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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 3 TMJ Ligaments






2. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






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






4. Attaches several muscles to mandible






5. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






6. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






7. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






9. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






10. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






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






12. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






13. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed






14. Bundle of neurons






15. Structures closest to the inner cheek






16. Prefix meaning too much






17. 'rest or digest' responses






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






19. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






20. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






21. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system






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






23. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






24. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






25. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






26. Number of cranial bones






27. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






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






29. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






30. Structures closest to the tongue






31. Trauma to a blood vessel






32. Back of an area of the body






33. 2 valves of the heart






34. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






35. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






36. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






38. Towards the crown of a tooth






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






40. Padding in between bones






41. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






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






43. Artery to tongue






44. 'flight or flight' responses






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






46. Connects to common carotid arter






47. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






48. All cranial nerves are ________






49. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






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