Salivary Glands Flashcards
(30 cards)
Parotid duct opens where
Into the mouth at the level of the second upper molar tooth
Submandibular ducts are on each sied of the
Frenulum of the tongue
Sublingual glands open where in the mouth
Multiple ducts that open into floor of mouth
Salivary glands surrounded by a
FIBROUS CAPSULE
Lobules of salivary glands are made of ____ cells
Acini lined secretory cells
What form ducts leading into the mout h
Ductiles
Arterial supply of salivary glands
Various branches from the external carotid arteries
Venous drainage of the salivary glands
External jugular veins
How much saliva is produced each day
1.5 litres
What is in saliva
Water Mineral salts Salivary amalyse Mucus Lysozome Immunoglobins Blood clotting factors
Mumps is a _______ condition
Acute inflammatory condition
Mumps affect the ____ glands most
Parotid
Parotitis is inflammation of
Parotid glands
What is associated with parotitis
Increased vasc
What is seen with sialitis (infection)
Increased vascularity
Chronic calcification
What is sialitis
Inflammation of a salivary gland or duct
Sialectasis
Dilation of a salviary duct
Calculus formation in salivary glands occurs from
Crystallisation of mineral salts in saliva
Where do 80% of salivary stones form
In the submandibular glands
Why are stones less common in the parotid gland
Saliva is thinner
Another name for parotid duct
Stensens duct
Mixed tumours of salviary glands are called
Pleomorphic salivary adenoma
Where do pleomorphic salivary adenoma occur most
Parotid
What is the most common tumor of the salivary glands
Mixed tumors (pleomorphic salivary adenoma
