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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad






2. 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






3. Front area of the body






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






5. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






6. Artery to tongue






7. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






8. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






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






10. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






11. Area closer to the median plane of the body






12. 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






13. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






14. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






15. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands






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






17. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






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






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






20. Prefix meaning too much






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






22. Section of the body through any frontal plane






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






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






25. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor






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






27. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






28. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






29. Erythrocytes






30. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






31. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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






33. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded






34. Number of bones in the skull






35. Buccal Nerve






36. Decreased saliva flow






37. Dislocation of joints






38. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






39. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet






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






41. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






42. 2 branches of nervous system






43. Important part of blood composition for clotting






44. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






45. Pointed end of a conical structure






46. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






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






48. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






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






50. General term for any prominence on a bony surface