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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






2. Structures on the same side of the body






3. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






4. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






5. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






6. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






7. Front area of the body






8. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus






9. Rising of the lower jaw






10. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






11. Back of an area of the body






12. Forms sockets of teeth






13. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity






14. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






15. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






16. Pointed end of a conical structure






17. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






18. Horizontal portion of mandible






19. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






20. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






21. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






22. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






23. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary






24. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






25. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






26. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system






27. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body






28. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






29. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






30. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






31. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






32. 2 valves of the heart






33. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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34. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus






35. Paired bones withing the body part of the nose - lateral portion of nasal septum






36. Swelling of lymph nodes :abnormal enlargement' - can be helped with antibiotic






37. Lingual Nerve






38. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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39. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered






40. 4 muscles of mastication






41. Corners of mouth






42. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






43. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






44. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad






45. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






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






47. Inside of the mouth






48. 3 TMJ Ligaments






49. Attaches several muscles to mandible






50. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord