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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






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






3. Structures closest to the inner cheek






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






5. 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






6. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






7. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






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






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






10. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






12. Loss of action of the facial muscles






13. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






14. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






15. Front area of the body






16. Paired bones - most posterior part of the hard palate - 2 bones fuse together @ the midline to form the hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






17. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve


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






19. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






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






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






22. Vertical portion of mandible






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






24. Decreased saliva flow






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






26. Front area of the body






27. Top posterior of tongue






28. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure






29. Opening or canal in the bone






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






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






33. 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)






34. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






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






36. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs






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






38. Attaches several muscles to mandible






39. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis






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






41. Trauma to a blood vessel






42. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus






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






44. Artery to max molars






45. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






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






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






48. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






49. Towards the crown of a tooth






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