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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Artery to max molars






2. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






3. 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






4. Decreased saliva flow






5. Rising of the lower jaw






6. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






7. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






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






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






10. 2 branches of nervous system






11. Towards the crown of a tooth






12. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






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






14. Water saliva composition






15. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses






16. Area closer to the median plane of the body






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






18. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet






19. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses






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






21. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






22. Cavity within the bone






23. Number of bones in the skull






24. Infection of the maxillary sinus






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






26. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






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






28. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






29. 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






30. 2 places where bones grow at






31. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured






32. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






33. Middle superior alveolar nerve






34. Structures closest to the inner cheek






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






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






37. Section of the body through the median plane






38. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






39. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






40. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






41. Forms sockets of teeth






42. Pointed end of a conical structure






43. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






44. Aiming area for palatal injections






45. Prefix meaning not enough






46. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






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






48. Bundle of neurons






49. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement






50. Artery to cheek