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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






2. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






3. Padding in between bones






4. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






5. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering






6. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






7. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






8. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






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






10. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






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






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






13. Attaches several muscles to mandible






14. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






15. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






16. Vertical portion of mandible






17. Horizontal portion of mandible






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






19. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






20. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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






22. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






23. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






24. 4 muscles of mastication






25. Swelling of lymph nodes :abnormal enlargement' - can be helped with antibiotic






26. Connects to aorta






27. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)






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






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






30. Inside of the mouth






31. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






32. Nerve supply to the periodontium






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






34. Artery to max molars






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






36. Back of an area of the body






37. 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






38. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






40. Bundle of neurons






41. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






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






43. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






44. Infection of the maxillary sinus






45. Area where the bones are joined to each other






46. Back of an area of the body






47. Paired - forms bridge of nose






48. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






49. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






50. Bringing backward of the lower jaw







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