Deck 33: Salivary Glands

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

D
The glossopalatine glands are located in the anterior fold of tissue in front of the palatine tonsil.These minor salivary glands are purely mucous.Rugae are small ridges of tissue extending laterally across the anterior of the hard palate.

Question 2

Each of the following is true of the parotid gland EXCEPT one.Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) It is a purely serous gland.
B) It provides about 25% of the resting salivary volume.
C) The duct pierces the buccinator muscle.
D) It is located within the mental foramen.

Answer 2

D
The parotid gland is located on the surface of the masseter muscle,behind the ramus of the mandible,and on the medial side of the ramus.The mental foramen is located on the lateral side of the mandibular beneath the premolars.

Question 3

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

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.

Answer 3

C
While it is true that eating can be painful for a person with mumps,note that this viral infection primarily occurs in the submandibular gland.The submandibular gland is also called the submaxillary gland.

Question 4

Each of the following minor salivary glands is located on the tongue EXCEPT one.Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) Anterior lingual
B) Glands of von Ebner
C) Posterior lingual
D) Glossopalatine

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

The labial glands are primarily located on the labial gingiva.These purely serous glands provide watery lubrication for all labial areas.

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

Question 7

The lingual salivary glands are classified as major salivary glands and divided into several groups.The anterior lingual glands,found near the tip of the tongue,are mostly serous in nature.

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

Question 8

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.

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 9

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

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

Question 10

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.

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 11

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

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 12

The parotid gland produces the most salivary volume of the major glands.It produces about 60% to 65% of salivary volume.

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

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

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

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 palatine glands are responsible for taste perception because they contain special taste-enhancing cells.

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

Which is NOT a location for minor salivary glands?

A) Labial mucosa
B) Buccal mucosa
C) Palatal area
D) Glossopalatine area
E) All of the above are locations.

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

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.

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

Question 19

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

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 20

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

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

The sublingual gland is lingual to the mandibular canine.

Question 24

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

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

Question 25

Minor salivary glands are most often pure mucous cells.

Question 26

The glands of von Ebner are purely serous glands.

Question 27

Mumps is a bacterial infection of the parotid gland.