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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






3. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money






4. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






5. Artery to cheek






6. 'rest or digest' responses






7. Artery to #6-11






8. Forms sockets of teeth






9. Number of cranial bones






10. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






11. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






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






14. Front area of the body






15. Water saliva composition






16. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally






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






18. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






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






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






21. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






22. Structure at the median plane






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






24. Paired - forms bridge of nose






25. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






26. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






27. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






28. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






29. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






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






31. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






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






33. Decreased saliva flow






34. Artery to max molars






35. Watery basis of blood composition






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






37. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






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






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






40. Back of an area of the body






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






42. Number of bones in the skull






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






44. Nerve supply to the periodontium






45. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






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






47. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






48. 'flight or flight' responses






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






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