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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






3. Aiming area for palatal injections






4. Results from incomplete fusion of the maxillary bones at palatine process - open area that can involve from no teeth to involving teeth - palate - lip - and nasal - can involve pedodontist - oral surgeon - and pediatrician some appliances may be need






5. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






6. Front area of the body






7. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






8. Trauma to a blood vessel






9. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






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






11. Sides of tongue






12. Vertical portion of mandible






13. 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






14. Pointed end of a conical structure






15. Back of an area of the body






16. Inferior alveolar nerve






17. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






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






19. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






20. Lowering of the lower jaw






21. 3 TMJ Ligaments






22. Nerve supply to the periodontium






23. Erythrocytes






24. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






25. Top posterior of tongue






26. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






27. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






28. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






29. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops






30. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






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






32. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






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






34. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






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






36. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






37. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






38. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






39. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






40. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






41. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






42. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






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






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






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






46. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






47. Artery to tongue






48. Prefix meaning too much






49. Large vein on top of heart






50. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters







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