Salivary Glands and Tongue

Question 1

Sialoadenitis

Answer 1

inflammation of the salivary glands - uncommon in domestic animals

Question 2

Ranula

Answer 2

cystic dilation of the duct of the sublingual or submaxillary salivary gland on floor of mouth alongside tongue

Question 3

salivary mucocoele

Answer 3

pseudocyst not lined by epithelium and filled with saliva; secondary to rupture of a sublingual salivary gland with leakage into surrounding tissue and encapsulation by granulation tissue

Question 4

Neoplasia of salivary glands is common.

Answer 4

false - uncommon!

Question 5

Lethal glossopharyngeal defect (aka bird tongue)

Answer 5

tongue is pointed and cannot wrap around nipple; die without intervention

Question 6

Actinomycosis (aka lumpy jaw) is caused by ____, and leads to what kind of lesions?

Answer 6

Actinomyces bovis; pyogranulomatous lesions in the mandible

Question 7

Thrush is caused by ____, and leads to what kind of lesions?

Answer 7

Candida albicans; mucosal surface covered with thick layer of gray-green tenacious friable material; usually secondary to other debilitating problems

Question 8

Actinobacillosis of the tongue (aka wooden tongue) is caused by ______, and causes what lesions?

Answer 8

Actinobacillus lignieresii; pyogranulomatous lesions in soft tissues (tongue/pharynx), local lymphatics (lymphangitis) and regional lymph nodes (lymphadenitis)

Question 9

Neoplasias of the tongue are uncommon except for ____ in ___.

Answer 9

squamous cell carcinomas in cats

Question 10

Tonsils are located in the ____ and covered by ______ epithelium and contain ____ tissue.

Answer 10

pharynx; stratified squamous epithelium; contain lymphoid tissue

Question 11

Infection of the tonsils is common. True or false.

Answer 11

FALSE - uncommon

Question 12

Two viruses in pigs that can cause tonsil infection:

Answer 12

psuedorabies (herpesvirus); and classical swine fever (pestivirus)