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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses






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






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






4. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






5. Structures closest to the inner cheek






6. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses






7. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






8. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






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






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






11. Biggest artery in body






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






13. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






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






15. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet






16. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






17. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






18. Structure closest to the palate






19. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






20. Padding in between bones






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






22. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






23. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






24. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






25. 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






26. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






27. Structures on the same side of the body






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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)






32. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections






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






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






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






36. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






37. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






38. 4 muscles of mastication






39. 2 places where bones grow at






40. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






41. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






42. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






43. 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






44. Artery to tongue






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






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






47. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






48. Vertical portion of mandible






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






50. Anterior 2/3 of tongue