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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






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






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






4. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






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






6. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed






7. Paired glands located in the anterior floor of mouth under the tongue - smallest gland with many ducts - mixed salivay composition - but predominantly mucous- 10% volume






8. 'flight or flight' responses






9. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






10. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






11. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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12. Mylohyoid nerve






13. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






14. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






15. 4 muscles of mastication






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






17. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






18. Large vein on top of heart






19. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs






20. Paired bones withing the body part of the nose - lateral portion of nasal septum






21. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






22. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






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






24. 2 places where bones grow at






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






26. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






27. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz






28. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






30. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






32. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses






33. Loss of action of the facial muscles






34. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






35. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis






36. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






37. Artery to #6-11






38. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






39. Decreased saliva flow






40. Singe bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of skull - many foramen and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






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






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






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






44. Number of facial bones






45. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






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






47. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






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






49. 3 TMJ Ligaments






50. Number of bones in the skull







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