salivary glands anatomy

Question 1

what system supplies the salivary glands?

Answer 1

autonomic nervous system?

Question 2

what is the response of the sympathetic supply to the salivary glands?

Answer 2

fight or flight

Question 3

what kind of saliva does the sympathetic supply cause?

Answer 3

thick and sticky

Question 4

what is the response of the parasympathetic supply to the salivary glands?

Answer 4

rest and digest

Question 5

what kind of saliva is formed by the parasympathetic supply?

Answer 5

thin and running

Question 6

how is the parasympathetic supply delivered?

Answer 6

facial nerve CNII
glossopharyngeal nerve CNIX

Question 7

what gland is the largest?

Answer 7

the parotid

Question 8

what is the pathway of the parotid gland?

Answer 8

PG-Parotid duct- parotid papillae

Question 9

where is the parotid papillae located?

Answer 9

upper 2nd molars

Question 10

what type of mucus does the parotid gland produce?

Answer 10

thin serous mucus

Question 11

what is the parotid gland mucus rich in?

Answer 11

amylase

Question 12

what encapsulates the parotid gland?

Answer 12

the investing layer of the deep cervical

Question 13

as the parotid gland is encapsulated by the deep cervical fascia, what would swelling cause?

Answer 13

very painful

Question 14

what arteries, veins and plexus is found within the parotid gland?

Answer 14

retromandibular vein
external carotid artery
facial nerve plexus

maxillary a/v and supra temporal a/v

Question 15

name the structure posterior to the parotid gland

Answer 15

sternocleidomastoid muscle

Question 16

name the structures medially to the parotid gland

Answer 16

styloid process and sylohyoid muscle and posterior digastric muscle

Question 17

what is located anterior to the parotid gland?

Answer 17

massester

Question 18

what is located laterly and medially to parotid gland?

Answer 18

mandibular ramus

Question 19

what nerve innervates parotid gland?

Answer 19

glossopharangeal nerve CNIX

Question 20

what is the pathway of the nerve to parotid gland?

Answer 20

CNIX to tympanic branch to tympanic plexus within petrous part of temporal bone to less petrosal to optic ganglion then post ganglionic auriculotemporal nerve to parotid gland

Question 21

what gland sits below mylohyoid line and what gland sits above?

Answer 21

below submandibular
above-sub lingual

Question 22

what does the deep and superficial SM gland wrap around?

Answer 22

mylohyoid muscle

Question 23

what is the pathway for SM gland ?

Answer 23

sm gland to sm duct to sl caruncle

Question 24

does that sm duct pass under or over the lingual nerve?

Answer 24

over

Question 25

what kind of mucus is formed by sm gland?

Answer 25

serous and mucus

Question 26

what is the pathway for sl gland to mouth?

Answer 26

sl gland to sl folds

Question 27

what is the nerve pathway for the sublingual and submandibular gland ?

Answer 27

facial nerve within petrous part of temporal bone to chroda tympani to alongside lingual nerve to sM ganglion and postganglionic nerves to sm and sl gland

Question 28

what type of mucous does sl glands produce?

Answer 28

thick mucous