lesson 2

Question 1

3 PAIRS OF SALIVARY GLANDS

Answer 1

• PAROTID GLANDS
• SUBMANDIBULAR (SUBMAXILLARY) GLANDS
• SUBLINGUAL GLANDS

Question 2

• anterior to external ear, inferior to mandibular ramus
• Largest salivary gland. Wedged shaped glands.

Answer 2

PAROTID GLANDS

Question 3

duct associated with parotid glands. Run anteriorly and medially opposite to 2nd
molar and opens saliva in the oral vestibule. About 5cm long.

Answer 3

Stensen’s Duct

Question 4

• posterior to first molar almost angle of the mandible or below the mandible/maxilla
• Fairly large in size. Irregular in shape.

Answer 4

SUBMANDIBULAR (SUBMAXILLARY) GLANDS

Question 5

• narrower than stensens. Run anteriorly and superiorly in the frenulum then opens in the mouth. About 5cm long
• Associated with submandibular glans

Answer 5

Whartons Duct

Question 6

• floor of the mouth/ below the tongue, in contact laterally with the mandible and posterior side of the frenulum. Adjacent submandibular gland.
• Smallest of the three glands. Narrow and elongated in shape

Answer 6

SUBLINGUAL GLANDS

Question 7

• small ducts forms Bartholins Duct opens to the floor of the mouth.
• associated with sublingual gland

Answer 7

Rivinus Duct