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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






3. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






4. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






5. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






6. Cavity within the bone






7. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






8. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone






9. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






10. Structures on the opposite side of the body






11. Artery to cheek






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






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






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






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






16. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






17. Artery to mandible






18. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure






19. Watery basis of blood composition






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






21. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






22. Area where the bones are joined to each other






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






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






25. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






26. 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






27. Structure closest to lips






28. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






29. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






30. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






31. Infection of the maxillary sinus






32. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






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






34. Artery to tongue






35. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






36. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






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






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






39. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






40. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract






41. Mylohyoid nerve






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






43. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






44. Prefix meaning too much






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






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






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






48. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque






49. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






50. Structures closest to the inner cheek