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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






2. Loss of action of the facial muscles






3. Mylohyoid nerve






4. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






5. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






6. Swelling of lymph nodes :abnormal enlargement' - can be helped with antibiotic






7. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops






8. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






9. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






10. Artery to mandible






11. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types






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






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






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






15. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






16. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






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






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






19. Towards the crown of a tooth






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






21. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






22. Opening or canal in the bone






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






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






25. Artery to max premolars






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






27. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






28. 2 valves of the heart






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






30. Section of the body through any frontal plane






31. Padding in between bones






32. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






33. Infection of the maxillary sinus






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






35. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






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






37. 'rest or digest' responses






38. 2 places where bones grow at






39. 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






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






41. Structure closest to the palate






42. Largest gland. paired. located in front of ear - outside of skull - under skin and muscle. Stenson's Duct. Serous secretions- 25% of total volume. Responsible for mumps






43. Structures located toward the surface of the body






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






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






46. Lingual Nerve






47. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






48. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






49. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






50. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area







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