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25 Cards in this Set
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Passageway to carry secretion from the exocrine gland to set location |
Duct |
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Ductless gland with secretion poured directly into vascular system |
Endocrine gland |
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Gland with associated duct for secretion to be emptied directly into site of use |
Exocrine gland |
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Lacrimal, salivary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus are what kind of tissue? |
Glandular tissue |
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Small hole found at the medial canthus of both eyelids |
Lacrimal punctum |
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Small hole found at the medial canthus of both eyelids |
Lacrimal punctum |
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Thin-walled structure behind each medial canthus where lacrimal fluid ends up |
Nasolacrimal sac |
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Small hole found at the medial canthus of both eyelids |
Lacrimal punctum |
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Thin-walled structure behind each medial canthus where lacrimal fluid ends up |
Nasolacrimal sac |
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Parotid, submandibular, sublingual glands are ____salivary glands |
Major |
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Small hole found at the medial canthus of both eyelids |
Lacrimal punctum |
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Thin-walled structure behind each medial canthus where lacrimal fluid ends up |
Nasolacrimal sac |
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Parotid, submandibular, sublingual glands are ____salivary glands |
Major |
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Contributes 25% of total salivary volume |
Parotid salivary gland |
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Duct assoc with parotid gland |
Stensen duct |
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Major salivary glands from largest to smallest |
Parotid, submandibular, and sublingual |
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Main contributor of total saliva at 60 to 65% |
Submandibular salivary gland |
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Wharton duct assoc with what gland? |
Submandibular |
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Contributes 10% of total saliva |
Sublingual salivary gland |
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Bartholin duct associated with _____gland. |
Sublingual salivary |
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Contribute less than 10% of the total saliva |
Minor salivary glands |
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Minor salivary gland's associated with the base of the large circumvallate lingual papillae |
Von Ebner glands |
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Largest endocrine gland |
Thyroid |
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Four small endocrine glands that regulate calcium and phosphorus levels |
Parathyroid |
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Temporary structure where T-cell lymphocytes mature |
Thymus gland |
