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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Loss of action of the facial muscles






2. Buccal Nerve






3. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






4. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






5. Artery to cheek






6. Front area of the body






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






8. Forms sockets of teeth






9. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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10. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






11. Nerve supply to the periodontium






12. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






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






14. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






15. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






16. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






17. 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






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






19. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






20. Aiming area for palatal injections






21. Number of cranial bones






22. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






23. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis






24. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






25. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






26. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






27. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor






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






29. Lingual Nerve






30. 2 branches of nervous system






31. Structures closest to the tongue






32. Structure closest to the palate






33. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






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






35. Inferior alveolar nerve






36. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






38. Area closer to the median plane of the body






39. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






40. 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






41. Artery to max premolars






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






43. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






44. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






45. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






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






47. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)






48. 2 valves of the heart






49. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






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







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