Uncover the Secrets of the Submandibular Gland

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What is the nerve supply for the submandibular gland?

  • Parasympathetic secretomotor supply from inferior salivary nucleus
  • Parasympathetic secretomotor supply from lingual nerve carrying postganglionic fibres from the submandibular ganglion (correct)
  • Parasympathetic secretomotor supply from auriculotemporal nerve carrying postganglionic fibres from the otic ganglion
  • Parasympathetic secretomotor supply from otic ganglion

Which gland is surrounded by a tough fibrous capsule called the parotid sheath?

  • Sublingual gland
  • Both submandibular and parotid gland
  • Parotid gland (correct)
  • Submandibular gland

What is the surface marking for the parotid duct (of Stensen)?

  • Line from corner of the mouth to the earlobe
  • Line from the eyebrow to the corner of the mouth
  • Line from the nose to the earlobe
  • Line from intertragic notch to midpoint of philtrum (correct)

Which nerve passes through the parotid gland before branching into its various facial branches?

<p>Facial nerve (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the histology of the sublingual gland?

<p>Almost solely mucous acini, few ducts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve is closely associated with the deep part of the submandibular gland?

<p>Lingual nerve (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the duct that arises from the superficial part of the submandibular gland?

<p>Wharton's duct (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which gland has predominantly serous acini and many ducts?

<p>Parotid gland (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the nerve that carries postganglionic fibres to the submandibular gland?

<p>Lingual nerve (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which gland is located under the mucosa of the floor of the oral cavity?

<p>Sublingual gland (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies the somatic sensory supply of the parotid gland?

<p>Great auricular nerve (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the gland that consists of a large superficial part and a small deep part that are continuous with one another around the free posterior border of the mylohyoid?

<p>Submandibular gland (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two parts that make up the submandibular gland?

<p>Superficial and deep parts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve is closely associated with the deep part of the submandibular gland?

<p>Lingual nerve (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve is below the deep part of the submandibular gland?

<p>Hypoglossal nerve (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve carries postganglionic fibers from the submandibular ganglion to the submandibular gland?

<p>Facial nerve (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the duct that arises from the superficial part of the submandibular gland?

<p>Wharton duct (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the tough fibrous capsule that surrounds the parotid gland?

<p>Parotid sheath (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the vein that passes through the parotid gland?

<p>Retromandibular vein (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve carries postganglionic fibers from the otic ganglion to the parotid gland?

<p>Facial nerve (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the duct that runs across the masseter muscle and drains into the mouth opposite the upper second molar tooth?

<p>Stensen duct (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are the sublingual glands located?

<p>Under the tongue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many ducts does each sublingual gland have?

<p>10-15 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the predominant type of acini found in the parotid gland?

<p>Serous acini (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nerve supply of the submandibular gland?

<p>Parasympathetic secretomotor supply from lingual nerve (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of acini does the parotid gland have?

<p>Mostly serous acini (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve passes through the parotid gland?

<p>Facial nerve (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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