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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 'flight or flight' responses






2. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






3. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently






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






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






6. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)






7. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






8. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






9. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






10. Under tongue






11. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






12. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






13. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity






14. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






15. Largest gland. paired. located in front of ear - outside of skull - under skin and muscle. Stenson's Duct. Serous secretions- 25% of total volume. Responsible for mumps






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






20. Divides space between bones






21. Artery to #6-11






22. Biggest artery in body






23. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






24. Corners of mouth






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






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






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






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






29. Rising of the lower jaw






30. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






31. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






32. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






33. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






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






35. Horizontal portion of mandible






36. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






38. Trauma to a blood vessel






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






40. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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41. Structures located toward the surface of the body






42. Paired bones withing the body part of the nose - lateral portion of nasal septum






43. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






44. Connects to common carotid arter






45. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






46. Sides of tongue






47. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






48. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine






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






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