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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Buccal Nerve






2. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






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






4. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






5. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






6. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






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






8. Forms sockets of teeth






9. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






10. 4 muscles of mastication






11. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






12. Middle superior alveolar nerve






13. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones






14. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






15. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






16. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






17. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






18. Opening or canal in the bone






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






20. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






21. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






22. 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






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






24. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






25. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






26. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






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






28. Mylohyoid nerve






29. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






30. Pointed end of a conical structure






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






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






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






34. Connects to aorta






35. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract






36. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus






37. Section of the body through the median plane






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






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






40. Sides of tongue






41. Artery to mandible






42. Dislocation of joints






43. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






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






45. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






46. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs






47. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






48. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






49. Structures located toward the surface of the body






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