Salivary glands (the oral cavity)

Question 1

What are four functions of the salivary glands?

Answer 1

Lubrication and binding, Antibacterial and Enzyme digestion, pH regulation and providing urea for protein synthesis

Question 2

What are major salivary glands?

Answer 2

Via long ducts, Parotid, Mandibular and sublingual salivary gland

Question 3

Parotid glands

Answer 3

Largest of the salivary glands, aid in saliva secretion and chewing food

Question 4

What are the minor salivary glands?

Answer 4

Via short ducts, labial lingual and buccal

Question 5

What are salivary glands made up from?

Answer 5

secretory acini and ducts

Question 6

What are the several different types of acinar cells

Answer 6

serous, mucous, seromucous and myoepithelial

Question 7

What does serous acinus secrete?

Answer 7

proteins in an isotonic watery fluid

Question 8

What does a mucous acinus secrete?

Answer 8

lubricant

Question 9

What are salivary glands composed of?

Answer 9

lobules of exocrine tubuloacinar glands that secrete into a duct

Question 10

What are the intercalated ducts lined by?

Answer 10

simple cuboidal epithelium

Question 11

what are MEC?

Answer 11

unique population of epithelial cells with contractile properties, similar to smooth muscle cells

Question 12

What vascularises the parotid gland?

Answer 12

branches of maxillary artery and vein

Question 13

What innervates the parotid gland?

Answer 13

The glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 14

What is the parotid gland composed of?

Answer 14

numerous lobules, separated by connective tissue

Question 15

What vascularises the mandibular gland?

Answer 15

branches of linguofacial artery and vein

Question 16

What innervates the mandibular gland?

Answer 16

facial nerve

Question 17

What gland does the mandibular share a capsule with?

Answer 17

sublingual gland

Question 18

Which secretory unit is the mandibular gland?

Answer 18

mixed serous-mucous acinus

Question 19

What do mucinous secretory cells contain?

Answer 19

abundant cytoplasmic contents

Question 20

Where is the sublingual gland located?

Answer 20

deep in the mucous membrane, under the tongue

Question 21

What are the two parts of the sublingual gland?

Answer 21

Monostomatic and Polystomatic

Question 22

Monostomatic sublingual gland

Answer 22

more caudal with a single draining duct

Question 23

Polystomatic sublingual gland

Answer 23

more rostral with several small ducts

Question 24

What gland has the same innervation as the mandibular gland?

Answer 24

The sublingual gland

Question 25

What are the minor salivary glands?

Answer 25

labial, buccal, lingual and palatal

Question 26

What is the zygomatic gland?

Answer 26

dorsal buccal gland

Question 27

Where does the parotid gland open in the dog?

Answer 27

The carnassial (P4) tooth

Question 28

Where does the parotid gland open in an Ox?

Answer 28

last or 5th tooth

Question 29

Where does the parotid gland open in a horse?

Answer 29

P4

Question 30

Where does the parotid gland open in a pig?

Answer 30

P3

Question 31

Where is the sublingual gland found?

Answer 31

Located deep to the mucous membrane; under the tongue

Question 32

What vascularises the sublingual gland?

Answer 32

Lingual artery and vein

Question 33

What innervates the sublingual gland?

Answer 33

facial nerve