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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Structures closest to the facial surface






2. 'rest or digest' responses






3. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz






4. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor






5. Paired - forms bridge of nose






6. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






7. Watery basis of blood composition






8. Section of the body through any frontal plane






9. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






10. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






11. Structures closest to the inner cheek






12. Erythrocytes






13. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






14. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






15. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






16. Top posterior of tongue






17. 2 valves of the heart






18. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






19. Middle superior alveolar nerve






20. Forms sockets of teeth






21. Aiming area for palatal injections






22. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






23. Under tongue






24. Large vein on top of heart






25. Structure at the median plane






26. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






27. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






28. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






29. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types






30. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






31. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






32. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






33. Lingual Nerve






34. Structures on the opposite side of the body






35. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






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






37. Connects to aorta






38. Corners of mouth






39. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel






40. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






41. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






42. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine






43. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor






44. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone






45. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






46. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






47. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






48. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






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






50. Structures located toward the surface of the body