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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






2. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






3. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






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






5. Vertical portion of mandible






6. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally






7. Artery to #6-11






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






9. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






10. Water saliva composition






11. Back of an area of the body






12. 2 branches of nervous system






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






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






15. 2 places where bones grow at






16. Lingual Nerve






17. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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






19. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






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






21. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






22. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity






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






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






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






26. Middle superior alveolar nerve






27. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






28. Loss of action of the facial muscles






29. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






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






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






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






33. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






34. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






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






36. Artery to max molars






37. Strong muscle in the buccal region Which is felt when a patient clenches the teeth together






38. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






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






41. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue






42. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






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






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






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






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






47. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus






48. Artery to mandible






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






50. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell