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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
bones
Trigeminal Nerve
temporomandibular ligament
2. Area closer to the median plane of the body
articulation
vomer
sphenoid bone
proximal
3. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area
ligament
valves
zygomatic process of maxilla
normal flora
4. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed
palatal
Nerve for cheek
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
mucocele
5. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling
paresthesia
external acousitc meatus
zygomatic bones
frontal sinuses
6. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure
sinus
pulmonary vein
lingual artery
lateral
7. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region
insertion
articulation
infraorbital region
medial pterygoid muscle
8. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones
anterior superior alveolar artery
plaque
mucocele
maxilla
9. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue
capillary
ventral
sphenoid
horizontal plane
10. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought
trigeminal nerve
retraction of the mandible
depression of the mandible
voluntary muscle
11. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary
muscles
ethmoid bone
oculomotor nerve
amylase
12. Erythrocytes
red blood cells
atherosclerosis
pterygoid venus plexus
inferior nasal conchae
13. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball
transverse section
plasma
retromolar pad
trochlear nerve
14. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement
bones
gliding movement of TMJ
lymphadenopathy
temporomandibule joint
15. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid
6 types of cranial bones
hilus
vein
muscle
16. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt
sphenomandibular ligament
alvoelar process of the maxilla
sphenoid bone
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
17. Water saliva composition
serous
superior
stylomandibular ligament
inferior nasal conchae
18. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)
mastoid process
plaque
efferent (motor)
nasal bones
19. 2 branches of nervous system
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
central and peripheral nervous systems
exocrine
atherosclerosis
20. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped
lateral pterygoid muscle
base
frontal sinuses
Surfaces and Sutures
21. 'flight or flight' responses
primary node
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
sympathetic nervous system
pulmonary artery
22. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone
maxillary artery
mastoid process
opportunisitic pathogen
landmarks
23. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base
sphenomandibular ligament
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
ethmoid bone
vermillion border
24. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
temporomandibule joint
temporomandibular disorder
endocrine
parasympathetic nervous system
25. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad
8 landmarks of mandible
hematoma
temporal
facial artery
26. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure
external
medial
8
masseter muscle
27. Corners of mouth
labial commissure
external carotid artery
condyle
Ganglion
28. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz
pterygoid venus plexus
temporomandibular ligament
pathogen
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
29. Artery to cheek
lateral pterygoid muscle
lingual artery
plasma
facial artery
30. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates
tubercle
process
temporomandibular disorder
cells
31. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions
foramen/ foramina
sensory and motor
alveolar bone
frontal plane
32. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle
arch
mastoid process
sagittal plane
neurotransmitter
33. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues
coronal
heart
hyper
anastomose
34. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops
contralateral
cells
inferior nasal conchae
Cranial Nerves
35. Sides of tongue
lateral
anastomosis
Vagus nerve
frontal bone
36. Prefix meaning too much
8 landmarks of mandible
middle superior alveolar artery
Bell's Palsy
hyper
37. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity
sublingual gland
angle
mandible
rotational movement of TMJ
38. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries
lacrimal bones
thrombus/thrombi
frontal process of the maxilla
plaque
39. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case
foramen magnum
Heart
anatomical postition
scalp
40. 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
mastoid process
bacteremia
opportunisitic pathogen
maxillary sinuses
41. 2 valves of the heart
mitral and tricuspid
mixed
embolus/emboli
sphenoid bone
42. Lingual Nerve
Nerve for tongue
Cranial Nerves
bones
plexus
43. Aiming area for palatal injections
dorsal
hyper
bones
greater palatine foramen
44. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal
bacteremia
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
mylohyoid muscle
external auditory meatus
45. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet
mitral and tricuspid
ethmoid sinuses
oculomotor nerve
Gasserion Ganglion
46. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired
ventral
pterygoid venus plexus
4 processes of zygomatic arch
zygomatic bones
47. 2 places where bones grow at
hyper
condyle
Surfaces and Sutures
subluxation
48. Cavity within the bone
medial
temporomandibular disorder
sinus
sphenoid sinuses
49. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch
sinus
Trigeminal Nerve
frontal bone
subluxation
50. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films
ipsilateral
synapse
venule
zygomatic process of maxilla