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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Structures closest to the tongue
labial commissure
lingual
Facial nerve
submandibular gland
2. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery
thyroid
effernt vessel
infraorbital artery
frontal bone
3. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge
deep
vermillion zone
mylohyoid muscle
effernt vessel
4. Artery to tongue
arteries
articulation
Nerve for #6-11
lingual artery
5. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter
lingual
ethmoid bone
arteries
medial pterygoid muscle
6. Number of cranial bones
Bell's Palsy
Heart
Nerve for upper premolars
8
7. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering
Cranial Nerves
meatus
external auditory meatus
orbicularis oris
8. Horizontal portion of mandible
parietal bone
plasma
body
temporomandibular disorder
9. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system
occipital
embolus/emboli
Ganglion
arteries
10. Lingual Nerve
aorta
pathogen
temporal bone
Nerve for tongue
11. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured
temporal
hemorrhage
muscle
plexus
12. Short - windowlike opening in the bone
articular disc
distal
foramen/ foramina
superior
13. Section of the body through any horizontal plane
retraction of the mandible
transverse section
parietal bone
Gasserion Ganglion
14. Water saliva composition
serous
mitral and tricuspid
mixed
trochlear nerve
15. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands
ranula
horizontal plane
retraction of the mandible
muscles
16. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor
Acoustic nerve
artery
transverse section
sphenoid
17. Divides space between bones
ligament
articular disc
Cranial Nerves
rotational movement of TMJ
18. Loss of action of the facial muscles
lateral pterygoid muscle
atherosclerosis
Maxillary (V2) nerve
facial paralysis
19. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system
Maxillary (V2) nerve
bacteremia
infraorbital region
cardiovascular disease
20. Paired glands located in the anterior floor of mouth under the tongue - smallest gland with many ducts - mixed salivay composition - but predominantly mucous- 10% volume
sublingual gland
hematoma
venule
metastasis
21. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling
lingual
palatine bones
paresthesia
frontal process of the maxilla
22. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area
innervation
valves
greater palatine foramen
subluxation
23. Structures located inward - away from the body surface
plexus
posterior
cleft palate
deep
24. Erythrocytes
red blood cells
mandible
maxillary artery
ethmoid sinuses
25. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure
medial
nasal bones
median plane
medial pterygoid muscle
26. Artery to max premolars
alveolar bone
ranula
plaque
middle superior alveolar artery
27. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth
white blood cells
mucocele
venule
alveolar bone proper
28. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions
spinal cord
Maxillary (V2) nerve
secondary node
horizontal plane
29. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum
Nerve for tongue
sphenomandibular ligament
vomer
plexus
30. Padding in between bones
Nerve for upper premolars
external acousitc meatus
hemorrhage
synovial fluid
31. 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
bacteremia
palatine bones
anterior superior alveolar artery
joint
32. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet
lacrimal bones
deep
Gasserion Ganglion
anesthesia
33. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord
exocrine
sensory/afferent vessels
coronoid process
mitral and tricuspid
34. Artery to cheek
mucocele
anastomosis
facial artery
Nerve for #6-11
35. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth
plexus
afferent nerve
Glossopharyngeal nerve
submandibular gland
36. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed
temporomandibular ligament
elevation of the mandible
mucocele
lymphatic system
37. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes
involuntary muscle
tubercle
superficial
lingual artery
38. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose
inferior
plaque
nasal bones
7 types of facial bones
39. Large vein on top of heart
superior vena cava
mixed
valves
arch
40. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system
angle
mixed
ipsilateral
spinal cord
41. 2 accessory muscles of mastication
external
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
ramus
vermillion border
42. 2 valves of the heart
mitral and tricuspid
Nerve for cheek
mixed
mucous
43. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots
external auditory meatus
angle
median plane
hematoma
44. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought
voluntary muscle
parietal bone
medial pterygoid muscle
superior
45. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord
afferent nerve
paresthesia
effernt vessel
posterior superior alveolar artery
46. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus
anastomose
temporal bone
Maxilla
lymphatic system
47. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films
7 types of facial bones
frontal sinuses
exocrine
zygomatic process of maxilla
48. Back of an area of the body
coronoid process
dorsal
body
medial pterygoid muscle
49. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel
vermillion zone
body
Ganglion
anastomosis
50. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions
Facial nerve
frontal plane
buccal
local infiltration