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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






2. Rising of the lower jaw






3. 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






4. Inside of the mouth






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






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






7. 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






8. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






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






11. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






12. Paired - forms bridge of nose






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






14. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






15. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






16. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






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






18. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






19. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






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






21. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






22. All cranial nerves are ________






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






30. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






31. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves






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






33. Top posterior of tongue






34. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






35. Fuses with frontal bone facially






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






37. Corners of mouth






38. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






39. Artery to cheek






40. Structures closest to the tongue






41. Large vein on top of heart






42. Number of facial bones






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






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






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






46. Structures on the same side of the body






47. Divides space between bones






48. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






49. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters






50. Loss of action of the facial muscles






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