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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






2. Biggest artery in body






3. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






4. Structure closest to the palate






5. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






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






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






8. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






9. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque






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






11. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






12. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure






13. Trauma to a blood vessel






14. Attaches several muscles to mandible






15. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






16. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






17. 4 muscles of mastication






18. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops






19. Tip of tongue






20. Front area of the body






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






22. Loss of action of the facial muscles






23. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






24. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor






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






26. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






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






28. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






29. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






30. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






31. Bundle of neurons






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






33. Towards the crown of a tooth






34. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






35. Top posterior of tongue






36. Opening or canal in the bone






37. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)






38. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






39. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum






40. Mylohyoid nerve






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






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






43. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






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






45. 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






46. Lingual Nerve






47. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






48. 'flight or flight' responses






49. Middle superior alveolar nerve






50. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell