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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






2. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






3. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






4. Back of an area of the body






5. Structures closest to the tongue






6. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






7. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






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






9. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






10. Number of cranial bones






11. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






12. Watery basis of blood composition






13. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






14. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






15. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






16. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






17. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






18. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions






19. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body






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






21. Number of facial bones






22. Mylohyoid nerve






23. Erythrocytes






24. Results from incomplete fusion of the maxillary bones at palatine process - open area that can involve from no teeth to involving teeth - palate - lip - and nasal - can involve pedodontist - oral surgeon - and pediatrician some appliances may be need






25. Structure at the median plane






26. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






27. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






28. Pointed end of a conical structure






29. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered






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






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






32. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






33. Horizontal portion of mandible






34. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






36. Vertical portion of mandible






37. Artery to cheek






38. Section of the body through the median plane






39. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






40. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement






41. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






42. Paired - forms bridge of nose






43. 2 places where bones grow at






44. Loss of action of the facial muscles






45. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






46. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






47. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






48. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






50. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine