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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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1. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth
Glossopharyngeal nerve
alveolar bone
olfactory nerve
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
2. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible
temporomandibular ligament
bones
lymphadenopathy
buccal
3. Results from incomplete fusion of the maxillary bones at palatine process - open area that can involve from no teeth to involving teeth - palate - lip - and nasal - can involve pedodontist - oral surgeon - and pediatrician some appliances may be need
muscles
elevation of the mandible
cleft palate
Spinal Accessory nerve
4. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad
14
retromolar pad
8 landmarks of mandible
Acoustic nerve
5. Mylohyoid nerve
inferior
pulmonary artery
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
labial commissure
6. 2 accessory muscles of mastication
heart
Maxilla
cleft palate
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
7. Artery to #6-11
gliding movement of TMJ
anterior superior alveolar artery
occipital bone
orbicularis oris
8. Structures closest to the facial surface
origin
facial
median
hematoma
9. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet
tubercle
stylomandibular ligament
Gasserion Ganglion
anastomose
10. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor
6 types of cranial bones
Hypoglossal nerve
coronoid process
Ganglion
11. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor
nervous system
Paired
occipital bone
Spinal Accessory nerve
12. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus
lymphatic vessels
ventral
temporal bone
facial artery
13. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle
medial
buccinator
8
protrusion of the mandible
14. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base
lingual
ethmoid bone
voluntary muscle
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
15. 2 places where bones grow at
mastoid process
Surfaces and Sutures
maxillary sinuses
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
16. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane
veins
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
mucocele
sagittal plane
17. Fuses with frontal bone facially
vein
Bell's Palsy
vomer
frontal process of the maxilla
18. Inferior alveolar nerve
alveolar bone proper
Nerve for mandible
cardiovascular disease
frontal plane
19. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva
pulmonary artery
apex
ethmoid sinuses
amylase
20. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement
depression of the mandible
lymphadenopathy
bones
bacteremia
21. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue
capillary
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
articular disc
superior vena cava
22. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible
Facial nerve
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
mandible (V3)
apex
23. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
maxilla
origin
plexus
24. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised
synovial fluid
nasal bones
opportunistic infections
sagittal plane
25. 'rest or digest' responses
parasympathetic nervous system
ethmoid
Ganglion
submandibular gland
26. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla
nasal bones
body
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
posterior
27. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes
Heart
involuntary muscle
pterygoid venus plexus
paranasal sinus
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
sphenomandibular ligament
frontal bone
cells
sensory/afferent vessels
29. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull
medial
parietal bones
opthalmic (V1) nerve
frontal bone
30. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone
lacrimal bones
Maxillary (V2) nerve
temporal bone
muscle
31. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going
pterygoid venus plexus
retraction of the mandible
process
Nerve for cheek
32. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured
superficial
Nerve for mandible
pulmonary vein
hemorrhage
33. Erythrocytes
red blood cells
rotational movement of TMJ
cleft palate
philtrum
34. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ
olfactory nerve
mandible
sphenoid sinuses
central and peripheral nervous systems
35. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms
cells
Palatine process of the maxilla
sialolith
ranula
36. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter
pterygoid venus plexus
medial pterygoid muscle
efferent (motor)
red blood cells
37. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch
mylohyoid muscle
xerostomia
anastomose
frontal bone
38. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible
sublingual gland
Trigeminal Nerve
depression of the mandible
neurotransmitter
39. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
suture
nerve block
Hypoglossal nerve
40. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor
Acoustic nerve
frontal section
metastasis
median
41. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel
cells
hilus
articular disc
sphenoid bone
42. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case
atherosclerosis
sphenoid
pterygoid venus plexus
scalp
43. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth
temporal bone
mucous
alveolar bone proper
origin
44. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands
8 landmarks of mandible
temporomandibular disorder
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
exocrine
45. Artery to max molars
paranasal sinus
external auditory meatus
cleft palate
posterior superior alveolar artery
46. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis
afferent vessel
paranasal sinus
frontal bone
infraorbital artery
47. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood
vein
innervation
anesthesia
zygomatic process of maxilla
48. 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
lymphatic vessels
thyroid
sialolith
lingual artery
49. Ropey saliva composition
contralateral
mucous
frontal bone
proximal
50. Lowering of the lower jaw
action
alveolar bone proper
depression of the mandible
dorsal
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