Deck 15: Salivary Glands and Tonsils

Question 1

All salivary glands can be classified as _______________.

A) buccal, labial, or mixed
B) serous, mucous, or mixed
C) parotid, submandibular, or sublingual
D) palatine, glossopalatine, or sublingual

Answer 1

serous, mucous, or mixed

Question 2

Which salivary gland is the largest?

A) Parotid
B) Palatine
C) Sublingual
D) Submandibular

Answer 2

Parotid

Question 3

Which of the following is the functional unit of the salivary gland?

A) Lobe
B) Alveolus
C) Intercalated duct
D) Zymogen granule

Answer 3

Alveolus

Question 4

Mucous cells discharge ________________.

A) mucin
B) amylase
C) merocrine
D) zymogen granules

Question 5

The germinal centers in tonsils serve which function?

A) Cleaning crypts
B) Secretion of antibodies
C) Production of lymphocytes
D) Draining surface of epithelium

Question 6

Lingual tonsils have ____________ crypts.

A) deep
B) narrow
C) branching
D) wide-mouthed

Question 7

Children have ______________ palatine tonsils.

A) large
B) small
C) overdeveloped
D) underdeveloped

Question 8

Serous secretions are ________ protein and ________ carbohydrate.

A) 50%, 50%
B) 25%, 75%
C) low in, high in
D) high in, low in

Question 9

The palatine,lingual,and pharyngeal tonsils compose the Waldeyer ring.

Question 10

Which tonsil is located in the floor of the mouth?

A) Lingual
B) Palatine
C) Pharyngeal
D) Both A and B

Question 11

A tubal tonsil is which of the following?

A) An ectopic tonsil located near a eustachian tube
B) A tonsil containing epithelial folds that double over into tubes
C) An infected tonsil that must be drained through the use of tubes
D) Tonsillar tissue that grows around other nearby glands in a tubular shape

Question 12

Which structural characteristic makes the palatine tonsil susceptible to infection?

A) Large size
B) Deep crypts
C) Septa capsule
D) Germinal centers

Question 13

Pharyngeal tonsils are covered in stratified squamous epithelium or respiratory epithelium.

Question 14

Which salivary component facilitates the breakdown of carbohydrates?

A) Mucin
B) Protein
C) Zymogen granules
D) Immunoglobulin A

Question 15

The major salivary glands contribute ______ of saliva.

A) 50%
B) 60%
C) 75%
D) 90%

Question 16

The intercalated ducts of the salivary glands contain mitochondria,endoplasmic reticulum,and secretory granules.

Question 17

Sympathetic stimulation of a salivary gland produces which type of secretion?

A) Watery
B) Organic
C) Gelatinous
D) Protein-poor

Question 18

Seromucous glands,which underlie the palatine tonsils,perform which function?

A) Flush and cleanse the tonsillar crypts
B) Support the nodules of lymphatic tissue
C) Secrete antibodies that destroy antigens
D) Produce lymphocytes to protect the body from foreign microorganisms

Question 19

Amylase is the major salivary protein.

Question 20

Myoepithelial cells located on the pharyngeal tonsils help move secretions toward the oral cavity.

Question 21

The duct system consists of secretory and ____________ portions.

Question 22

The _______ is a cluster of pyramidal cells.

Question 23

Name the three major salivary glands.

Question 24

Serous acinar cells secrete into the lumen of the acinus and then drain directly into intercalated ducts.

Question 25

Myoepithelial cells have a muscular origin and an epithelial function.

Question 26

Lymphocytes may transform into plasma cells.

Question 27

The function of amylase is to aid in the digestion of _____________________.

Question 28

Identify the location of the lingual tonsils.

Question 29

Leukocytes from the gingival crevices and lymphocytes from the tonsils,which are found in saliva,are known as __________ ____________.

Question 30

Tonsils contain cells that secrete saliva.

Question 31

Tonsils produce lymphocytes,which protect against microbial pathogens.

Question 32

The _______________ tonsil is also known as the adenoid.

Question 33

Name the ducts that lead from the parotid and submandibular salivary glands.