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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Towards the crown of a tooth






2. Structure closest to the palate






3. 2 branches of nervous system






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






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






6. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone






7. Paired bones - most posterior part of the hard palate - 2 bones fuse together @ the midline to form the hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






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






9. Connects to common carotid arter






10. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






11. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections






12. Important part of blood composition for clotting






13. 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






14. Section of the body through the median plane






15. Connects to aorta






16. Cavity within the bone






17. Structures closest to the tongue






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






19. Structures located toward the surface of the body






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






21. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






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






23. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






24. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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25. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






26. 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






27. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






28. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






29. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






30. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






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






32. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






33. VII nerve - muscles of facial expression - tear glands - salivary glands - sensory and motor






34. Opening or canal in the bone






35. Fuses with frontal bone facially






36. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






37. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






38. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel






39. Structures closest to the facial surface






40. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






41. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped






42. Divides space between bones






43. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money






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






45. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






46. Front area of the body






47. 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






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






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






50. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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