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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall
veins
mucocele
alveolar bone
thrombus/thrombi
2. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface
eminence
Nerve for #6-11
oral cavity
bones
3. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor
Spinal Accessory nerve
maxilla
platelets
middle superior alveolar artery
4. Artery to tongue
xerostomia
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
lingual artery
ethmoid bone
5. Structure closest to the palate
foramen/ foramina
gliding movement of TMJ
palatal
distal
6. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum
vomer
local infiltration
facial artery
process
7. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible
mandible (V3)
paresthesia
occipital bone
Central nervous system
8. General term for any prominence on a bony surface
elevation of the mandible
temporal bone
process
lateral
9. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth
mixed
Glossopharyngeal nerve
median plane
alveolar bone proper
10. Short - windowlike opening in the bone
stylomandibular ligament
parietal bones
medial
foramen/ foramina
11. Dislocation of joints
external auditory meatus
oculomotor nerve
mandibular canal
subluxation
12. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body
occipital
base
heart
spinal cord
13. Under tongue
temporal bone
lateral deviation of the mandible
pterygoid venus plexus
ventral
14. Section of the body through any frontal plane
7 types of facial bones
gliding movement of TMJ
frontal section
articulation
15. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose
lingual
synovial fluid
thyroid
nasal bones
16. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid
anterior
suture
6 types of cranial bones
foramen/ foramina
17. Nerve supply to the periodontium
meatus
innervation
maxillary artery
14
18. 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
neurotransmitter
valves
maxillary sinuses
maxillary artery
19. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones
synapse
median plane
ligament
lateral
20. Front area of the body
anterior
occipital bone
synovial fluid
posterior superior alveolar artery
21. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system
Ganglion
thyroid
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
rotational movement of TMJ
22. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going
atherosclerosis
temporal bone
pterygoid venus plexus
process
23. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking
ligament
trigeminal nerve
mitral valve prolapse
joint
24. Inside of the mouth
olfactory nerve
8 landmarks of mandible
temporal bone
oral cavity
25. Artery to mandible
7 types of facial bones
afferent vessel
muscle
inferior alveolar artery
26. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity
central and peripheral nervous systems
occipital
thrombus/thrombi
gliding movement of TMJ
27. 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
Hypoglossal nerve
palatine bones
ventral
frontal section
28. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball
vomer
philtrum
abducens nerve
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
29. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull
Nerve for mandible
palatine bones
deep
external acousitc meatus
30. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel
sympathetic nervous system
Paired
anastomosis
venule
31. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body
zygomatic process of maxilla
sagittal plane
anesthesia
lymphatic vessels
32. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue
submandibular gland
mandible
capillary
mitral and tricuspid
33. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins
lymphatic system
spinal cord
mitral and tricuspid
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
34. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw
temporomandibular joint
parotid gland
medial pterygoid muscle
masseter muscle
35. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
apex
artery
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
zygomatic bones
36. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus
vomer
inferior nasal conchae
temporal bone
Acoustic nerve
37. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
hemorrhage
middle superior alveolar artery
secondary node
38. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system
Neuron
nasal bones
hematoma
nerve block
39. Aiming area for palatal injections
mucocele
facial paralysis
zygomatic bones
greater palatine foramen
40. Tip of tongue
distal
apex
maxillary artery
protrusion of the mandible
41. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering
orbicularis oris
retromolar pad
primary node
embolus/emboli
42. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films
frontal plane
zygomatic process of maxilla
anesthesia
insertion
43. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity
nerve block
external auditory meatus
protrusion of the mandible
mucocele
44. Important part of blood composition for clotting
platelets
mucocele
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
mandibular canal
45. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system
nasal bones
muscles
temporomandibular disorder
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
46. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed
palatine bones
alveolar bone proper
mucocele
sphenoid sinuses
47. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control
neurotransmitter
mitral valve prolapse
local infiltration
thyroid
48. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum
midsagittal section
frontal sinuses
occipital
capillary
49. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move
alveolar bone proper
muscle
Central nervous system
hyper
50. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks
anastomose
cardiovascular disease
median
nerve block