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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






2. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






3. Artery to mandible






4. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum






5. Buccal Nerve






6. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






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






8. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






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






10. Inferior alveolar nerve






11. Connects to common carotid arter






12. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






13. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






14. Mylohyoid nerve






15. 'flight or flight' responses






16. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






17. Back of an area of the body






18. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






19. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently






20. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






21. Rising of the lower jaw






22. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)






23. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






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






25. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






26. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






27. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






28. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






29. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






30. 2 valves of the heart






31. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






32. Biggest artery in body






33. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






34. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






35. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






36. Front area of the body






37. Structures closest to the inner cheek






38. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue






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






40. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions






41. 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






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






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






44. Fuses with frontal bone facially






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






46. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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47. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






48. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






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






50. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ