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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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1. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ
condyle
temporal bone
platelets
Cranial Nerves
2. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet
Cranial Nerves
red blood cells
afferent nerve
Gasserion Ganglion
3. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes
facial artery
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
Heart
foramen magnum
4. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought
voluntary muscle
angle
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
ethmoid sinuses
5. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible
labial commissure
8
temporomandibular ligament
inferior
6. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure
parietal bones
internal
hilus
temporomandibular ligament
7. 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
external auditory meatus
lateral deviation of the mandible
cleft palate
sublingual gland
8. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle
buccinator
ventral
greater palatine foramen
external
9. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball
internal
Trigeminal Nerve
artery
trochlear nerve
10. 2 valves of the heart
mitral and tricuspid
hilus
sphenoid sinuses
coronal
11. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system
spinal cord
alveolar process
artery
voluntary muscle
12. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently
cells
Palatine process of the maxilla
body
Nerve for upper premolars
13. 2 branches of nervous system
olfactory nerve
cleft palate
oral cavity
central and peripheral nervous systems
14. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system
frontal sinuses
Trigeminal Nerve
bacteremia
foramen/ foramina
15. 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
nerve
7 types of muscles of head and neck
superior
sublingual gland
16. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived
bacteremia
zygomatic bone
posterior
nervous system
17. 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
inferior alveolar artery
lacrimal bones
mandible
facial artery
18. Vertical portion of mandible
ramus
palatal
Ganglion
Central nervous system
19. Watery basis of blood composition
cleft palate
orbicularis oris
inferior
plasma
20. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary
nervous system
anatomical postition
muscles
plexus
21. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter
coronal
sensory/afferent vessels
zygomatic bones
medial pterygoid muscle
22. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions
frontal plane
lacrimal bones
white blood cells
ventral
23. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam
orbicularis oris
opportunisitic pathogen
paresthesia
ethmoid sinuses
24. Sides of tongue
bones
lateral
articulation
lateral deviation of the mandible
25. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart
pterygoid venus plexus
rotational movement of TMJ
Maxilla
inferior nasal conchae
26. Forms sockets of teeth
alveolar process
Nerve for cheek
trochlear nerve
normal flora
27. Horizontal portion of mandible
temporomandibular ligament
body
8 landmarks of mandible
cells
28. Area where the bones are joined to each other
scalp
oculomotor nerve
cardiovascular disease
articulation
29. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered
opportunisitic pathogen
Ganglion
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Palatine process of the maxilla
30. Under tongue
valves
protrusion of the mandible
ventral
parietal bones
31. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach
Gasserion Ganglion
labial
mastoid process
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
32. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal
8 landmarks of mandible
Paired
temporal bone
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
33. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move
inferior alveolar artery
muscles
eminence
muscle
34. Posterior 1/3 of tongue
trigeminal nerve
base
joint
plexus
35. 'rest or digest' responses
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
red blood cells
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
parasympathetic nervous system
36. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections
scalp
thrombus/thrombi
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
bones
37. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones
synovial fluid
maxilla
inferior
median plane
38. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity
gliding movement of TMJ
arteries
7 types of facial bones
Abducen's Nerve Paralysis
39. Lowering of the lower jaw
depression of the mandible
hemorrhage
Nerve for cheek
Nerve for upper premolars
40. Structures closest to the facial surface
sensory/afferent vessels
superior vena cava
anatomical postition
facial
41. Mylohyoid nerve
opportunisitic pathogen
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
nervous system
nasal bones
42. Structure at the median plane
median
lateral pterygoid muscle
hilus
zygomatic process of maxilla
43. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection
coronoid process
spinal cord
Central nervous system
embolus/emboli
44. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart
mandible
valves
dorsal
inferior vena cava
45. Artery to max molars
Palatine process of the maxilla
philtrum
posterior superior alveolar artery
Central nervous system
46. Rising of the lower jaw
protrusion of the mandible
body
elevation of the mandible
occipital bone
47. Loss of action of the facial muscles
optic nerve
facial paralysis
body
endocrine
48. Structure closest to the palate
palatal
lateral deviation of the mandible
sublingual gland
hyper
49. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery
metastasis
ethmoid sinuses
7 types of facial bones
infraorbital artery
50. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types
6 types of cranial bones
white blood cells
Cranial Nerves
depression of the mandible