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T/F Saliva moderates bacterial growth and facilitates pellicle formation.

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True

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What is a pellicle?

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A protective organic layer formed on the surface layer of enamel

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What two minerals are provided by saliva to newly erupted teeth?

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Calcium and phosphorus

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T/F Saliva is a hypertonic solution of 97-99.5% water.

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FALSE. It is a HYPOtonic solution of 97-99.5% water.

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What is lingual lipase activated by in the saliva?

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Stomach acid

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What does lactoferrin do in the saliva?

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Chelates iron necessary for bacterial growth

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What does IgA antibody do in the saliva?

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IgA neutralizes bacteria and viruses

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What does SLPI stand for?

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Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor?

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Which antibacterial agent in the saliva is thought to be potent against HIV?

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SLPI “slippy”

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What do histatins do in the oral cavity?

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Aid in oral cavity wound healing and have antifungal properties

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How much saliva is produced daily?

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1 to 1.5 Liters

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Food stimulates taste receptors that send signals to which part of the brain, that in turn stimulates saliva?

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The medulla and pons of the brainstem

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What kind of innervation do salivary glands have?

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Autonomic Innervation

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Parasympathetic stimulation (rest and digest) of salivary glands produces what kind of saliva?

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Thin, serous saliva in large volumes

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Sympathetic (nervous or upset) stimulation of salivary glands produces what kind of saliva?

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Thicker saliva, with more mucus in small volumes

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Why does the Sjogren’s syndrome cause xerostomia?

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Lymphocytes invade and destroy glandular epithelium of salivary glands.

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What is xerostomia treated with?

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Parasympathomimetic drugs like pilocarpine

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Most salivary glands are ________ salivary glands.

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Minor

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Major salivary glands are _______ (intrinsic/extrinsic)

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extrinsic

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Which type of salivary glands continuously produce small amounts of saliva?

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Minor salivary glands

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Major salivary glands produce ______ amounts of saliva in response to neural stimulation.

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large

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About how many minor salivary glands are located throughout the oral cavity?

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600-1000

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Which parts of the oral cavity do not have minor salivary glands?

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Gingiva and anterior hard palate

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Most minor salivary glands are ______ (mucous/serous)

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mucus

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Which minor salivary glands are serous and where are they located?
Ebner's glands in the tongue that surround circumvallate lamina
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What are the three paired major salivary glands?
Parotid, submandibular, and sublingual
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What are major glands composed of?
Clusters of glandular acini
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How are major glands connected to the oral epithelium?
They are connected to the oral epithelium by a branching system of ducts
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T/F Major salivary glands can respond to mechanical or chemical stimulation of sensory nerve endings in the oral mucosa that act through autonomic efferent neurons.
True
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Which major salivary gland produces the most volume of saliva?
Submandibular gland produces 70%
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What is the name of the submandibular duct?
Wharton's duct
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Which salivary gland is located in the temporal region of the head? What percentage of saliva does it produce?
Parotid gland produces 25%
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What is the name of the parotid duct?
Stensen's duct
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Which salivary gland has one major duct and many small ducts that enter individually into the oral cavity? What are the names of these ducts?
Sublingual gland. The main duct is called Bartholin's duct and the small ones are call rivian ducts or ducts of Rivinus
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Which gland produces serous saliva?
Parotid
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What kind of enzymes and proteins are in serous saliva?
Enzymes: Amylase, peroxidase, lysozymeProteins: Lactoferrin and IgA
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Which gland is mixed, mostly serous-secreting?
Submandibular
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Which gland is mixed, mostly mucus producing?
Sublingual
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What is an acinus?
A cluster of cells arranged in a sphere with a hollow lumen in the center
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What shape are cell of secretory acini?
Polygonal
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The central lumen of an acinus first flows in an _______ duct and then into a ________
intercalated; striated
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What kind of epithelium are intercalated duct cells?
Simple cuboidal epithelium that may become columnar as it approaches the striated duct
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What ind of epithelium can striated duct cells be?
Tall cuboidal or columnar and may be arranged in either a simple or stratified epithelium
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Serous cells are ________ shaped with a ______ basal end and a _______ apical end.
Pyramidal; broad; narrow
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Serous cells have a well developed rough ________ reticulum
endoplasmic
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Secretory granules produced by serous cells are located in which part of the cytoplasm?
Apical region near the lumen
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Why does the nucleus of mucous cells tend to be pressed up against the basal surface?
Because it is crowded by so many mucus vesicles.
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What kinds of cells surround the periphery of the acinus?
Myoepithelial cells
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Does the mucous acinus readily stain under most routine histologic preparations
No it is very difficult to stain and therefore it appears paler than serous acinus
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What shape do serous cells take on after being histologically fixed and processed?
Demilune or half-moon
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Why do serous cells become demilune?
Adjacent mucous cells swell and force the serous cells out
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Myoepithelial cells are similar to what type of muscle? Where are they derived from?
Similar to smooth muscle but are derived from epithelia (muscle is usually derived from mesoderm)
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What mechanical role do myoepithelial cells play within acini?
Weakly contractile, they help to expel saliva from acini and shorten and widen the intercalated ducts
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What chemical role do myoepithelial cells play within acini?
They produce signal molecules necessary for maintaining acinar cell polarity
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What is a salivon?
The basic secretory unit of salivary glands
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What are the four major parts of a salivon?
AcinusIntercalated ductStriated ductExcretory duct
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Where is primary saliva formed?
The acinus and intercalated ducts
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What kind of concentration does primary saliva possess?
Isotonic
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What kind of concentration does final saliva possess?
Hypotonic
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How does final saliva become hypotonic?
Mainly by reabsorption of Na+ and Cl- ions as it passes through the striated and excretory ducts
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By what mechanism do organic components of saliva get outside of the saliva producing cells and into the acinus?
Exocytosis through the apical membrane
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What neurotransmitter/hormone mediates the exocytosis of secretory cells? By which branch of autonomic innervation is it mediated?
Mediated by norepinephrine from sympathetic innervation through beta-adrenergic receptors
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How is water and electrolyte secretion mediated in the formation of saliva?
It is mediated through acetylcholine from parasympathetic innervation.
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What receptors does acetycholine bind to to activate transport of electrolytes with water?
Muscarinic cholinergic and alpha-adrenergic receptors.
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What transmembrane structures do electrolytes with water pass through?
Aquaporin and tight junctions
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What is the role of salivary gland epithelial cells in getting IgA into the acinus lumen?
Salivary gland epithelial cells secrete a glycoprotein secretory component that binds IgA. Bound IgA is internalized and carried through the epithelia cell to the apical plasma membrane and released into the lumen
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Where is Salivary IgA synthesized?
In plasma cells in the CT around the secretory acini
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How is bound IgA internalized into the epithelial cells?
By receptor-mediated endocytosis
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Myoepithelial cells are found on what two parts of the salivon?
Acini and intercalated ducts
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Which salivary duct adds lysozymes and lactoferrin?
Intercalated duct
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The intercalated duct is simple ________ epithelium.
cuboidal
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How does the striated duct make the saliva hypotonic?
By reabsorbing Na+ and Cl- from primary secretions
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What does the striated duct secrete into the saliva?
Buffering bicarbonate (HCO3-)
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Which duct connects the salivon directly to the oral cavity?
Excretory duct
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The excretory duct may been as a simple ______ epithelium that transitions to simple ______ and often to peusostratified or ________ columnar epithelium near the opening of the duct
cuboidal; columnar; stratified
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Why would fast production of saliva be more salty?
If saliva moves too fast through the saliva, then it will not have enough time for the ducts to remove salts

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