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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 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






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






3. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






4. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






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






6. Infection of the maxillary sinus






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






8. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






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






10. Top posterior of tongue






11. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






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






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






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






15. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






16. Trauma to a blood vessel






17. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money






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






19. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






20. Back of an area of the body






21. Bundle of neurons






22. Area closer to the median plane of the body






23. 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






24. Loss of action of the facial muscles






25. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






26. Middle superior alveolar nerve






27. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






28. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor






29. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






30. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






31. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






32. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






33. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands






34. Single bone - midline bone of cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes






35. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






36. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






37. Artery to #6-11






38. Inferior alveolar nerve






39. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






40. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






41. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






42. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






43. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






44. Padding in between bones






45. Structures located toward the surface of the body






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






47. Inside of the mouth






48. Watery basis of blood composition






49. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






50. Aiming area for palatal injections







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