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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Structures located toward the surface of the body






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






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






4. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






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






6. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






7. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






8. Structures closest to the inner cheek






9. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






10. Vertical portion of mandible






11. Structures closest to the tongue






12. Prefix meaning not enough






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






14. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






15. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






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






17. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






18. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






19. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






20. Number of cranial bones






21. Inferior alveolar nerve






22. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






23. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad






24. Opening or canal in the bone






25. 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)






26. Erythrocytes






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






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






29. Prefix meaning too much






30. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure






31. Dislocation of joints






32. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






33. Structure closest to lips






34. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






35. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body






36. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






37. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs






38. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






40. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






41. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






42. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






43. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






44. Structures on the opposite side of the body






45. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






46. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






47. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






48. 4 muscles of mastication






49. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






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