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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull
capillary
coronal
parietal bone
Glossopharyngeal nerve
2. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum
retromolar pad
occipital
landmarks
anastomose
3. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet
superior
frontal bone
trigeminal nerve
4 processes of zygomatic arch
4. Erythrocytes
plexus
afferent vessel
red blood cells
anastomosis
5. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor
vein
occipital bone
Acoustic nerve
base
6. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful
cleft palate
maxillary sinuses
parietal bones
ligament
7. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________
afferent nerve
valves
sphenoid sinuses
Heart
8. Area where the bones are joined to each other
Nerve for upper premolars
retromolar pad
articulation
buccinator
9. 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
frontal section
paranasal sinus
foramen/ foramina
amylase
10. Attaches several muscles to mandible
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
Nerve for tongue
angle
maxillary artery
11. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area
ethmoid bone
zygomatic bone
mastoid process
valves
12. General term for any prominence on a bony surface
anastomosis
occipital
venule
process
13. Structure at the median plane
plasma
median
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
pulmonary vein
14. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls
angle
temporomandibular joint
arteries
process
15. Connects to common carotid arter
external carotid artery
lacrimal bones
frontal plane
22
16. Short - windowlike opening in the bone
occipital
Vagus nerve
condyle
foramen/ foramina
17. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system
mandible
masseter muscle
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
lymphadenopathy
18. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling
temporal
vein
anatomical postition
paresthesia
19. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections
median plane
normal flora
foramen magnum
mandible
20. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region
inferior vena cava
Neuron
palatine bones
mucous
21. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system
vomer
vomer
bacteremia
eminence
22. 'rest or digest' responses
sagittal plane
parasympathetic nervous system
arteries
mucous
23. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body
zygomatic bone
lymphatic vessels
ligament
coronoid process
24. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs
deep
pulmonary artery
anterior
distal
25. Structures on the same side of the body
ipsilateral
mylohyoid muscle
tubercle
voluntary muscle
26. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface
eminence
anterior
efferent (motor)
external auditory meatus
27. Infection of the maxillary sinus
maxillary sinusitis
muscle
inferior alveolar artery
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
28. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured
vein
hemorrhage
frontal sinuses
veins
29. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types
mastoid process
depression of the mandible
alveolar bone
white blood cells
30. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid
mucocele
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
lacrimal bones
6 types of cranial bones
31. Bundle of neurons
nerve
palatine bones
Vagus nerve
mastoid process
32. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move
parietal bones
frontal sinuses
Cranial Nerves
muscle
33. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system
median
Ganglion
foramen/ foramina
gliding movement of TMJ
34. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped
frontal sinuses
embolus/emboli
palatal
alveolar process
35. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve
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36. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes
ramus
anesthesia
landmarks
involuntary muscle
37. Padding in between bones
mucous
olfactory nerve
synovial fluid
alveolar process
38. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth
bones
alveolar bone proper
temporomandibular joint
Nerve for cheek
39. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery
sensory and motor
anesthesia
xerostomia
maxillary artery
40. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary
inferior nasal conchae
local infiltration
coronal
muscles
41. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate
nervous system
muscle
Trigeminal Nerve
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
42. Structures located toward the surface of the body
tubercle
Palatine process of the maxilla
synovial fluid
superficial
43. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised
bones
temporomandibule joint
opportunistic infections
Palatine process of the maxilla
44. Inferior alveolar nerve
ramus
parasympathetic nervous system
red blood cells
Nerve for mandible
45. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going
alvoelar process of the maxilla
lateral pterygoid muscle
alveolar process
process
46. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes
Heart
anesthesia
foramen magnum
apex
47. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
afferent vessel
Palatine process of the maxilla
submandibular gland
48. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body
heart
anastomose
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
sensory and motor
49. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel
base
muscles
Maxillary (V2) nerve
anastomosis
50. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip
pterygoid venus plexus
frontal bone
philtrum
transverse section