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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






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






3. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






4. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






5. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






6. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






7. Lowering of the lower jaw






8. Structures closest to the tongue






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






10. Structures on the opposite side of the body






11. 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






12. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






13. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






14. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






16. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






17. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






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






19. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






20. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






21. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






22. Paired - forms bridge of nose






23. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






24. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






26. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue






27. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity






28. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






29. Section of the body through any frontal plane






30. Front area of the body






31. 3 TMJ Ligaments






32. Forms sockets of teeth






33. Mylohyoid nerve






34. Dislocation of joints






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






36. Decreased saliva flow






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






38. Structure closest to the palate






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






40. Artery to mandible






41. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






42. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






43. Lingual Nerve






44. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






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






46. 2 places where bones grow at






47. Artery to max molars






48. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






49. Watery basis of blood composition






50. Cavity within the bone