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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






2. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






3. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






4. Artery to tongue






5. Structure closest to the palate






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






7. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






8. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






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






10. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






11. Dislocation of joints






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






13. Under tongue






14. Section of the body through any frontal plane






15. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






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






17. Nerve supply to the periodontium






18. 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






19. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






20. Front area of the body






21. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system






22. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






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






24. Inside of the mouth






25. Artery to mandible






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






27. 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






28. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






29. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






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






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






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






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






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






35. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






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






37. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






38. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






39. Aiming area for palatal injections






40. Tip of tongue






41. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering






42. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films






43. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






44. Important part of blood composition for clotting






45. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






46. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed






47. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control






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






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






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