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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Inside of the mouth






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






3. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






4. Number of cranial bones






5. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






6. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired






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






8. Erythrocytes






9. 'flight or flight' responses






10. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






11. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






12. Under tongue






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






14. Lowering of the lower jaw






15. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






16. Biggest artery in body






17. Rising of the lower jaw






18. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






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






20. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






21. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart






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






23. Padding in between bones






24. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






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






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






27. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






28. 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






29. Artery to max premolars






30. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






31. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






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






33. Prefix meaning too much






34. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






35. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






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






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






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






39. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






40. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






41. Infection of the maxillary sinus






42. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






43. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops






44. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






45. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






46. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






47. Back of an area of the body






48. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement






49. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






50. 'rest or digest' responses