Deck 12: Upper Digestive System

Question 1

Which exocrine glands lack mucus-type acini?

A) Labial glands
B) Palatine glands
C) Parotid glands
D) Sublingual gland
E) Submandibular gland

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Large numbers of mitochondria,interposed between basal infoldings of the plasma membrane,are found in:

A) Intercalated ducts
B) Mucous acini
C) Myoepithelial cells
D) Serous acini
E) Striated ducts

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Amelogen is a protein that is very abundant in:

A) Cementum
B) Dentin
C) Enamel
D) The periodontal ligament
E) The pulp cavity of a tooth

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Odontoblast processes (Tomes' fibers)are found in:

A) Cementum
B) Dentin
C) Enamel
D) The periodontal ligament
E) The pulp cavity of a tooth

Question 5

A serous demilune is a component of a:

A) Circumvallate papilla
B) Intercalated duct
C) Mucous acinus of the submandibular gland
D) Serous acinus of the parotid gland
E) Striated duct

Question 6

A lingual papilla having a thin,pointed tip is termed a:

A) Circumvallate papilla
B) Filiform papilla
C) Foliate papilla
D) Fungiform papilla
E) Vermiform papilla