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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Lingual Nerve






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






3. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






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






5. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip






6. Connects to common carotid arter






7. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






9. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






10. Aiming area for palatal injections






11. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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






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






14. Structures on the same side of the body






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






16. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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17. Artery to #6-11






18. Biggest artery in body






19. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering






20. Erythrocytes






21. Not part of TMJ - but rather on the medial side of the mandible - Attaches @ spine of sphenoid bone to the lingual of the mandibular foramen - becomes taut when mandible is protruded






22. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands






23. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract






24. 'rest or digest' responses






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






26. Structures closest to the facial surface






27. 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






28. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






29. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






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






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






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






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






34. Front area of the body






35. Back of an area of the body






36. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






37. Infection of the maxillary sinus






38. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






39. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






40. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






41. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed






42. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






43. Opening or canal in the bone






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






45. Middle superior alveolar nerve






46. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses






47. Under tongue






48. Decreased saliva flow






49. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






50. Top posterior of tongue






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