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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Paired bones withing the body part of the nose - lateral portion of nasal septum






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






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






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






5. Bundle of neurons






6. Connects to common carotid arter






7. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






8. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum






9. Strong muscle in the buccal region Which is felt when a patient clenches the teeth together






10. Number of cranial bones






11. Structure closest to the palate






12. Structures closest to the inner cheek






13. Artery to #6-11






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






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






16. 2 valves of the heart






17. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)






18. Swelling of lymph nodes :abnormal enlargement' - can be helped with antibiotic






19. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






20. Artery to mandible






21. Sides of tongue






22. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






23. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






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






25. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






26. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves






27. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






28. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






29. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






30. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






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






32. Structures closest to the tongue






33. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally






34. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






35. Back of an area of the body






36. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






37. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






38. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






39. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)






40. Dislocation of joints






41. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes






42. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






43. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






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. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






46. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus






47. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






48. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






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






50. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity







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