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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary
muscles
Maxilla
vomer
Cranial Nerves
2. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints
paresthesia
opthalmic (V1) nerve
temporomandibular disorder
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3. All cranial nerves are ________
hemorrhage
plexus
sinus
Paired
4. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region
effernt vessel
palatine bones
exocrine
valves
5. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure
maxillary artery
frontal bone
effernt vessel
internal
6. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell
Hypoglossal nerve
distal
olfactory nerve
paranasal sinus
7. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system
spinal cord
articular disc
mucocele
hilus
8. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor
Glossopharyngeal nerve
mandibular canal
alveolar process
middle superior alveolar artery
9. Nerve supply to the periodontium
cardiovascular disease
innervation
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
inferior vena cava
10. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case
transverse section
scalp
embolus/emboli
foramen/ foramina
11. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
hypo
mucocele
ranula
12. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region
lateral deviation of the mandible
zygomatic region
ranula
infraorbital region
13. Paired - forms bridge of nose
Nerve for cheek
nasal bones
midsagittal section
landmarks
14. Posterior 1/3 of tongue
base
Hypoglossal nerve
greater palatine foramen
mixed
15. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone
vermillion zone
endocrine
philtrum
vermillion border
16. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth
7 types of muscles of head and neck
submandibular gland
pterygoid venus plexus
trigeminal nerve
17. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure
insertion
lymphadenopathy
masseter muscle
lacrimal bones
18. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin
mandible
facial paralysis
vermillion zone
joint
19. Infection of the maxillary sinus
parotid gland
external
inferior alveolar artery
maxillary sinusitis
20. Artery to #6-11
transverse section
arteries
inferior nasal conchae
anterior superior alveolar artery
21. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes
14
stylomandibular ligament
foramen magnum
Trigeminal Nerve
22. Structures closest to the tongue
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
lingual
zygomatic bone
Heart
23. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet
central and peripheral nervous systems
Gasserion Ganglion
zygomatic region
oral cavity
24. Large vein on top of heart
transverse section
innervation
superior vena cava
thyroid
25. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system
ventral
effernt vessel
efferent (motor)
bacteremia
26. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip
temporomandibular ligament
oculomotor nerve
philtrum
exocrine
27. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull
abducens nerve
external acousitc meatus
opportunistic infections
superficial
28. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions
foramen magnum
posterior superior alveolar artery
hematoma
frontal plane
29. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured
Nerve for cheek
zygomatic region
hemorrhage
primary node
30. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection
cardiovascular disease
condyle
Central nervous system
infraorbital artery
31. 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
sublingual gland
alveolar bone proper
maxillary sinuses
mandible
32. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped
frontal sinuses
lymphadenopathy
lateral
artery
33. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently
cells
superficial
synovial fluid
mylohyoid muscle
34. Bundle of neurons
medial pterygoid muscle
nerve
labial
Nerve for upper premolars
35. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries
Heart
plaque
trochlear nerve
lateral
36. General term for any prominence on a bony surface
process
pathogen
anesthesia
Vagus nerve
37. Aiming area for palatal injections
hyper
greater palatine foramen
synapse
thrombus/thrombi
38. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node
synapse
lateral deviation of the mandible
medial pterygoid muscle
afferent vessel
39. Horizontal portion of mandible
gliding movement of TMJ
body
deep
synovial fluid
40. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead
opthalmic (V1) nerve
temporal bone
zygomatic region
Facial nerve
41. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)
anterior superior alveolar artery
sphenoid
occipital bone
process
42. Towards the crown of a tooth
normal flora
tubercle
coronal
nervous system
43. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system
joint
articulation
proximal
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
44. Number of bones in the skull
base
22
posterior superior alveolar artery
nerve block
45. Prefix meaning too much
joint
sphenoid sinuses
mixed
hyper
46. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes
involuntary muscle
efferent (motor)
mandible
vermillion zone
47. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body
Vagus nerve
distal
zygomatic bones
external
48. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum
base
occipital
alveolar bone proper
22
49. Lowering of the lower jaw
sialolith
inferior alveolar artery
depression of the mandible
mylohyoid muscle
50. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX
zygomatic bone
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
endocrine
temporal