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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Connects to common carotid arter






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






3. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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4. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






5. Vertical portion of mandible






6. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






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






8. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






9. Decreased saliva flow






10. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






11. Artery to cheek






12. Back of an area of the body






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






14. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






15. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded






16. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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17. Also called a meniscus - attached to condyle on medial and lateral poles - shape conforms with shape of adjacent articulating bones - completely divides TMJ into 2 compartments - can be wrinking - torn - hardened - or detached on one end






18. Swelling of lymph nodes :abnormal enlargement' - can be helped with antibiotic






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






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






21. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






22. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






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






24. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






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






26. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






27. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






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






29. Large vein on top of heart






30. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






31. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






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






33. 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






34. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






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






36. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






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






38. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






39. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






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






41. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands






42. Front area of the body






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






44. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops






45. Area closer to the median plane of the body






46. Water saliva composition






47. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






48. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






49. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






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