Deck 33: Salivary Glands

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

B
The glossopalatine glands are located posterior to the lateral parts of the palate and down into the anterior fold of tissue in front of the palatine tonsil.

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

C
The submandibular gland includes both serous and mucous cells. Although almost two-thirds of the cells in this gland are serous, the mucous component results in a slightly viscous secretion.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

B
The submandibular gland can be palpated as lump in the neck. Specifically it can be found medial to the angle of the mandible within a small depression where the facial artery and vein cross the mandible.

Question 4

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 5

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

Question 6

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.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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

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

Question 11

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 12

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

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

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.

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

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 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

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.

Question 18

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 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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 22

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

Question 23

The sublingual gland is lingual to the mandibular canine.

Question 24

Minor salivary glands are most often pure mucous cells.

Question 25

The glands of von Ebner are purely serous glands.

Question 26

Mumps is a bacterial infection of the parotid gland.

Question 27

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