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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Number of facial bones






2. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking






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






4. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






5. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor






6. 2 places where bones grow at






7. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






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






9. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






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






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






12. Artery to mandible






13. Front area of the body






14. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






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






16. Large vein on top of heart






17. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure






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






19. Artery to #6-11






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






21. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






22. Strong muscle in the buccal region Which is felt when a patient clenches the teeth together






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






24. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






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






26. Dislocation of joints






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






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






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






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






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






32. Corners of mouth






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






34. Bundle of neurons






35. Area where the bones are joined to each other






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






37. Prefix meaning not enough






38. Number of bones in the skull






39. Artery to cheek






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






41. Type of injection that anesthetizes a small area- one or two teeth and associated structures- when the local anesthetic agent is deposited near nerminal nerve endings






42. Towards the crown of a tooth






43. Opening or canal in the bone






44. Front area of the body






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






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






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






48. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






49. Cavity within the bone






50. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections