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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum
anatomical postition
articular disc
submandibular gland
occipital
2. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball
trigeminal nerve
trochlear nerve
14
facial
3. Towards the crown of a tooth
meatus
foramen magnum
coronal
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
4. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands
angle
temporal bone
xerostomia
endocrine
5. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently
Central nervous system
cells
lingual artery
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
6. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone
mucous
4 processes of zygomatic arch
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
landmarks
7. Ropey saliva composition
secondary node
meatus
mucous
middle superior alveolar artery
8. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls
veins
arteries
Glossopharyngeal nerve
proximal
9. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull
external acousitc meatus
internal
parietal bones
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
10. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful
Central nervous system
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
maxillary sinuses
secondary node
11. 2 accessory muscles of mastication
depression of the mandible
hyper
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
palatine bones
12. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus
lymphatic system
14
temporal bone
cells
13. Also called a meniscus - attached to condyle on medial and lateral poles - shape conforms with shape of adjacent articulating bones - completely divides TMJ into 2 compartments - can be wrinking - torn - hardened - or detached on one end
articular disc
philtrum
temporomandibule joint
lacrimal bones
14. Paired bones withing the body part of the nose - lateral portion of nasal septum
serous
Facial nerve
inferior nasal conchae
vein
15. Pointed end of a conical structure
vomer
apex
zygomatic bone
superficial
16. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions
facial artery
facial paralysis
sinus
lymphatic vessels
17. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth
submandibular gland
anastomose
zygomatic bones
insertion
18. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible
articulation
vermillion zone
mandible (V3)
Cranial Nerves
19. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX
joint
zygomatic bone
sublingual gland
parotid gland
20. Watery basis of blood composition
7 types of facial bones
ventral
primary node
plasma
21. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands
mitral valve prolapse
paresthesia
involuntary muscle
ranula
22. Short - windowlike opening in the bone
action
retromolar pad
foramen/ foramina
vomer
23. Network of veins that comes together (paired)
plexus
Nerve for #6-11
foramen/ foramina
mandible (V3)
24. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery
ligament
maxillary artery
artery
Trigeminal Nerve
25. Artery to cheek
articular disc
facial artery
opthalmic (V1) nerve
mandible
26. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity
gliding movement of TMJ
body
infraorbital artery
sensory/afferent vessels
27. Number of bones in the skull
capillary
thrombus/thrombi
22
muscle
28. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood
retraction of the mandible
vein
olfactory nerve
ramus
29. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle
synapse
external auditory meatus
mandible
submandibular gland
30. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base
temporal bone
gliding movement of TMJ
mitral valve prolapse
ethmoid bone
31. 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
Facial nerve
maxillary sinuses
local infiltration
rotational movement of TMJ
32. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel
nervous system
mucocele
spinal cord
hilus
33. 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)
Maxillary (V2) nerve
endocrine
Neuron
sphenoid sinuses
34. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva
amylase
frontal process of the maxilla
middle superior alveolar artery
median
35. V- trigeminal - VII- facial
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
anterior superior alveolar artery
lymphatic system
hyper
36. 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
process
pterygoid venus plexus
temporomandibule joint
7 types of muscles of head and neck
37. Structures on the same side of the body
plexus
ipsilateral
Cranial Nerves
endocrine
38. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure
mandible (V3)
origin
eminence
alveolar bone proper
39. 3 TMJ Ligaments
posterior superior alveolar artery
suture
pulmonary vein
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
40. Horizontal portion of mandible
body
innervation
plaque
parietal bone
41. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves
Nerve for upper premolars
veins
buccinator
facial paralysis
42. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking
anterior superior alveolar artery
metastasis
sphenoid sinuses
mitral valve prolapse
43. 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
sublingual gland
ethmoid bone
hilus
scalp
44. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms
8 landmarks of mandible
Palatine process of the maxilla
occipital bone
palatine bones
45. Erythrocytes
red blood cells
lymphadenopathy
rotational movement of TMJ
Hypoglossal nerve
46. Fuses with frontal bone facially
coronoid process
frontal process of the maxilla
coronal
veins
47. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible
Central nervous system
submandibular gland
Trigeminal Nerve
Hypoglossal nerve
48. Buccal Nerve
retromolar pad
articulation
foramen magnum
Nerve for cheek
49. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions
frontal plane
parietal bones
frontal sinuses
median plane
50. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad
Facial nerve
olfactory nerve
submandibular gland
8 landmarks of mandible