic = Superior cervical ganglion and nerve plexus on the external carotid