Parotid Fossa and Glands, Salivary and Accessory Glands of the Oral Cavity Pre- and Post-Lecture Exam PDF

Parotid Fossa and Glands; Salivary and Accessory glands of the Oral Cavity Pre-Lecture Exam 1. Which is the largest salivary gland? a. Parotid. b. Thyroid. c. Sublingual. d. Submandibular. 2. Most of the parotid gland overlies which muscle? a. Buccal. b. Masseter. c. Levator anguli...

Parotid Fossa and Glands; Salivary and Accessory glands of the Oral Cavity Pre-Lecture Exam 1. Which is the largest salivary gland? a. Parotid. b. Thyroid. c. Sublingual. d. Submandibular. 2. Most of the parotid gland overlies which muscle? a. Buccal. b. Masseter. c. Levator anguli oris. d. Levator labii superioris. 3. The parotid gland has a capsule made of which layer? a. Visceral fascia. b. Parietal fascia. c. Superficial fascia. d. Deep cervical fascia. 4. The ramus of the mandible forms which border of the parotid bed? a. Medial. b. Lateral. c. Superior. d. Anterior. 5. Which is a lobe of the parotid gland? a. Deep. b. Lateral. c. Anterior. d. Transverse. 6. The parotid gland produces which secretion(s)? a. Serous. b. Mucous. c. Sebaceous. d. Serous and mucous. 7. The parotid gland is shaped like a a. ball. b. tube. c. cube. d. pyramid. 8. As the facial nerve enters the parotid fossa, it passes between the posterior belly of the digastric muscle and which other muscle? a. Masseter. b. Buccinator. c. Omohyoid. d. Stylohyoid. 9. Which is NOT one of the branches of the temporofacial and cervicofacial trunks of the facial nerve that arise in the parotid gland? a. Buccal. b. Maxillary. c. Temporal. d. Mandibular. 10. The parotid duct is also known as a. Stensen’s duct. b. Duct of Rivinus. c. Wharton’s duct. d. Bartholin’s duct.  Parotid Fossa and Glands; Salivary and Accessory glands of the Oral Cavity Post-Lecture Exam 1. The parotid duct enters the oral cavity adjacent to which structure? a. Maxillary molars. b. Mandibular molars. c. Floor of the mouth. d. Maxillary premolars. 2. Which artery supplies the parotid bed? a. Facial. b. Subclavian. c. Internal carotid. d. External carotid. 3. Which artery is joined by the auriculotemporal nerve within the parotid bed? a. Maxillary. b. Transverse facial. c. Posterior auricular. d. Superficial temporal. 4. Within the parotid gland, the superficial temporal artery gives rise to which artery? a. Maxillary. b. External carotid. c. Transverse facial. d. Posterior auricular. 5. The retromandibular vein is formed as the maxillary vein joins with the a. external jugular. b. transverse facial. c. posterior auricular. d. superficial temporal. 6. Which vein arises from the confluence of the pterygoid plexus veins? a. Maxillary. b. Transverse facial. c. Posterior auricular. d. Superficial temporal. 7. Which nerve supplies the deep and superior portions of the parotid gland? a. Buccal. b. Supratrochlear. c. Great auricular. d. Auriculotemporal. 8. The great auricular nerve innervates which portion of the parotid gland? a. Deep. b. Lateral. c. Superior. d. Superficial. 9. The inferior salivatory nucleus is the source of which fiber? a. Preganglionic sympathetic. b. Postganglionic sympathetic. c. Preganglionic parasympathetic. d. Postganglionic parasympathetic. 10. Postganglionic sympathetic fibers follow which artery? a. Internal carotid. b. External carotid. c. Middle meningeal. d. Ascending pharyngeal.