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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






3. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






4. Top posterior of tongue






5. Artery to max molars






6. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






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






8. Structures located toward the surface of the body






9. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






10. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






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






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






13. Under tongue






14. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






15. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






16. Structures on the opposite side of the body






17. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






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






19. Rising of the lower jaw






20. Structures on the same side of the body






21. Strong muscle in the buccal region Which is felt when a patient clenches the teeth together






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






23. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs






24. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






25. 4 muscles of mastication






26. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






27. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






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






29. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films






30. 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






31. Paired - forms bridge of nose






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






33. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






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






35. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






36. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






37. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid






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






39. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






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






41. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






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






43. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






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






45. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






46. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure






47. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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48. Section of the body through any frontal plane






49. Nerve supply to the periodontium






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






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