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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






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






3. Inside of the mouth






4. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






5. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






6. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






7. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






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






9. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






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






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






12. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor






13. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






14. Fuses with frontal bone facially






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






16. Back of an area of the body






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






18. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






19. Lingual Nerve






20. Lowering of the lower jaw






21. Cavity within the bone






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






23. Connects to aorta






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






25. Structures located toward the surface of the body






26. 2 places where bones grow at






27. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






28. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






29. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






30. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid






31. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently






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






33. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






34. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






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






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






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






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






39. Section of the body through any frontal plane






40. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






41. Structures closest to the inner cheek






42. Inferior alveolar nerve






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






44. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






45. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






46. Water saliva composition






47. Nerve supply to the periodontium






48. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






49. Opening or canal in the bone






50. Structure at the median plane