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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Posterior 1/3 of tongue
base
mandible
arch
secondary node
2. Number of cranial bones
facial
8
cleft palate
meatus
3. Artery to tongue
apex
lingual artery
muscle
Nerve for upper premolars
4. Watery basis of blood composition
plasma
secondary node
dorsal
Paired
5. Section of the body through any frontal plane
paranasal sinus
frontal section
buccinator
afferent vessel
6. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch
arteries
lateral
heart
frontal bone
7. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped
ventral
frontal sinuses
internal
protrusion of the mandible
8. Back of an area of the body
posterior
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
nerve block
mylohyoid muscle
9. Large vein on top of heart
superior vena cava
vein
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
frontal bone
10. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum
vomer
coronoid process
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
nerve block
11. Mylohyoid nerve
inferior alveolar artery
Vagus nerve
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
8
12. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands
ranula
hematoma
facial paralysis
parietal bone
13. Pointed end of a conical structure
external
mucocele
apex
inferior nasal conchae
14. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections
metastasis
innervation
bones
submandibular gland
15. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery
maxillary artery
pulmonary artery
exocrine
submandibular gland
16. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature
temporal
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
lymphatic vessels
voluntary muscle
17. Not part of TMJ - but rather on the medial side of the mandible - Attaches @ spine of sphenoid bone to the lingual of the mandibular foramen - becomes taut when mandible is protruded
central and peripheral nervous systems
sympathetic nervous system
sphenomandibular ligament
muscles
18. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries
median
plaque
trochlear nerve
scalp
19. Infection of the maxillary sinus
hyper
Cranial Nerves
maxillary sinusitis
median
20. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood
capillary
Spinal Accessory nerve
pulmonary vein
primary node
21. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood
scalp
mucocele
palatal
vein
22. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues
anastomose
Vagus nerve
sympathetic nervous system
lymphatic system
23. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure
endocrine
Nerve for cheek
lateral
22
24. Front area of the body
posterior
olfactory nerve
thyroid
ventral
25. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle
paranasal sinus
exocrine
pulmonary vein
buccinator
26. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils
parotid gland
Nerve for mandible
oculomotor nerve
vein
27. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum
infraorbital region
vomer
body
amylase
28. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone
protrusion of the mandible
tubercle
sialolith
landmarks
29. Structures located toward the surface of the body
hilus
anatomical postition
superficial
maxilla
30. Divides space between bones
metastasis
temporal bone
articular disc
Nerve for tongue
31. Structures located inward - away from the body surface
Facial nerve
plasma
deep
submandibular gland
32. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract
action
midsagittal section
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
arch
33. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node
temporal bone
afferent vessel
embolus/emboli
plaque
34. Towards the crown of a tooth
common carotid artery
Vagus nerve
process
coronal
35. 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
pterygoid venus plexus
artery
internal
palatine bones
36. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve
efferent (motor)
afferent vessel
Nerve for #6-11
plexus
37. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible
efferent (motor)
8 landmarks of mandible
22
7 types of facial bones
38. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible
contralateral
ventral
Hypoglossal nerve
Trigeminal Nerve
39. Structure closest to lips
mandibular canal
apex
labial
body
40. Aiming area for palatal injections
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
greater palatine foramen
submandibular gland
proximal
41. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region
nasal bones
superior
opportunisitic pathogen
infraorbital region
42. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection
base
buccal
Central nervous system
mucocele
43. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body
vomer
facial artery
inferior
parotid gland
44. Loss of action of the facial muscles
mastoid process
facial paralysis
palatal
facial artery
45. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering
Nerve for tongue
infraorbital artery
sphenoid bone
orbicularis oris
46. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body
heart
palatal
ethmoid sinuses
efferent (motor)
47. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone
cleft palate
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
vermillion border
posterior
48. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible
nerve
ventral
temporomandibular ligament
Neuron
49. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions
frontal plane
facial
Nerve for tongue
synapse
50. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone
central and peripheral nervous systems
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
Acoustic nerve
lacrimal bones