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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






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






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






4. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






5. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






6. Opening or canal in the bone






7. 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






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






9. Structures closest to the tongue






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






11. Section of the body through any frontal plane






12. Artery to cheek






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






14. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






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






16. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






17. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone






18. Prefix meaning too much






19. Area where the bones are joined to each other






20. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad






21. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






22. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






23. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






25. Area closer to the median plane of the body






26. Fuses with frontal bone facially






27. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






28. Artery to max premolars






29. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






30. 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






31. Paired - forms bridge of nose






32. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






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






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






35. Padding in between bones






36. Cavity within the bone






37. Structures closest to the inner cheek






38. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






39. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor






40. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






41. Mylohyoid nerve






42. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






43. Forms sockets of teeth






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






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






46. Artery to #6-11






47. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






48. 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






49. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






50. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure