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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Towards the crown of a tooth






2. 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






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






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






5. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






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






7. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones






8. 4 muscles of mastication






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






10. Nerve supply to the periodontium






11. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands






12. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus






13. Inferior alveolar nerve






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






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






16. Number of facial bones






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






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






19. Structure closest to lips






20. Tip of tongue






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






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






23. Structures located toward the surface of the body






24. Inside of the mouth






25. Paired - forms bridge of nose






26. Artery to max premolars






27. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)






28. Structures on the opposite side of the body






29. Prefix meaning too much






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






31. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






32. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






33. Artery to cheek






34. Mylohyoid nerve






35. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered






36. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






37. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films






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






39. Lingual Nerve






40. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






41. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






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






43. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






44. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






45. Paired glands located in the anterior floor of mouth under the tongue - smallest gland with many ducts - mixed salivay composition - but predominantly mucous- 10% volume






46. 'flight or flight' responses






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






48. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






49. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






50. Structures closest to the tongue







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