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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






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






3. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






4. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






5. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






6. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






7. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






8. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






9. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently






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






11. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






12. Attaches several muscles to mandible






13. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body






14. Bundle of neurons






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






16. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






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






18. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)






19. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)






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






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






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






23. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






24. Opening or canal in the bone






25. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions






26. Inside of the mouth






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






28. Structures closest to the tongue






29. Lingual Nerve






30. Biggest artery in body






31. Prefix meaning too much






32. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






33. 2 valves of the heart






34. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped






35. Structure closest to the palate






36. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






37. 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






38. Under tongue






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






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






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






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






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






44. Erythrocytes






45. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






46. Paired - forms bridge of nose






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






48. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






49. Artery to max premolars






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






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