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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






3. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control






4. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






5. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






6. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






7. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






8. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






11. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






12. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis






13. Back of an area of the body






14. Nerve supply to the periodontium






15. Loss of action of the facial muscles






16. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






17. Water saliva composition






18. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)






19. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






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






21. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






22. 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






23. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor






24. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






25. Buccal Nerve






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






27. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






28. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






29. Tip of tongue






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31. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward






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






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






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






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






36. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






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






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






39. Bundle of neurons






40. Structures closest to the tongue






41. Pointed end of a conical structure






42. Inferior alveolar nerve






43. Number of bones in the skull






44. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






45. Prefix meaning not enough






46. Section of the body through the median plane






47. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






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






49. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






50. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded