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6. Which artery supplies the zygomatic salivary gland?

  • sublingual artery (branch of malar artery)
  • malar artery (branch of infraorbital)
  • facial artery
  • infraorbital artery (branch of facial artery)

7. Which of these can be used to treat sialoadenosis?

  • NSAIDS---response within 2-3 days
  • Broad spectrum AB's---Response after 1-2 weeks
  • phenobarbital---response within 2-3 days
  • phenobarbital----response after 1-2 weeks
  • NSAIDS---response after 1-2 weeks
  • Broad spectrum AB's----response within 2-3 days

8. where is the inscision made for a parotid sialoadenectomy?

  • from horizontal ear canal to the bifurcation of the jugular vein
  • from external acoustic meatus to the bifurcation of the jugular vein
  • from external acoustic meatus to the caudal angle of the mandible
  • from dorsal aspect of zygomatic arch to caudal angle of mandible

9. Which of the following must be reflected in a zygomatic sialoadenectomy?

  • aponeurosis of masseter muscle
  • platysma muscle
  • parotidoauricularis muscle
  • digastricus muscle

10. Which of the following is not a function of saliva?

  • thermoregualtion
  • Buffering weak alkalis
  • lubrication
  • reducing bacterial growth

11. WHich of the following is false?

  • lymph node involvment is common
  • surgery is rarely curative
  • distal metastasis is rare
  • salivary neoplasia is most common in the zygomatic and sublingual glands
  • most neoplasias are adenocarcinomas or acinic carcinomas

12. Sialoadenitis is suspected to be linked to which of the following?

  • Hypertophic osteopathy
  • sialoadenosis
  • chronic renal failure
  • dry eye
  • panosteitis

13. Which type of sialocoele sometimes presents as an emergency?

  • rannula
  • periorbital
  • Pharyngeal
  • cervical

14. WHich of the following is false regarding sialoadenosis?

  • type of limbic epilepsy
  • histological exam shows no consistent abnormalities
  • most commonly affects zygomatic glands
  • non painful
  • CS include gulping and lip smacking

15. What is the most common complication of sialoadenectomy?

  • seroma
  • haemorrhage
  • facial nerve paralysis
  • recurrence

16. Where is the insision made for a zygomatic sialoadenectomy?

  • 4-5cm caudal to mandibular ramus
  • cranial to bifurcation of jugular vein
  • dorsal aspect of zygomatic arch
  • dorsal to horizontal ear canal

17. Which stain will aid cytological diagnosis of sialocoele?

  • H and E
  • Oli red O
  • Methylene blue
  • PAS
  • Congo red

18. Where is the mandibular salivary gland found on ventral sialoadenectomy?

  • deep to platysma muscle rostral to bifurcation of jugular vein
  • Deep to digastricus, rostral to bifurcation of jugular vein
  • deep to platysma muscle, caudal to bifurcation of jugular vein
  • deep to sternohyoideus rostral to bifurcation of jugular vein
  • deep to sternohyoideus, caudal to bifurcation of jugular vein
  • Deep to digastricus, caudal to bifurcation of jugular vein