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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Aiming area for palatal injections






3. Front area of the body






4. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






5. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract






6. Fuses with frontal bone facially






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






8. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






9. Structures on the opposite side of the body






10. Section of the body through the median plane






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






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






13. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






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






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






16. Inferior alveolar nerve






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






18. Number of cranial bones






19. All cranial nerves are ________






20. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






21. Number of facial bones






22. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






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






24. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






25. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






26. 4 muscles of mastication






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






28. Bundle of neurons






29. Structure closest to the palate






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






31. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






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






33. 'rest or digest' responses






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






35. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






36. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






37. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






39. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






40. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






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






42. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






43. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






44. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






45. Nerve supply to the periodontium






46. 3 TMJ Ligaments






47. Back of an area of the body






48. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






49. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






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