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Unit 4 part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

How many sets of salivary glands do we have?

A

3

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2
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What are the 3 salivary glands?

A

Parotid
Submandibular
Sublingual

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3
Q

Which salivary gland produces the BULK of our saliva?

A

submandibular

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4
Q

The parotid salivary gland produces __% of our saliva?

A

20

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5
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What duct does the parotid gland exit?

A

stenson’s (parotid) duct

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6
Q

What duct does the submandibular gland exit?

A

Wharton’s (submandibular) duct

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7
Q

The parotid gland sit on top of what muscle?

A

masseter

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8
Q

What kind of fluid is produced by the parotid gland?

A

serous

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9
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What kind of fluid is produced by the submandibular gland?

A

serous and mucous mix

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10
Q

What kind of fluid is produced by the sublingual gland?

A

mucous

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11
Q

Saliva has a _____ PH so it ______ the temperature of your mouth.

A

basic (7.0) ph

cools

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12
Q

Saliva helps aid in _____ and ______ of food?

A

digestion

breakdown

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13
Q

How does saliva help digest and breakdown food?

A

through salivary amalyse

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14
Q

The first/primary role of saliva is to ______ food?

A

moisten

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15
Q

Saliva can be anti-_______ and aid in ______ of tooth structures as well as help form a more protective _______?

A

bacterial
remineralization
pellicle

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16
Q

Lichen Planus is associated with people who have a _______ mouth?

A

dry

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17
Q

We have between _____ and ______ accessory salivary glands?

A

600-1,000

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18
Q

What is the part of a salivary gland called that is the part just before it exits into the mouth?

A

excretory duct

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19
Q

What salivary duct can change the PH and add minerals to the saliva before it exits into the mouth?

A

intercalated

20
Q

What type of cells line the inside of a salivary duct and push the fluid out into the mouth?

A

myepithelial cells

21
Q

What are the 4 areas we have accessory salivary glands in the mouth?

A

palate
under tongue
buccal mucosa
vestibules

22
Q

What is the term for a salivary stone?

A

Sialolith

23
Q

What is a general term for inflammation of the salivary glands?

A

sialadenitis

24
Q

Sialadenitis is caused by ________

A

infection (bacterial)

25
Q

What is an obstruction of the salivary gland by a salivary stone termed?

A

sialolithiasis

26
Q

Sialolithiasis is a category of a ________

A

sialadenitis

27
Q

What is the term for a sialadenitis where pus is being expressed from a salivary duct?

A

Suppurative Parotitis

28
Q

Autoimmune Sialadenitis can affect all salivary glands but mostly affects the ______?

A

parotid

29
Q

Autoimmune Sialadenitis is closely related to _________ __________ disease?

A

Sjogrens Syndrome

30
Q

Sjorgens Syndrome is characterized by dry _____ and _____ along with ______ arthritis and a bilateral enlargement of the _____ gland?

A

mouth
eyes
Rheumatoid
Parotid

31
Q

Autoimmune Sialadenitis is frequently associated with ______ ______ and systemic _____ ______

A

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lupus Erthematosus

32
Q

Mumps is another term for ______ ______

A

epidemic parotitis

33
Q

What is the tx. for epidemic parotitis (mumps)

A

nothing….let it run its course (2wks)

34
Q

What are 2 other names for a Mucocele?

A

Mucous retention cyst

Mucous Extravasation phenomenon

35
Q

What type of Mucocele is due to fibroblasts walling off the accessory salivary gland?

A

Mucous Extravasation Phenomenon

36
Q

What is the tx. for a Mucous Extravasation Phenomenon?

A

Remove the WHOLE salivary gland

37
Q

What is the most common area to get a Mucous Extravasation Phenomenon?

A

lower lip

38
Q

What is the difference between a mucous retention cyst and a mucous extravasation phenomenon?

A

retention cyst is caused by a sialolith

39
Q

Another name for a mucous retention cyst is?

A

obstructive sialadenitis

mucocele

40
Q

What does Ranula mean?

A

little frog

41
Q

A ranula is ______ in color and found ______ because it is associated with the ______ gland?

A

bluish
under tongue
sublingual

42
Q

The common every day term for ranulas and mucous extravasation phenomenon is?

A

mucocele

43
Q

How much saliva do we produce a day?

A

1,000ml/1liter

44
Q

What does sialorrhea mean?

A

excessive saliva

45
Q

How much saliva do you produce while you sleep?

A

10ml

46
Q

Anything with ______ coloring is a diuretic and will cause xerostomia?

A

caramel

47
Q

A person with xerostomia has a diminished ______ sensation?

A

taste

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