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100
What is another name for the submandibular duct?
A. Winston Duct
B. Wharton Duct
C. Wilson Duct
B. Wharton Duct
100
Which letter corresponds to the submandibular gland?
A
100
This gland produces roughly what % of the saliva in our mouth?
A. 20%
B. 50%
C. 70%
C. 70%
100
What does a submandibular tumor feel like?
A. A lump or swelling on or near your jaw or in your neck or mouth
B. Numbness in part of your face
C. Muscle weakness on one side of your face
D. All of the above
D. all of the above
100
Where does the submandibular gland drain into?
A. sublingual lymph nodes
B. submandibular lymph nodes
C. Occipital lymph nodes
B. submandibular lymph nodes
200
What are the two lobes of the submandibular gland?
A. superficial lobe
B. deep lobe
C. both superficial and deep lobe
C. both superficial and deep lobe
200
How do you palpate the submandibular gland?
A. Digital
B. Bidigital
C. Bimanual
C. Bimanual
200
What is the salivary product made of?
A. serous secretions
B. mucus secretions
C. Serous and mucus secretions
C. serious and mucus secretions
200
How do you unblock salivary gland naturally?
A. drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water daily with lemon to stimulate saliva and keep glands clear
B. massaging the affected gland
C. both of the above
C. both of the above
200
The submandibular gland is supplied by the glandular branches off the ______ artery
A. facial
B. common carotid
C. Subclavian artery
A. facial
300
Where does the superficial lobe lie?
A. The submandibular triangle
B. The sublingual triangle
C. The submental triangle
A. The submandibular triangle
300
The submandibular gland is the main contributor to total salivary volume at about ____ %
A. 50%
B. 60-65%
C. 90%
B. 60-65%
300
About how big is the submandibular gland?
A. About the size of a walnut, 27 mm
B. About the size of a grain of rice
C. About the size of a baseball
A. About the size of a walnut, 27 mm
300
What percentage of submandibular gland tumors are malignant?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C.75%
A. 25%
300
What does the submandibular gland manage?
A. Mastication
B. Smell
C. pH level (acidity) of your mouth
C. pH level (acidity) of your mouth
400
What nerve lies in the bed of the deep lobe?
A. Lingual nerve
B. Facial nerve
C. Hypoglossal nerve
C. Hypoglossal nerve
400
What is the function of the submandibular glands?
A. Lubricates and moisturizes your mouth and throat
B. Starts digestion by helping break down food with moisture and enzymes
C. Both
C. Both. Lubricates and moisturizes your mouth and throat & Starts digestion by helping break down food with moisture and enzymes
400
In one year, you can fill _______ with your saliva from all glands
A. 2 gallons
B. 2 bathtubs
C. 2 swimming pools
B. 2 bathtubs
400
What causes swollen submandibular glands?
A. Spicy foods
B. Tiny stones blocking the ducts that channel saliva into the mouth
C. Chewing Gum
B. Tiny stones blocking the ducts that channel saliva into the mouth
400
What cranial nerve innervates the submandibular gland.
A. V
B. VII
C. III
B. VII