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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






4. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands






5. Number of facial bones






6. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






7. Structures on the same side of the body






8. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






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






10. 'flight or flight' responses






11. Cavity within the bone






12. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






13. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






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






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






16. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






17. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






18. 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






19. Lingual Nerve






20. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid






21. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






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






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






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






25. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






26. Structures located toward the surface of the body






27. Aiming area for palatal injections






28. 'rest or digest' responses






29. Attaches several muscles to mandible






30. Structures on the opposite side of the body






31. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured






32. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






33. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






34. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






35. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






36. Infection of the maxillary sinus






37. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






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






39. Structure closest to the palate






40. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






42. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






43. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






44. VII nerve - muscles of facial expression - tear glands - salivary glands - sensory and motor






45. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






46. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






47. Divides space between bones






48. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






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






50. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones