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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






2. Divides space between bones






3. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






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






5. Section of the body through the median plane






6. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






7. 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)






8. Singe bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of skull - many foramen and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






9. 4 muscles of mastication






10. Decreased saliva flow






11. Forms sockets of teeth






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






13. Strong muscle in the buccal region Which is felt when a patient clenches the teeth together






14. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






15. Cervical muscles - muscles of facial expression - muscles of mastication - muscles of tongue - muscles of the pharynx - muscles of the hyoid - muscles of the soft palate






16. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor






17. Erythrocytes






18. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






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






20. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






21. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






22. Water saliva composition






23. Loss of action of the facial muscles






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






25. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






26. Nerve supply to the periodontium






27. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






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






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






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






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






32. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






33. Prefix meaning not enough






34. Artery to #6-11






35. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






36. Artery to tongue






37. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






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






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






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






41. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






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






43. Rising of the lower jaw






44. Infection of the maxillary sinus






45. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






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






47. Watery basis of blood composition






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






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






50. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system