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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Buccal Nerve






3. Attaches several muscles to mandible






4. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses






5. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






6. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






7. Artery to max premolars






8. Trauma to a blood vessel






9. 'flight or flight' responses






10. Artery to cheek






11. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






12. Structures on the opposite side of the body






13. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






14. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






15. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters






16. Fuses with frontal bone facially






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






18. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






19. Important part of blood composition for clotting






20. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






21. Artery to mandible






22. Paired glands located in the anterior floor of mouth under the tongue - smallest gland with many ducts - mixed salivay composition - but predominantly mucous- 10% volume






23. Lowering of the lower jaw






24. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






25. Paired - forms bridge of nose






26. Structures on the same side of the body






27. Section of the body through any frontal plane






28. Structure closest to lips






29. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






30. Rising of the lower jaw






31. Paired bones - most posterior part of the hard palate - 2 bones fuse together @ the midline to form the hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






32. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






33. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






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






36. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






37. Inferior alveolar nerve






38. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






39. VII nerve - muscles of facial expression - tear glands - salivary glands - sensory and motor






40. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)






41. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






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






43. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






44. Ropey saliva composition






45. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves






46. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections






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






48. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






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