DENT 1231 Test #3

The minor salivary glands can be classified as?

• Buccal, labial, or mixed   

• Serous, mucous, or mixed

• Parotid, submandibular, or sublingual

• Palatine, glossopalatine, or sublingual

Which salivary gland is the largest?

• Parotid

• submandibular

• sublingual

• palatine

Mucous cells discharge ________________.

• Mucin   

• Amylase

• Merocrine

• Zymogen granules

Which salivary component facilitates the breakdown of carbohydrates?

• Mucin  

• Protein

• Amylase

• Immunoglobulin A

The submandibular glands are intermediate in size, but they produce _________ of saliva.

• 50%

• 60%

• 75%

• 90%

Which structural characteristic makes the palatine tonsil susceptible to infection? 

• Large size

• Deep crypts

• Septa capsule

• Germinal centers

Which of the following is the functional unit of the salivary gland?

• Lobe

• Acinus

• Intercalated duct

• Zymogen granule

The primary component of calculus is ___________.

• serum

     

• bacteria

• calcium

• hydroxyapatite

The dark colour of subgingival calculus is attributed to which of the following?

• calcium

• hydroxyapatite

• organic skeletons

• serum and blood pigments

The ________ duct drains the submandibular gland.

• Stenson

• Stetson

• Wharton

• Seinfeld