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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid






2. Pointed end of a conical structure






3. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






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






5. Dislocation of joints






6. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






7. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






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






9. Also called a meniscus - attached to condyle on medial and lateral poles - shape conforms with shape of adjacent articulating bones - completely divides TMJ into 2 compartments - can be wrinking - torn - hardened - or detached on one end






10. Area closer to the median plane of the body






11. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






12. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






13. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






14. 2 places where bones grow at






15. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






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






17. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






18. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






19. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






20. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






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






22. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






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






24. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






25. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






26. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






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






28. Not part of TMJ - but rather on the medial side of the mandible - Attaches @ spine of sphenoid bone to the lingual of the mandibular foramen - becomes taut when mandible is protruded






29. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired






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






31. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






32. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






33. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






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






35. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






36. Artery to tongue






37. Front area of the body






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






39. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






40. Back of an area of the body






41. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






42. Forms sockets of teeth






43. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






44. Tip of tongue






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






46. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






47. All cranial nerves are ________






48. Type of injection that anesthetizes a small area- one or two teeth and associated structures- when the local anesthetic agent is deposited near nerminal nerve endings






49. Section of the body through the median plane






50. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface