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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






2. 2 valves of the heart






3. Large vein on top of heart






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. 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






6. Number of cranial bones






7. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart






8. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






9. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






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






11. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






12. Dislocation of joints






13. 'flight or flight' responses






14. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






15. Structure closest to the palate






16. 3 TMJ Ligaments






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






18. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






19. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money






20. Loss of action of the facial muscles






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






22. Structures on the opposite side of the body






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






24. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






25. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






26. Artery to mandible






27. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






28. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






29. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






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






31. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






32. Nerve supply to the periodontium






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






34. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






35. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






36. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






37. Opening or canal in the bone






38. Single bone - midline bone of cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes






39. 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






40. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






41. Front area of the body






42. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






43. Paired bones withing the body part of the nose - lateral portion of nasal septum






44. Inside of the mouth






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






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






47. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid






48. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






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






50. Structures on the same side of the body