Head and Neck I Note Card Set

Question 1

salivary gland found in cats but not in dogs

Answer 1

molar

Question 2

salivary duct opening caudal to the upper 4th premolar

Answer 2

parotid papilla

Question 3

salivary duct opening caudal to the parotid papilla

Answer 3

zygomatic ducts (major and minor)

Question 4

salivary duct opening for the mandibular and sublingual glands (may share a common opening)

Answer 4

sublingual caruncle

Question 5

contrast radiography of the salivary system

Answer 5

sialography

Question 6

subcutaneous (or submucosal) accumulation of saliva within a nonepithelial, nonsecretory lining

Answer 6

sialocele

Question 7

most common dz of the salivary system in dogs and cats

Answer 7

sialocele (salivary mucocele)

Question 8

salivary gland most commonly affected with sialocele

Answer 8

sublingual

Question 9

the ______ portion of the sublingual salivary gland is the portion most often associated with sialocele

Answer 9

rostral (polystomatic)

Question 10

________ is intermandibular or cervically located sialocele; most common accumulation site

Answer 10

cervical mucocele

Question 11

________ is a sublingually located sialocele

Answer 11

ranula

Question 12

________ is a pharyngeal wall located sialocele; least common accumulation site

Answer 12

pharyngeal mucocele

Question 13

_______ gland mucocele causes periorbital accumulation of saliva; can lead to exophthalmos

Answer 13

zygomatic

Question 14

salivary gland always removed with the sublingual gland

Answer 14

mandibular

Question 15

to determine which side a sialocele is originating from, place the animal in ______ recumbancy and see which side the bulk of the swelling falls to

Answer 15

dorsal

Question 16

ranula is typically a ____lateral process and can be used to determine whether a left or right salivary gland is the cause of the problem

Answer 16

uni

Question 17

do salivary gland ducts need to be ligated during sx?

Answer 17

no

Question 18

recurrence of sialocele after sublingual gland resection is typically d/t _______

Answer 18

inadequate excision

Question 19

parotid fistula is thought to occur as a result of ______ to the parotid duct

Answer 19

trauma

Question 20

tx of partoid fistula is __________ proximal to the defect that is causing the fistula

Answer 20

parotid duct ligation

Question 21

parotid duct ligation to treat parotid fistula leads to ________ of the gland

Answer 21

atrophy

Question 22

salivary duct stones

Answer 22

sialoliths

Question 23

gland most commonly affected with sialoliths

Answer 23

parotid

Question 24

sialoliths are removed through _____ incision over the duct at the site of the sialolith

Answer 24

oral

Question 25

inflammation of salivary glands that can be primary or secondary to trauma or systemic viral infection

Answer 25

sialadenitis

Question 26

salivary gland most commonly affected by sialadenitis; can lead to retrobulbar abscess

Answer 26

zygomatic

Question 27

tx for canine necrotizing sialometaplasia

Answer 27

sx and phenobarb

Question 28

breed disposition to canine necrotizing sialometaplasia

Answer 28

terriers

Question 29

painful inflammation of salivary gland leading to rapid increase in mandibular gland size w/in its tight capsule, resulting in necrosis

Answer 29

CNS (canine necrotizing sialometaplasia)

Question 30

gland affected by canine necrotizing sialometaplasia

Answer 30

mandibular

Question 31

nonpainful enlargement of mandibular or zygomatic salivary glands

Answer 31

canine sialadenosis

Question 32

canine sialadenosis is theorized to be d/t increased _________ activity that induces excessive production of saliva

Answer 32

parasympathetic

Question 33

canine sialadenosis of the _______ gland can lead to exophthalmos

Answer 33

zygomatic

Question 34

tx for canine sialadenosis

Answer 34

phenobarb

Question 35

breed predisposed to salivary gland neoplasia

Answer 35

spaniels

Question 36

glands most commonly affected by salivary gland neoplasia

Answer 36

parotid, mandibular

Question 37

traditional approach to mandibular and sublingual salivary gland excision is a ______ incision just below the mandible

Answer 37

lateral