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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






2. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






4. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses






5. Fuses with frontal bone facially






6. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






7. Top posterior of tongue






8. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure






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






10. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






11. Prefix meaning not enough






12. Watery basis of blood composition






13. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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14. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






15. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






17. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






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






19. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






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






21. Buccal Nerve






22. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






23. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)






24. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






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






26. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






27. Area where the bones are joined to each other






28. All cranial nerves are ________






29. Artery to tongue






30. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






31. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






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






33. Divides space between bones






34. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






35. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






36. Connects to common carotid arter






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






38. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






39. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel






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






41. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






42. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






43. Artery to max molars






44. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






45. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus






46. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






47. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






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






49. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone






50. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball