Lecture Notes: Salivary Glands, Tonsils and Paranasal Sinuses

What are the two groups of salivary glands?

Major salivary glands and Minor salivary glands

Which gland is the largest of the salivary gland?

Parotid gland

What is the secretion type of the parotid gland?

purely serous

Through what does the parotid gland discharge the secretions?

"Stensen's duct"

Via what do the secretions of the parotid gland exit?

parotid papilla

Which gland lies in the submandibular fossa?

Submandibular gland

Through what does the submandibular gland discharge the secretions?

"Wharton's duct"

Which is the smallest among the major salivary glands?

Sublingual gland

What is the largest duct of the sublingual gland?

"Bartholin's duct"

Which gland is a mixed gland but predominantly mucous?

Sublingual gland

Which minor salivary glands are situated between the mucous membrane and the orbicularis oris of the mouth?

Labial glands

Which minor salivary glands are a continuation of labial gland on the posterior part of the cheek?

Small buccal glands

Which minor salivary glands are pure mucous glands?

Palatine glands

What are the Anterior Lingual glands also called?

apical gland

Which minor salivary glands are named after the Swiss anatomists, Gaspar Bauhin (1560-1624)?

Bauhin's glands

Who are Bauhin's glands named after?

Swiss anatomists, Gaspar Bauhin

Which minor salivary glands are named after French surgeon Philippe - Frederic Blandin (1798 - 1849)?

Blandin's glands

Who are Blandin's glands named after?

French surgeon Philippe - Frederic Blandin

Which minor salivary gland is named after German anatomist Anton Nuhn (1814 - 1889)?

Nuhn's gland

Who is Nuhn's gland named after? )

German anatomist Anton Nuhn

glands

What are the Glands of Von Ebner also known as? Gustatory

Who are the Glands of Von Ebner (Gustatory glands) named after?

Anton Gilbert Victor von Ebner

Where are the Glands of Von Ebner found?

near the base of the circumvallate papilla

What do the Glands of Von Ebner consist of?

purely serous cells

Where do the Glands of Von Ebner empty?

thru the crypts around the papilla

What is another name for Waldeyer's Tonsillar Ring?

Pharyngeal Lymphoid Ring

What are masses of lymphoid tissue between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches on each side of the fauces?

Palatine tonsils

What are the palatine tonsils covered with?

mucous membrane

What do the palatine tonsils contain?

numerous lymph follicles and various crypts

What is a mass of lymphoid tissue on the posterior wall of the nasopharynx?

Pharyngeal tonsil

Which tonsils are located deeply along the base or root of the tongue?

Lingual Tonsils

What empty secretions into the crypts of the lingual tonsils?

Mucous glands

Why do mucous glands empty secretions into the crypts of the lingual tonsils?

to flush out any debris

What function of the paranasal air sinuses relates to the air?

Humidifying the air we breathe

What function of the paranasal air sinuses relates to the voice?

Giving resonance to the voice

What function of the paranasal air sinuses relates to the skull?

Decrease the weight of the skull

What produce mucus that traps inhaled pathogens and keep the inside of the nose from drying out?

The cells that line the sinuses

What do the cells that line the sinuses produce?

mucus

What traps inhaled pathogens and keep the inside of the nose from drying out?

mucus

Which sinus is superior to the eyes in the frontal bone?

Frontal sinus

What forms the hard part of the forehead?

frontal bone

Which sinus is formed from several discrete air cells within the ethmoid bone between the nose and the eyes?

Ethmoid sinus

What is the Maxillary sinus also called?

Antrum of Highmore

Which is the largest of the paranasal sinuses?

Maxillary sinus

Where is the Maxillary sinus located?

under the eyes in the maxillary bones

Which sinus is in the Sphenoid bone at the center of the skull base under the pituitary gland?

Sphenoidal sinus

Where is the Sphenoidal sinus located?

in the Sphenoid bone at the center of the skull base under the pituitary gland

What gland is the Sphenoidal sinus located under?

pituitary gland