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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Inside of the mouth






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






3. Loss of action of the facial muscles






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






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






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






7. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes






8. Artery to max premolars






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






10. Results from incomplete fusion of the maxillary bones at palatine process - open area that can involve from no teeth to involving teeth - palate - lip - and nasal - can involve pedodontist - oral surgeon - and pediatrician some appliances may be need






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






12. Structure closest to lips






13. Nerve supply to the periodontium






14. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus






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






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






17. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






18. Lingual Nerve






19. Vertical portion of mandible






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






21. 3 TMJ Ligaments






22. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






23. Connects to common carotid arter






24. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands






25. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus






26. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body






27. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






28. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






29. Top posterior of tongue






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






31. 'flight or flight' responses






32. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






33. Artery to #6-11






34. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






35. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






36. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






37. Number of facial bones






38. Structures closest to the inner cheek






39. Towards the crown of a tooth






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






41. Erythrocytes






42. Front area of the body






43. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired






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






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






46. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






47. Structure at the median plane






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






49. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel






50. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge