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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Watery basis of blood composition






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






3. 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)






4. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






5. Back of an area of the body






6. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






7. 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






8. Connects to common carotid arter






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






10. Decreased saliva flow






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Front area of the body






15. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






16. Buccal Nerve






17. Water saliva composition






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






19. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






20. Erythrocytes






21. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






22. Middle superior alveolar nerve






23. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






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






25. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






26. Padding in between bones






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






28. 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






29. Section of the body through any frontal plane






30. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones






31. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes






32. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






33. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control






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






35. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






36. 4 muscles of mastication






37. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






39. Tip of tongue






40. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses






41. Paired bones withing the body part of the nose - lateral portion of nasal septum






42. Mylohyoid nerve






43. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






44. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






45. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






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






47. Bundle of neurons






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49. Structure closest to the palate






50. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet