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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Watery basis of blood composition






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






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






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






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






6. Structures on the opposite side of the body






7. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






8. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






9. Number of bones in the skull






10. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands






11. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






12. Erythrocytes






13. Nerve supply to the periodontium






14. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






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






16. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz






17. Connects to common carotid arter






18. Padding in between bones






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






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






21. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






22. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure






23. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid






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






25. Artery to #6-11






26. Bundle of neurons






27. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






28. Fuses with frontal bone facially






29. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






30. Back of an area of the body






31. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






32. Prefix meaning too much






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






34. Artery to max premolars






35. Area closer to the median plane of the body






36. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






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






38. Middle superior alveolar nerve






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






40. Large vein on top of heart






41. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






42. 'rest or digest' responses






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






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






45. 2 branches of nervous system






46. Artery to mandible






47. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






48. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






49. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






50. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control







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