Term
Salivary glands
Three pairs: |
|
Definition
Parotid
Submandibular
Sublingual |
|
|
Term
Salivary glands
Parotid gland: |
|
Definition
Largest gland, lies anterior to ear
Extends inf to mand. ramus and post to mastoid process. |
|
|
Term
Salivary glands
Parotid gland: opens |
|
Definition
| into oral vestibule opposite 2nd upper molar |
|
|
Term
Salivary glands
Submandibular: |
|
Definition
below 1st molar to angle of mandible
Opens into mouth beside the frenulum |
|
|
Term
Salivary glands
Sublingual: |
|
Definition
Smallest pair - beneath sublingual fold
Main duct opens beside submandibular |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Sialography:
Tangential Parotid: CR |
|
Definition
| Perpendicular to Parotid area entering lateral surface of ramus |
|
|
Term
Sialography:
Lateral Parotid: CR |
|
Definition
| CR perpendicular to IR entering 1in superior to mandibular angle |
|
|
Term
Sialography:
Lateral Parotid: MSP |
|
Definition
| Rotated 15 degrees toward IR |
|
|
Term
Sialography:
Lateral Parotid: Patient |
|
Definition
| Semiprone with affected side on IR Protrude mandible to prevent superimposition on the C-spine |
|
|
Term
Sialography:
Lateral Submandibular |
|
Definition
Centered to inf marg of mand. angle
Head in true lateral position |
|
|
Term
Sialography: intraoral method
Axial: CR |
|
Definition
| Perpendicular to occlusal plain |
|
|
