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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






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






4. Erythrocytes






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






6. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






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






8. Area where the bones are joined to each other






9. 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






10. Attaches several muscles to mandible






11. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






12. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






13. Structure at the median plane






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






15. Connects to common carotid arter






16. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






17. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






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






19. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






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






21. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






22. 'rest or digest' responses






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






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






25. Structures on the same side of the body






26. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






27. Infection of the maxillary sinus






28. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured






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






30. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid






31. Bundle of neurons






32. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






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






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






35. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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36. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes






37. Padding in between bones






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






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






40. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary






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






42. Structures located toward the surface of the body






43. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






44. Inferior alveolar nerve






45. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






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






47. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






48. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body






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






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