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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Vertical portion of mandible






2. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






3. Cavity within the bone






4. 'flight or flight' responses






5. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body






6. 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






7. 2 valves of the heart






8. Important part of blood composition for clotting






9. Artery to cheek






10. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip






11. Bundle of neurons






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






13. 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






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






15. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






16. Biggest artery in body






17. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






23. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally






24. Structure closest to lips






25. Number of cranial bones






26. Back of an area of the body






27. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






28. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






29. Ropey saliva composition






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






31. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






32. Structures closest to the tongue






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






34. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






36. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






37. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






38. Back of an area of the body






39. Padding in between bones






40. Structure closest to the palate






41. Nerve supply to the periodontium






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






47. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






48. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






49. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types






50. Section of the body through the median plane