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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Paired - forms bridge of nose






2. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands






3. Front area of the body






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






5. Structures located toward the surface of the body






6. Towards the crown of a tooth






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






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






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






10. Structure at the median plane






11. Connects to aorta






12. Single bone - midline bone of cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes






13. Ropey saliva composition






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






15. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






16. Inside of the mouth






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






18. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types






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






20. Largest gland. paired. located in front of ear - outside of skull - under skin and muscle. Stenson's Duct. Serous secretions- 25% of total volume. Responsible for mumps






21. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad






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






23. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






25. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






26. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






27. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)






28. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






29. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine






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






31. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






32. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






33. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






34. Structure closest to lips






35. Artery to cheek






36. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body






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






38. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






39. Tip of tongue






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






41. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






42. Also called a meniscus - attached to condyle on medial and lateral poles - shape conforms with shape of adjacent articulating bones - completely divides TMJ into 2 compartments - can be wrinking - torn - hardened - or detached on one end






43. Cervical muscles - muscles of facial expression - muscles of mastication - muscles of tongue - muscles of the pharynx - muscles of the hyoid - muscles of the soft palate






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






45. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






46. Not part of TMJ - but rather on the medial side of the mandible - Attaches @ spine of sphenoid bone to the lingual of the mandibular foramen - becomes taut when mandible is protruded






47. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






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






49. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






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