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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






2. Number of cranial bones






3. Artery to tongue






4. Watery basis of blood composition






5. Section of the body through any frontal plane






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






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






8. Back of an area of the body






9. Large vein on top of heart






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






11. Mylohyoid nerve






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






13. Pointed end of a conical structure






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






15. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






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






17. 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






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






19. Infection of the maxillary sinus






20. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






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






22. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






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






24. Front area of the body






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






26. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






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






28. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






29. Structures located toward the surface of the body






30. Divides space between bones






31. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






33. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






34. Towards the crown of a tooth






35. 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






36. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






37. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






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






39. Structure closest to lips






40. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






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






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






44. Loss of action of the facial muscles






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






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






47. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






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






49. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions






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