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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Bundle of neurons






8. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed






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






10. VII nerve - muscles of facial expression - tear glands - salivary glands - sensory and motor






11. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart






12. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






13. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system






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






15. Number of bones in the skull






16. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






17. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






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






19. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






20. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure






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






22. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






23. Mylohyoid nerve






24. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






25. Large vein on top of heart






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






27. Decreased saliva flow






28. Section of the body through any frontal plane






29. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally






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






31. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






32. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters






33. Towards the crown of a tooth






34. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






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






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






37. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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38. Structures on the opposite side of the body






39. 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






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






41. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films






42. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






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






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






45. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands






46. Front area of the body






47. Back of an area of the body






48. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






49. Divides space between bones






50. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms