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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






2. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped






3. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)






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






5. 3 TMJ Ligaments






6. Padding in between bones






7. 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






8. Corners of mouth






9. Area closer to the median plane of the body






10. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






11. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






12. Structures on the same side of the body






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






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






15. Decreased saliva flow






16. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections






17. Rising of the lower jaw






18. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body






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






20. All cranial nerves are ________






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






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






23. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






24. Biggest artery in body






25. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






26. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured






27. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered






28. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






29. Paired - forms bridge of nose






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






31. Paired bones - most posterior part of the hard palate - 2 bones fuse together @ the midline to form the hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






32. Section of the body through any frontal plane






33. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering






34. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses






35. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones






36. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






37. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






38. Large vein on top of heart






39. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip






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






41. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






42. Prefix meaning not enough






43. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






44. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus






45. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque






46. Inside of the mouth






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






48. Middle superior alveolar nerve






49. Fuses with frontal bone facially






50. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure