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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






2. Tip of tongue






3. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






4. Lowering of the lower jaw






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






6. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary






7. Rising of the lower jaw






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






9. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






10. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






11. All cranial nerves are ________






12. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue






13. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films






14. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






15. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






16. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






17. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






18. Type of injection that anesthetizes a small area- one or two teeth and associated structures- when the local anesthetic agent is deposited near nerminal nerve endings






19. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered






20. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)






21. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






22. Singe bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of skull - many foramen and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






23. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






24. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






25. Section of the body through any frontal plane






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






27. Structure at the median plane






28. 2 valves of the heart






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






30. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






31. Artery to cheek






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






33. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






34. Padding in between bones






35. Important part of blood composition for clotting






36. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






37. Number of cranial bones






38. Connects to common carotid arter






39. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






40. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






41. Structure closest to lips






42. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






43. 4 muscles of mastication






44. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity






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






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






47. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






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






49. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body






50. Area where the bones are joined to each other