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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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1. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart
pterygoid venus plexus
Palatine process of the maxilla
palatine bones
nervous system
2. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus
coronoid process
angle
stylomandibular ligament
subluxation
3. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control
Gasserion Ganglion
proximal
thyroid
vomer
4. General term for any prominence on a bony surface
temporomandibule joint
superficial
process
pterygoid venus plexus
5. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes
olfactory nerve
Nerve for mandible
foramen magnum
tubercle
6. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands
central and peripheral nervous systems
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
exocrine
heart
7. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead
opthalmic (V1) nerve
red blood cells
pterygoid venus plexus
trigeminal nerve
8. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla
palatine bones
22
aorta
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
9. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
serous
metastasis
amylase
10. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter
medial pterygoid muscle
horizontal plane
ligament
nasal bones
11. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible
Trigeminal Nerve
white blood cells
zygomatic process of maxilla
angle
12. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis
suture
eminence
coronoid process
paranasal sinus
13. Back of an area of the body
retromolar pad
posterior
vein
ethmoid bone
14. Nerve supply to the periodontium
Spinal Accessory nerve
pathogen
innervation
synapse
15. Loss of action of the facial muscles
ventral
normal flora
middle superior alveolar artery
facial paralysis
16. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
nervous system
maxillary artery
thrombus/thrombi
17. Water saliva composition
serous
capillary
alveolar bone proper
zygomatic bones
18. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)
Abducen's Nerve Paralysis
efferent (motor)
secondary node
muscle
19. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart
inferior vena cava
thrombus/thrombi
atherosclerosis
sagittal plane
20. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves
median plane
process
Nerve for #6-11
greater palatine foramen
21. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar
Acoustic nerve
sialolith
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
posterior
22. Also called a meniscus - attached to condyle on medial and lateral poles - shape conforms with shape of adjacent articulating bones - completely divides TMJ into 2 compartments - can be wrinking - torn - hardened - or detached on one end
articular disc
capillary
external acousitc meatus
palatal
23. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor
vein
anterior superior alveolar artery
Acoustic nerve
tubercle
24. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood
rotational movement of TMJ
palatal
vein
lymphatic vessels
25. Buccal Nerve
nervous system
frontal process of the maxilla
transverse section
Nerve for cheek
26. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement
bones
frontal section
dorsal
innervation
27. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity
pulmonary artery
anastomose
vein
external auditory meatus
28. Posterior 1/3 of tongue
base
maxillary sinusitis
lacrimal bones
Maxillary (V2) nerve
29. Tip of tongue
apex
maxillary sinusitis
central and peripheral nervous systems
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
30. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops
frontal plane
pathogen
Cranial Nerves
sagittal plane
31. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward
anatomical postition
ramus
exocrine
zygomatic bone
32. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw
occipital
Nerve for cheek
submandibular gland
temporomandibular joint
33. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch
thyroid
Nerve for mandible
frontal bone
Heart
34. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions
muscle
labial commissure
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
frontal plane
35. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary
alveolar bone proper
muscles
Bell's Palsy
abducens nerve
36. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell
bones
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
olfactory nerve
optic nerve
37. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body
lymphatic vessels
involuntary muscle
depression of the mandible
capillary
38. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum
orbicularis oris
common carotid artery
facial paralysis
vomer
39. Bundle of neurons
posterior superior alveolar artery
Trigeminal Nerve
nerve
innervation
40. Structures closest to the tongue
lingual
midsagittal section
22
platelets
41. Pointed end of a conical structure
lingual
apex
oral cavity
Neuron
42. Inferior alveolar nerve
frontal bone
vermillion zone
zygomatic bone
Nerve for mandible
43. Number of bones in the skull
22
innervation
rotational movement of TMJ
alveolar bone
44. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure
aorta
common carotid artery
external
inferior vena cava
45. Prefix meaning not enough
Bell's Palsy
thyroid
temporomandibular disorder
hypo
46. Section of the body through the median plane
22
zygomatic bone
mylohyoid muscle
midsagittal section
47. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system
sphenoid
involuntary muscle
sympathetic nervous system
Neuron
48. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor
nasal bones
nerve block
Vagus nerve
Maxillary (V2) nerve
49. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
mastoid process
sublingual gland
14
50. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded
stylomandibular ligament
xerostomia
apex
opportunistic infections