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Salivary Glands Flashcards

1
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Parotid duct opens where

A

Into the mouth at the level of the second upper molar tooth

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2
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Submandibular ducts are on each sied of the

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Frenulum of the tongue

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3
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Sublingual glands open where in the mouth

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Multiple ducts that open into floor of mouth

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4
Q

Salivary glands surrounded by a

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FIBROUS CAPSULE

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5
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Lobules of salivary glands are made of ____ cells

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Acini lined secretory cells

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6
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What form ducts leading into the mout h

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Ductiles

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7
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Arterial supply of salivary glands

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Various branches from the external carotid arteries

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8
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Venous drainage of the salivary glands

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External jugular veins

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9
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How much saliva is produced each day

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1.5 litres

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10
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What is in saliva

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Water 
Mineral salts 
Salivary amalyse 
Mucus 
Lysozome 
Immunoglobins 
Blood clotting factors
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11
Q

Mumps is a _______ condition

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Acute inflammatory condition

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12
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Mumps affect the ____ glands most

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Parotid

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13
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Parotitis is inflammation of

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Parotid glands

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14
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What is associated with parotitis

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Increased vasc

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15
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What is seen with sialitis (infection)

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Increased vascularity

Chronic calcification

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16
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What is sialitis

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Inflammation of a salivary gland or duct

17
Q

Sialectasis

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Dilation of a salviary duct

18
Q

Calculus formation in salivary glands occurs from

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Crystallisation of mineral salts in saliva

19
Q

Where do 80% of salivary stones form

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In the submandibular glands

20
Q

Why are stones less common in the parotid gland

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Saliva is thinner

21
Q

Another name for parotid duct

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Stensens duct

22
Q

Mixed tumours of salviary glands are called

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Pleomorphic salivary adenoma

23
Q

Where do pleomorphic salivary adenoma occur most

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Parotid

24
Q

What is the most common tumor of the salivary glands

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Mixed tumors (pleomorphic salivary adenoma

25
Q

US appearance of of parotid adenoma

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Well circumbscribed with posterior enhancement

26
Q

Carcinoma most commonly affect what type of gland

A

Malignant tumours

27
Q

Sudmandibular adenocarcinoma US appearance

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Heterogenous mass
Smooth wall
Internal vasc

28
Q

What is Sjogrens disease

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Autoimmune disorder affecting the moisture producing exocrine glands (tears and saliva)

29
Q

Where is the kuttner lymph node

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Between the parotid and submandibular gland

30
Q

Intraglandular ducts ducts appear

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Small linear hypoechoic parallel stripes

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