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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses






2. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






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






4. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






5. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






6. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






8. Vertical portion of mandible






9. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






10. Structure closest to lips






11. 2 branches of nervous system






12. Buccal Nerve






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






14. Prefix meaning not enough






15. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






16. Water saliva composition






17. Structures closest to the facial surface






18. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






19. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






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






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






22. Trauma to a blood vessel






23. Tip of tongue






24. Section of the body through the median plane






25. Watery basis of blood composition






26. 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






27. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






28. Sides of tongue






29. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






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






31. Structures located toward the surface of the body






32. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)






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






34. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






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






36. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






37. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






38. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






39. Smaller vein that drains the capillaries in the tissue area






40. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad






41. VII nerve - muscles of facial expression - tear glands - salivary glands - sensory and motor






42. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






43. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






44. Front area of the body






45. Infection of the maxillary sinus






46. Paired - forms bridge of nose






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






48. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor






49. 'rest or digest' responses






50. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure