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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






2. Smaller vein that drains the capillaries in the tissue area






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






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






5. Middle superior alveolar nerve






6. Prefix meaning too much






7. 2 places where bones grow at






8. 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






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






10. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body






11. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






12. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






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






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






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






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






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. All cranial nerves are ________






19. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






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






21. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






22. Watery basis of blood composition






23. Mylohyoid nerve






24. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor






25. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






26. Largest gland. paired. located in front of ear - outside of skull - under skin and muscle. Stenson's Duct. Serous secretions- 25% of total volume. Responsible for mumps






27. Structures closest to the inner cheek






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






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






30. Paired bones - most posterior part of the hard palate - 2 bones fuse together @ the midline to form the hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






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






32. Vertical portion of mandible






33. Structure closest to the palate






34. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






35. Connects to aorta






36. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






37. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque






38. Biggest artery in body






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






40. Number of bones in the skull






41. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid






42. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






43. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine






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






45. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes






46. Number of facial bones






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






48. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip






49. 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






50. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses






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