MODULE 12

Question 1

the tongue is covered with moist, pink tissue called

Answer 1

mucosa

Question 2

tiny bumps that gives the tongue its rough texture is called

Answer 2

papillae or lingual papillae

Question 3

the tether that holds down the front of the mouth is called

Answer 3

frenum or lingual frenulum

Question 4

the left and rights sides of the tongue are separated by a vertical section of fibrous tissue known as the

Answer 4

lingual septum

Question 5

This division is along the length of the tongue save for the very back of the pharyngeal part and is visible as a groove called the

Answer 5

median sulcus

Question 6

the human tongue is divided into two parts called

Answer 6

anterior oral part and posterior pharyngeal part

Question 7

characteristics for the anterior oral part of the tongue

Answer 7

2/3 and highly mobile

Question 8

characteristics of the posterior pharyngeal part

Answer 8

1/3, less mobile, separated fron epiglottis by VALLECULAE

Question 9

The human tongue is divided into anterior and posterior parts by the

Answer 9

terminal sulcus

Question 10

The apex of the terminal sulcus is marked by a blind foramen called

Answer 10

foramen cecum

Question 11

surfaces of the tongue

Answer 11

DORSAL and VENTRAL surface

Question 12

small, nipple-like structures on the upper surface of the tongue that give it its characteristic rough texture.

Answer 12

lingual papilla

Question 13

the type of papillaes that are not associated with taste buds

Answer 13

filiform papillae

Question 14

most numerous, cone-shaped, responsible for the sensation of touch, and do not contain taste buds

Answer 14

filiform papillae

Question 15

club-shaped, found on the sides and tip of the tongue, scattered amongst the filiform papillae, can distinguish the five tastes

Answer 15

fungiform papillae

Question 16

short vertical folds, 4-5, leaf-like ridges of mucosa, bilaterally symmetrical, found on each sides at the back of the tongue

Answer 16

folliate papillae

Question 17

dome-shaped, in front of the terminal sulcus and foramen cecum, 8-12, 1-2mm wide

Answer 17

circumvallate papillae

Question 18

FISSURES

Answer 18

psoriasis skim disorder

Question 19

ABNORMAL SMOOTHNESS

Answer 19

atrophic glossitisis

Question 20

WHITE CREAMY COTTAGE CHEESE LAYER ON THE TONGUE

Answer 20

oral candidiasis

Question 21

BRIGHT REDNESS ON THE TONGUE

Answer 21

vitamin b12 deficiency

Question 22

salivary glands in mammals

Answer 22

exocrine glands that produce saliva

Question 23

the 3 paired major salivary glands

Answer 23

parotid gland, submandibular gland, sublingual gland

Question 24

Salivary glands can be classified as

Answer 24

serous, mucous, or seromucous

Question 25

main type of protein in serous secretions

Answer 25

alpha-amylase (ptyalin)

Question 26

main type of protein is mucous secretions

Answer 26

mucin

Question 27

largest salivary gland

Answer 27

parotid gland

Question 28

parotid gland produce how much saliva?

Answer 28

20%

Question 29

type of secretion of parotid gland

Answer 29

serous

Question 30

infection in the peotid gland is called

Answer 30

MUMPS

Question 31

a pair of major salivary glands located beneath the lower jaws

Answer 31

submandibular gland

Question 32

type of secretion of submandibular gland

Answer 32

seromucous

Question 33

how much saliva is produced by the subandibular gland

Answer 33

65-70%

Question 34

the saliva produced by the submandibular gland exit through the

Answer 34

Wharton duct

Question 35

a pair of major salivary glands located jnferior to the tongue

Answer 35

sublingual gland

Question 36

type of secretion produced by the sublingual gland

Answer 36

mucous in nature, however it is categorized as a mixed gland

Question 37

saliva produced by the sublingual gland exits through

Answer 37

8-20 excretory ducts called Rivinus ducts

Question 38

how much saliva produced by the sublingual gland

Answer 38

5%

Question 39

how many minor salivary glands are located in the oral cavity and and how long are they

Answer 39

800 -1000 and 1-2mm in diameter

Question 40

how many litres of saliva are produced by humans in a day?

Answer 40

0.5 - 1.5 litres

Question 41

type of secretion by the minor salivary glands

Answer 41

mucous in nature

Question 42

what are lymph nodes found in the neck called

Answer 42

cervical lymph nodes

Question 43

how many lymph nodes are in the body and in the neck?

Answer 43

800 in the body, 300 in the neck

Question 44

acting as filters for foreign particles including cancer cells, but have no detoxification function.

Answer 44

lymph nodes

Question 45

the remnant of the median thyroid diverticulum that develops during the early embrynoic stage

Answer 45

foramen cecum