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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






2. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






3. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






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






5. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body






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






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






8. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






9. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






10. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet






11. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






12. Area closer to the median plane of the body






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






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






15. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






16. 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






17. Section of the body through any frontal plane






18. Vertical portion of mandible






19. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






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






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






22. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






23. Divides space between bones






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






25. Number of bones in the skull






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






27. 3 TMJ Ligaments






28. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






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






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






31. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






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






33. Towards the crown of a tooth






34. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






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






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






37. Number of facial bones






38. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






39. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






40. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






41. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money






42. 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






43. Rising of the lower jaw






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






45. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






46. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum






47. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






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






49. Structure closest to lips






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