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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Singe bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of skull - many foramen and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






2. Cavity within the bone






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






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






5. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






6. Divides space between bones






7. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






8. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






9. Ropey saliva composition






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






11. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones






12. 'flight or flight' responses






13. Inside of the mouth






14. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






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






16. 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






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






18. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






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






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






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






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






23. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






24. Buccal Nerve






25. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






26. Under tongue






27. Horizontal portion of mandible






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






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






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






31. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






32. Structures on the opposite side of the body






33. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system






34. Inferior alveolar nerve






35. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






36. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands






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






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






39. Bundle of neurons






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






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






42. Aiming area for palatal injections






43. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






44. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






45. Erythrocytes






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






47. Structures closest to the inner cheek






48. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






49. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






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