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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Top posterior of tongue






2. Front area of the body






3. Water saliva composition






4. Lowering of the lower jaw






5. Decreased saliva flow






6. Number of bones in the skull






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






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






9. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






10. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






11. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






12. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






13. Tip of tongue






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






15. Divides space between bones






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






17. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






18. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






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






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






21. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






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






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






24. Infection of the maxillary sinus






25. Largest gland. paired. located in front of ear - outside of skull - under skin and muscle. Stenson's Duct. Serous secretions- 25% of total volume. Responsible for mumps






26. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






27. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






28. 3 TMJ Ligaments






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






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






31. Opening or canal in the bone






32. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






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






34. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






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






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






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






38. Rising of the lower jaw






39. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






40. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






41. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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42. Also called a meniscus - attached to condyle on medial and lateral poles - shape conforms with shape of adjacent articulating bones - completely divides TMJ into 2 compartments - can be wrinking - torn - hardened - or detached on one end






43. Structures closest to the facial surface






44. Inside of the mouth






45. Back of an area of the body






46. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






47. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs






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






49. Cervical muscles - muscles of facial expression - muscles of mastication - muscles of tongue - muscles of the pharynx - muscles of the hyoid - muscles of the soft palate






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