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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






2. Inferior alveolar nerve






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






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






5. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






7. Section of the body through any frontal plane






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






9. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






10. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






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






12. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid






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






14. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






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






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






17. Under tongue






18. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






19. 'rest or digest' responses






20. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






21. Top posterior of tongue






22. Largest gland. paired. located in front of ear - outside of skull - under skin and muscle. Stenson's Duct. Serous secretions- 25% of total volume. Responsible for mumps






23. Sides of tongue






24. Number of bones in the skull






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






26. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






28. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone






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






30. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






31. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






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






33. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






34. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






35. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






36. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






37. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






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






39. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






40. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel






41. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






42. Paired - forms bridge of nose






43. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






44. Number of cranial bones






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






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






47. Forms sockets of teeth






48. Watery basis of blood composition






49. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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50. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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