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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Section of the body through any frontal plane
frontal section
base
Trigeminal Nerve
cardiovascular disease
2. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull
frontal process of the maxilla
parietal bone
common carotid artery
exocrine
3. 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
Nerve for upper premolars
plexus
7 types of muscles of head and neck
Trigeminal Nerve
4. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs
articulation
submandibular gland
pulmonary artery
central and peripheral nervous systems
5. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone
capillary
lacrimal bones
ligament
zygomatic bones
6. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints
middle superior alveolar artery
external
inferior
temporomandibular disorder
7. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms
mandibular canal
infraorbital region
parietal bone
Palatine process of the maxilla
8. Tip of tongue
apex
middle superior alveolar artery
neurotransmitter
alveolar bone
9. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle
synapse
lingual
palatal
infraorbital region
10. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones
frontal bone
ligament
bacteremia
anastomosis
11. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure
medial
ventral
parotid gland
endocrine
12. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor
palatal
ethmoid sinuses
Vagus nerve
infraorbital region
13. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid
transverse section
mandible
ranula
sphenoid bone
14. Singe bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of skull - many foramen and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid
sphenoid
superior vena cava
protrusion of the mandible
superficial
15. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________
ipsilateral
artery
Heart
mandibular canal
16. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired
zygomatic bones
Ganglion
temporomandibule joint
plaque
17. 4 muscles of mastication
superficial
contralateral
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
transverse section
18. Structures located toward the surface of the body
superficial
temporomandibular disorder
lymphadenopathy
bones
19. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ
hematoma
anterior
mandible
valves
20. Structures closest to the inner cheek
buccal
hemorrhage
ranula
parietal bones
21. Network of veins that comes together (paired)
hematoma
sympathetic nervous system
secondary node
plexus
22. 'flight or flight' responses
superior vena cava
contralateral
sympathetic nervous system
afferent vessel
23. 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
frontal process of the maxilla
local infiltration
vermillion zone
condyle
24. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle
heart
ipsilateral
paresthesia
buccinator
25. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ
arch
spinal cord
capillary
condyle
26. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum
sublingual gland
apex
vomer
nasal bones
27. Front area of the body
Nerve for mandible
ventral
pulmonary vein
maxilla
28. 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
facial artery
greater palatine foramen
distal
sublingual gland
29. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel
temporal
median
hilus
elevation of the mandible
30. Watery basis of blood composition
zygomatic bones
plasma
Maxilla
common carotid artery
31. Network of blood vessels - usually veins
22
bacteremia
plexus
atherosclerosis
32. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands
lingual artery
endocrine
vermillion border
sagittal plane
33. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible
mandible (V3)
inferior alveolar artery
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
trochlear nerve
34. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip
philtrum
capillary
Trigeminal Nerve
palatine bones
35. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system
afferent vessel
Nerve for mandible
anterior superior alveolar artery
spinal cord
36. Artery to #6-11
anterior superior alveolar artery
ethmoid bone
heart
mandible (V3)
37. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils
hypo
oculomotor nerve
Maxillary (V2) nerve
mitral valve prolapse
38. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case
Palatine process of the maxilla
mandible (V3)
scalp
apex
39. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
maxillary sinuses
Acoustic nerve
Vagus nerve
40. Structures on the opposite side of the body
contralateral
distal
external acousitc meatus
tubercle
41. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region
contralateral
Nerve for tongue
palatine bones
spinal cord
42. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks
Nerve for cheek
nerve block
occipital
afferent nerve
43. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart
maxilla
cardiovascular disease
superior
retromolar pad
44. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull
parietal bones
plaque
mandible
trochlear nerve
45. Structures located inward - away from the body surface
temporal bone
sinus
deep
Nerve for cheek
46. Number of facial bones
proximal
trochlear nerve
red blood cells
14
47. Artery to mandible
sublingual gland
inferior alveolar artery
zygomatic bone
eminence
48. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth
retraction of the mandible
submandibular gland
synovial fluid
mixed
49. 2 branches of nervous system
parotid gland
optic nerve
hemorrhage
central and peripheral nervous systems
50. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes
involuntary muscle
body
local infiltration
bones