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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






2. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






3. Lingual Nerve






4. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






5. 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






6. Mylohyoid nerve






7. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid






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






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






10. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded






11. Area closer to the median plane of the body






12. All cranial nerves are ________






13. Front area of the body






14. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






15. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters






16. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






17. 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






18. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






19. 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






20. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






21. Rising of the lower jaw






22. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






23. 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






24. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






25. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones






26. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






27. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






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






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






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






31. Middle superior alveolar nerve






32. Section of the body through any frontal plane






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






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






35. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






36. Connects to aorta






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






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






39. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






40. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






41. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






42. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking






43. 4 muscles of mastication






44. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






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






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






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






48. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






49. Section of the body through the median plane






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







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