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Classification of Salivary Glands

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What is the primary characteristic of exocrine glands?

They lose the cytoplasm during secretion

They produce a thick, viscous substance

The secretory products pass through the cell walls

The products are carried away by the ducts (correct)

Which type of salivary gland produces a thin, watery secretion?

Seromucus salivary glands

Serous salivary glands (correct)

Mucus salivary glands

Mesocrine glands

What is the primary characteristic of mesocrine glands?

The products are carried away by the ducts

They produce a thin, watery secretion

The secretory products pass through the cell walls (correct)

They produce a thick, viscous substance

Which type of salivary gland produces both a thin, watery secretion and a thick, viscous substance?

Seromucus salivary glands Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between major salivary glands and minor salivary glands?

The location of the glands Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the three major sets of salivary glands?

Ectodermal epithelium buds Signup and view all the answers

What do the ectodermal epithelium buds invade during the development of salivary glands?

The underlying mesenchyme Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following salivary glands originates from ectodermal epithelium buds?

All three major sets of salivary glands Signup and view all the answers

What is the common feature of the development of the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands?

They originate uniformly Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the underlying mesenchyme in the development of salivary glands?

It is invaded by ectodermal epithelium buds Signup and view all the answers