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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure






2. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






3. Cervical muscles - muscles of facial expression - muscles of mastication - muscles of tongue - muscles of the pharynx - muscles of the hyoid - muscles of the soft palate






4. Divides space between bones






5. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body






6. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






7. Mylohyoid nerve






8. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor






9. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz






10. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






11. Smaller vein that drains the capillaries in the tissue area






12. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






13. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






14. Towards the crown of a tooth






15. Attaches several muscles to mandible






16. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






17. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






18. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






19. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






20. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






21. 'rest or digest' responses






22. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






23. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






24. Back of an area of the body






25. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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26. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






27. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






28. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque






29. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






30. Watery basis of blood composition






31. Prefix meaning not enough






32. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






33. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






34. Sides of tongue






35. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






36. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






37. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart






38. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body






39. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films






40. Number of bones in the skull






41. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






42. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






43. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






44. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






45. Ropey saliva composition






46. Dislocation of joints






47. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






48. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves






49. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






50. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones