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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Area closer to the median plane of the body






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






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






5. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






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






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






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






9. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue






10. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






11. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary






12. Erythrocytes






13. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






15. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid






16. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






17. Water saliva composition






18. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)






19. 2 branches of nervous system






20. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped






21. 'flight or flight' responses






22. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






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






24. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






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






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






27. Corners of mouth






28. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz






29. Artery to cheek






30. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






31. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions






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






33. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






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






35. Sides of tongue






36. Prefix meaning too much






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






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






39. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






40. 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






41. 2 valves of the heart






42. Lingual Nerve






43. Aiming area for palatal injections






44. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






45. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet






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






47. 2 places where bones grow at






48. Cavity within the bone






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






50. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films