Question 1

Which gland is located in the area of the anterior tonsillar pillar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Palatine 
B)  Glossopalatine 
C)  Posterior lingual 
D)  Submandibular 
A)  Palatine 
B)  Glossopalatine 
C)  Posterior lingual 
D)  Submandibular B

Question 2

The glossopalatine glands are located in the hard palate posterior to the rugae. They are purely serous glands.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
C)  The first statement is false; the second is true. 
D)  Both statements are false. 
A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
C)  The first statement is false; the second is true. 
D)  Both statements are false. D

Question 3

Most of the ducts of the sublingual gland open along the sublingual fold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The sublingual gland is lingual to the mandibular canine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The submandibular gland is located below and toward the posterior part of the body of the mandible. It can be palpated in the chin beneath the mandibular molars.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
C)  The first statement is false; the second is true. 
D)  Both statements are false. 
A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
C)  The first statement is false; the second is true. 
D)  Both statements are false.

Question 6

Which of the following is a function of saliva (select all that apply)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lubrication of the oral mucosa 
B)  Production of enamel 
C)  Assisting in speech 
D)  Breakdown of starches 
E)  Aids in swallowing 
A)  Lubrication of the oral mucosa 
B)  Production of enamel 
C)  Assisting in speech 
D)  Breakdown of starches 
E)  Aids in swallowing

Question 7

Which of the following accurately describe features of the sublingual salivary gland (select all that apply)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is classified as a major salivary gland. 
B)  It is the smallest of the three pairs of major salivary glands. 
C)  It is composed mostly of serous cells with some isolated mucous cells. 
D)  The secretion of the sublingual gland is the most watery of the three major glands. 
E)  The sublingual gland has more visible demilunes capping mucous acini than other glands. 
A)  It is classified as a major salivary gland. 
B)  It is the smallest of the three pairs of major salivary glands. 
C)  It is composed mostly of serous cells with some isolated mucous cells. 
D)  The secretion of the sublingual gland is the most watery of the three major glands. 
E)  The sublingual gland has more visible demilunes capping mucous acini than other glands.

Question 8

Minor salivary glands are most often pure mucous cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which salivary gland can be palpated below the inferior border of the mandible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Submandibular 
B)  Sublingual 
C)  Parotid 
D)  Posterior lingual 
A)  Submandibular 
B)  Sublingual 
C)  Parotid 
D)  Posterior lingual

Question 10

The minor salivary glands produce enough saliva to mix with food. They are smaller than the major salivary glands but have longer ducts.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
C)  The first statement is false; the second is true. 
D)  Both statements are false. 
A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
C)  The first statement is false; the second is true. 
D)  Both statements are false.

Question 11

The parasympathetic nervous system controls salivary secretions. It also controls blood flow to the salivary glands.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
C)  The first statement is false; the second is true. 
D)  Both statements are false. 
A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
C)  The first statement is false; the second is true. 
D)  Both statements are false.

Question 12

Mumps is a bacterial infection of the parotid gland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The submandibular gland produces a highly watery secretion because although it is a mixed gland, almost two-thirds of the cells in this gland are serous.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. 
B)  Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related. 
C)  The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT correct. 
D)  The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct. 
E)  NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. 
A)  Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. 
B)  Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related. 
C)  The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT correct. 
D)  The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct. 
E)  NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 14

Eating can be painful for a person with mumps because chewing and swallowing cause stimulation of the sublingual gland.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. 
B)  Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related. 
C)  The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT correct. 
D)  The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct. 
E)  NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. 
A)  Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. 
B)  Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related. 
C)  The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT correct. 
D)  The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct. 
E)  NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 15

The sublingual gland can appear larger than normal in an edentulous patient because loss of the mandibular ridge of bone makes this gland appear to bulge up in the mandibular vestibule.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. 
B)  Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related. 
C)  The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT correct. 
D)  The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct. 
E)  NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. 
A)  Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. 
B)  Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related. 
C)  The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT correct. 
D)  The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct. 
E)  NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 16

The submandibular gland is called a mixed gland because it includes both serous and epithelial cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. 
B)  Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related. 
C)  The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT correct. 
D)  The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct. 
E)  NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. 
A)  Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. 
B)  Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related. 
C)  The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT correct. 
D)  The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct. 
E)  NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 17

There is a major maxillary gland as well as several minor submaxillary glands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The sublingual caruncle is the opening for which salivary ducts (select all that apply)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Major sublingual 
B)  Parotid 
C)  Submandibular 
D)  Anterior lingual 
A)  Major sublingual 
B)  Parotid 
C)  Submandibular 
D)  Anterior lingual

Question 19

The glands of von Ebner are purely serous glands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The major salivary gland ducts are located in the mandibular area because the tissues of the floor of the mouth are highly vascular.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. 
B)  Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related. 
C)  The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT correct. 
D)  The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct. 
E)  NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. 
A)  Both the statement and the reason are correct and related. 
B)  Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related. 
C)  The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT correct. 
D)  The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct. 
E)  NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Exam 33: Salivary Glands

Which gland is located in the area of the anterior tonsillar pillar?

The glossopalatine glands are located in the hard palate posterior to the rugae. They are purely serous glands.

Most of the ducts of the sublingual gland open along the sublingual fold.

The sublingual gland is lingual to the mandibular canine.

The submandibular gland is located below and toward the posterior part of the body of the mandible. It can be palpated in the chin beneath the mandibular molars.

Which of the following is a function of saliva (select all that apply)?

Which of the following accurately describe features of the sublingual salivary gland (select all that apply)?

Minor salivary glands are most often pure mucous cells.

Which salivary gland can be palpated below the inferior border of the mandible?

The minor salivary glands produce enough saliva to mix with food. They are smaller than the major salivary glands but have longer ducts.

The parasympathetic nervous system controls salivary secretions. It also controls blood flow to the salivary glands.

Mumps is a bacterial infection of the parotid gland.

The submandibular gland produces a highly watery secretion because although it is a mixed gland, almost two-thirds of the cells in this gland are serous.

Eating can be painful for a person with mumps because chewing and swallowing cause stimulation of the sublingual gland.

The sublingual gland can appear larger than normal in an edentulous patient because loss of the mandibular ridge of bone makes this gland appear to bulge up in the mandibular vestibule.

The submandibular gland is called a mixed gland because it includes both serous and epithelial cells.

There is a major maxillary gland as well as several minor submaxillary glands.

The sublingual caruncle is the opening for which salivary ducts (select all that apply)?

The glands of von Ebner are purely serous glands.

The major salivary gland ducts are located in the mandibular area because the tissues of the floor of the mouth are highly vascular.

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The Tooth: Functions and Terms

Fundamental and Preventive Curvatures

Dentition

Development, Form, and Eruption

Occlusion

Dental Anomalies

Supporting Structures

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Root Morphology

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Canines

Premolars

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Deciduous Dentition

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Development of Orofacial Complex

Dental Lamina and Enamel Organ

Enamel, Dentin, and Pulp

Root Formation and Attachment Apparatus

Eruption and Shedding of Teeth

Oral Mucous Membrane

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Salivary Glands

Osteology of the Skull

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Muscles of Mastication, Hyoid Muscles, and Sternocleidomastoid and Trapezius Muscles

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