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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible
facial artery
Trigeminal Nerve
nervous system
abducens nerve
2. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord
spinal cord
afferent nerve
retraction of the mandible
Central nervous system
3. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters
7 types of facial bones
anesthesia
Ganglion
primary node
4. Network of blood vessels - usually veins
trochlear nerve
platelets
plexus
articular disc
5. Mylohyoid nerve
frontal bone
effernt vessel
ethmoid
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
6. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed
maxilla
retromolar pad
mucocele
occipital bone
7. 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
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
lacrimal bones
pathogen
Cranial Nerves
8. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature
depression of the mandible
nerve block
temporal
buccal
9. Structures closest to the facial surface
facial
local infiltration
bones
hematoma
10. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded
zygomatic process of maxilla
mitral and tricuspid
stylomandibular ligament
meatus
11. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel
afferent nerve
subluxation
anastomosis
frontal bone
12. Connects to common carotid arter
external
Nerve for tongue
mucous
external carotid artery
13. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ
14
parietal bone
retraction of the mandible
mandible
14. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms
frontal plane
anastomosis
Palatine process of the maxilla
action
15. Nerve supply to the periodontium
Ganglion
innervation
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
sympathetic nervous system
16. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth
superior
exocrine
alveolar bone proper
vein
17. Cavity within the bone
temporal bone
sinus
external auditory meatus
normal flora
18. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum
serous
efferent (motor)
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
occipital
19. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter
tubercle
medial pterygoid muscle
veins
lateral
20. Rising of the lower jaw
elevation of the mandible
transverse section
bacteremia
opportunisitic pathogen
21. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node
anastomosis
palatine bones
secondary node
synapse
22. Front area of the body
lateral pterygoid muscle
opthalmic (V1) nerve
submandibular gland
ventral
23. All cranial nerves are ________
hypo
arteries
opportunistic infections
Paired
24. 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
voluntary muscle
frontal process of the maxilla
afferent nerve
articular disc
25. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart
zygomatic process of maxilla
depression of the mandible
body
cardiovascular disease
26. Artery to #6-11
anterior superior alveolar artery
stylomandibular ligament
proximal
contralateral
27. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum
inferior nasal conchae
serous
Maxillary (V2) nerve
innervation
28. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle
buccinator
Nerve for cheek
Abducen's Nerve Paralysis
pulmonary artery
29. Structures closest to the tongue
superior vena cava
exocrine
sphenoid
lingual
30. Forms sockets of teeth
red blood cells
meatus
alveolar process
middle superior alveolar artery
31. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt
alveolar bone
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
alvoelar process of the maxilla
action
32. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge
normal flora
embolus/emboli
mylohyoid muscle
infraorbital region
33. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery
infraorbital artery
condyle
afferent vessel
sphenomandibular ligament
34. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections
superior vena cava
thrombus/thrombi
bones
sinus
35. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum
vomer
superior vena cava
alveolar bone
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
36. V- trigeminal - VII- facial
Acoustic nerve
red blood cells
sphenoid sinuses
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
37. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought
Spinal Accessory nerve
voluntary muscle
palatine bones
inferior
38. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs
mucous
pulmonary artery
Nerve for #6-11
thyroid
39. Cervical muscles - muscles of facial expression - muscles of mastication - muscles of tongue - muscles of the pharynx - muscles of the hyoid - muscles of the soft palate
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
abducens nerve
7 types of muscles of head and neck
sialolith
40. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus
temporal bone
trochlear nerve
median plane
mylohyoid muscle
41. Top posterior of tongue
dorsal
ethmoid
midsagittal section
temporal bone
42. Structures located inward - away from the body surface
deep
vomer
external
metastasis
43. Swelling of lymph nodes :abnormal enlargement' - can be helped with antibiotic
lymphadenopathy
facial paralysis
Abducen's Nerve Paralysis
external
44. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
lymphadenopathy
ventral
anesthesia
45. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints
inferior vena cava
temporomandibular disorder
effernt vessel
capillary
46. 2 accessory muscles of mastication
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
olfactory nerve
inferior nasal conchae
Maxillary (V2) nerve
47. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body
maxilla
articular disc
inferior
mitral and tricuspid
48. Structure closest to lips
Spinal Accessory nerve
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
exocrine
labial
49. Water saliva composition
heart
anterior
philtrum
serous
50. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses
elevation of the mandible
nervous system
dorsal
anesthesia