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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones






2. Artery to max molars






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






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






5. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






6. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






7. 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






8. Ropey saliva composition






9. All cranial nerves are ________






10. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward






11. Back of an area of the body






12. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






13. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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14. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered






15. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






16. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






17. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure






18. 'rest or digest' responses






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






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






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






22. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






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






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






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






26. Rising of the lower jaw






27. Section of the body through any frontal plane






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






29. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






30. 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






31. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






32. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






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






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






35. Aiming area for palatal injections






36. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






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






38. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart






39. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






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






41. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






42. Lingual Nerve






43. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






44. Structure closest to lips






45. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






46. Number of bones in the skull






47. Nerve supply to the periodontium






48. 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






49. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure






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