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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






2. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure






3. Smaller vein that drains the capillaries in the tissue area






4. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward






5. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body






6. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






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






8. Structures closest to the facial surface






9. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






10. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






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






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






13. Aiming area for palatal injections






14. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue






15. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






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






17. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






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






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






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






21. Large vein on top of heart






22. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering






23. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






25. Cavity within the bone






26. Artery to mandible






27. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






28. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






29. Number of facial bones






30. Lowering of the lower jaw






31. 2 branches of nervous system






32. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body






33. Watery basis of blood composition






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






35. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






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






37. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






38. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






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






40. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






41. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






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






43. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque






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






45. Back of an area of the body






46. Erythrocytes






47. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






48. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






49. Structures closest to the inner cheek






50. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised







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