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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Artery to max premolars






2. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






3. Single bone - midline bone of cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes






4. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






5. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






6. Smaller vein that drains the capillaries in the tissue area






7. 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






8. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






9. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






10. 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






11. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip






12. Section of the body through the median plane






13. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






14. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






15. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






16. All cranial nerves are ________






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






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






19. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






20. Cavity within the bone






21. 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






22. Erythrocytes






23. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






24. Area where the bones are joined to each other






25. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






26. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






27. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






28. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






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






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






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






32. Towards the crown of a tooth






33. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






34. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






35. Structure closest to the palate






36. 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






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






38. Pointed end of a conical structure






39. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






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






41. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






42. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






43. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract






44. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






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






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






47. Buccal Nerve






48. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus






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






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