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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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1. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed
articular disc
mucocele
frontal sinuses
pulmonary vein
2. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case
Central nervous system
scalp
anterior
common carotid artery
3. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw
horizontal plane
temporomandibular joint
lymphatic vessels
afferent nerve
4. Artery to max molars
posterior superior alveolar artery
oral cavity
paresthesia
ventral
5. Lowering of the lower jaw
Glossopharyngeal nerve
depression of the mandible
protrusion of the mandible
optic nerve
6. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull
Nerve for mandible
ethmoid sinuses
protrusion of the mandible
parietal bone
7. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull
frontal plane
7 types of facial bones
external acousitc meatus
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
8. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
deep
thyroid
9. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints
Glossopharyngeal nerve
facial
anastomose
temporomandibular disorder
10. Front area of the body
anterior
ethmoid bone
paranasal sinus
zygomatic process of maxilla
11. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead
opportunistic infections
opthalmic (V1) nerve
Nerve for upper premolars
mastoid process
12. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone
anterior superior alveolar artery
apex
4 processes of zygomatic arch
sublingual gland
13. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses
anesthesia
temporomandibule joint
ligament
voluntary muscle
14. 2 valves of the heart
nerve
gliding movement of TMJ
Ganglion
mitral and tricuspid
15. Rising of the lower jaw
lingual artery
occipital bone
elevation of the mandible
central and peripheral nervous systems
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
ethmoid bone
Trigeminal Nerve
afferent vessel
coronal
17. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going
process
coronoid process
lateral deviation of the mandible
zygomatic bone
18. Forms sockets of teeth
alveolar process
Nerve for mandible
platelets
maxilla
19. 2 accessory muscles of mastication
red blood cells
articulation
bones
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
20. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart
elevation of the mandible
coronal
external auditory meatus
cardiovascular disease
21. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX
hematoma
anterior superior alveolar artery
zygomatic bone
4 processes of zygomatic arch
22. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord
coronoid process
muscle
sensory/afferent vessels
frontal process of the maxilla
23. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach
suture
mastoid process
palatine bones
lingual
24. Back of an area of the body
dorsal
lacrimal bones
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
elevation of the mandible
25. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal
Nerve for mandible
lingual artery
bones
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
26. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
muscles
angle
27. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________
Heart
Neuron
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
lacrimal bones
28. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen
synapse
Central nervous system
horizontal plane
mandibular canal
29. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node
afferent vessel
Spinal Accessory nerve
joint
afferent nerve
30. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions
horizontal plane
alveolar process
vein
proximal
31. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel
mylohyoid muscle
hilus
parietal bone
Vagus nerve
32. 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
trigeminal nerve
ventral
external carotid artery
opportunisitic pathogen
33. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues
mastoid process
anastomose
insertion
sensory and motor
34. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking
lacrimal bones
mitral valve prolapse
trigeminal nerve
capillary
35. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops
Cranial Nerves
dorsal
superficial
palatal
36. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum
suture
maxillary sinuses
occipital
external
37. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone
vomer
lacrimal bones
muscles
Glossopharyngeal nerve
38. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract
Ganglion
depression of the mandible
action
synapse
39. Middle superior alveolar nerve
middle superior alveolar artery
involuntary muscle
Nerve for upper premolars
muscles
40. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood
exocrine
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
muscles
vein
41. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla
Acoustic nerve
heart
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
42. Number of facial bones
6 types of cranial bones
Spinal Accessory nerve
14
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
43. 3 TMJ Ligaments
origin
trochlear nerve
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
middle superior alveolar artery
44. 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
angle
lingual
lacrimal bones
platelets
45. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses
apex
muscle
8
optic nerve
46. Bundle of neurons
anatomical postition
mastoid process
nerve
proximal
47. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls
arteries
parietal bone
Maxilla
buccal
48. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types
lacrimal bones
white blood cells
insertion
protrusion of the mandible
49. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam
alveolar bone proper
arch
hematoma
ethmoid sinuses
50. Vertical portion of mandible
ramus
cleft palate
14
optic nerve