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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Forms sockets of teeth






2. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






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






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






5. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






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






7. Divides space between bones






8. 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






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






10. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops






11. All cranial nerves are ________






12. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract






13. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






14. Inferior alveolar nerve






15. Section of the body through the median plane






16. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






17. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure






18. 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






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






20. Structures on the same side of the body






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






22. Important part of blood composition for clotting






23. Artery to max molars






24. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






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






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






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






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






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






30. Fuses with frontal bone facially






31. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






32. Lowering of the lower jaw






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






34. Structures located toward the surface of the body






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






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






37. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






38. Corners of mouth






39. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






40. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






41. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement






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






43. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






44. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






45. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking






46. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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






48. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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49. 2 valves of the heart






50. Structures on the opposite side of the body