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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Singe bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of skull - many foramen and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid
median
sphenoid
submandibular gland
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
2. Cavity within the bone
pulmonary vein
frontal section
sinus
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
3. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge
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parotid gland
mylohyoid muscle
inferior nasal conchae
4. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible
mitral valve prolapse
7 types of facial bones
vomer
common carotid artery
5. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter
7 types of muscles of head and neck
common carotid artery
apex
medial pterygoid muscle
6. Divides space between bones
articular disc
cardiovascular disease
efferent (motor)
facial paralysis
7. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord
lateral
afferent nerve
sphenomandibular ligament
mitral and tricuspid
8. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible
mandible (V3)
joint
anastomosis
contralateral
9. Ropey saliva composition
deep
mucous
alveolar bone
lateral deviation of the mandible
10. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth
temporomandibule joint
ethmoid
hyper
alveolar bone proper
11. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones
mucous
maxilla
external carotid artery
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12. 'flight or flight' responses
articular disc
depression of the mandible
Heart
sympathetic nervous system
13. Inside of the mouth
oral cavity
neurotransmitter
apex
lymphatic system
14. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone
occipital bone
sensory and motor
suture
landmarks
15. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________
external auditory meatus
facial paralysis
red blood cells
Heart
16. 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
temporomandibule joint
Trigeminal Nerve
frontal bone
afferent nerve
17. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure
landmarks
origin
normal flora
ethmoid bone
18. Bringing backward of the lower jaw
scalp
alveolar process
retraction of the mandible
bones
19. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped
frontal sinuses
apex
greater palatine foramen
ventral
20. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region
vermillion zone
infraorbital region
proximal
endocrine
21. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque
lacrimal bones
metastasis
atherosclerosis
lingual
22. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue
bones
abducens nerve
capillary
Acoustic nerve
23. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system
opportunisitic pathogen
lingual
spinal cord
amylase
24. Buccal Nerve
Nerve for cheek
zygomatic bone
sinus
external acousitc meatus
25. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart
cardiovascular disease
hilus
protrusion of the mandible
inferior vena cava
26. Under tongue
ventral
sensory and motor
maxillary artery
Nerve for mandible
27. Horizontal portion of mandible
body
Trigeminal Nerve
paresthesia
plaque
28. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues
hilus
inferior nasal conchae
anastomose
facial artery
29. Single bone - midline bone of cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes
ventral
ethmoid
frontal plane
paresthesia
30. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine
infraorbital artery
Paired
frontal plane
Maxilla
31. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves
lymphatic system
Nerve for tongue
zygomatic bone
median plane
32. Structures on the opposite side of the body
contralateral
opportunisitic pathogen
sphenomandibular ligament
anterior superior alveolar artery
33. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system
condyle
sphenomandibular ligament
Ganglion
foramen/ foramina
34. Inferior alveolar nerve
bones
ipsilateral
deep
Nerve for mandible
35. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ
condyle
submandibular gland
pathogen
lateral pterygoid muscle
36. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands
ranula
alveolar bone
anesthesia
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
37. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor
sagittal plane
coronal
Vagus nerve
palatine bones
38. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor
vomer
thyroid
ethmoid
Glossopharyngeal nerve
39. Bundle of neurons
cells
muscle
buccinator
nerve
40. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going
zygomatic region
superior
endocrine
process
41. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt
Glossopharyngeal nerve
facial paralysis
alvoelar process of the maxilla
buccal
42. Aiming area for palatal injections
greater palatine foramen
median
afferent vessel
apex
43. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach
mastoid process
elevation of the mandible
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
7 types of muscles of head and neck
44. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity
external auditory meatus
pulmonary artery
plasma
Surfaces and Sutures
45. Erythrocytes
temporomandibule joint
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
red blood cells
horizontal plane
46. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
Nerve for cheek
Hypoglossal nerve
oculomotor nerve
47. Structures closest to the inner cheek
external acousitc meatus
buccal
heart
Central nervous system
48. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve
Central nervous system
body
nasal bones
Nerve for #6-11
49. General term for any prominence on a bony surface
lingual artery
process
transverse section
8 landmarks of mandible
50. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart
lateral deviation of the mandible
pterygoid venus plexus
parasympathetic nervous system
olfactory nerve