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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 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






2. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






3. 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






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






5. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






6. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






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






8. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






9. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






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






11. Structures closest to the inner cheek






12. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






13. Trauma to a blood vessel






14. Infection of the maxillary sinus






15. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






16. Structures on the opposite side of the body






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






18. Cavity within the bone






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






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






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






22. Artery to max premolars






23. Mylohyoid nerve






24. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






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






26. Number of cranial bones






27. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






28. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






29. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






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






31. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






32. Horizontal portion of mandible






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






34. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






35. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






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






37. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses






38. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves






39. Watery basis of blood composition






40. Number of facial bones






41. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






42. 4 muscles of mastication






43. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum






44. Vertical portion of mandible






45. Ropey saliva composition






46. Structure at the median plane






47. 'rest or digest' responses






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






49. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






50. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system