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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Prefix meaning not enough






2. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure






3. 'flight or flight' responses






4. Results from incomplete fusion of the maxillary bones at palatine process - open area that can involve from no teeth to involving teeth - palate - lip - and nasal - can involve pedodontist - oral surgeon - and pediatrician some appliances may be need






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






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






7. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money






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






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






10. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






11. Vertical portion of mandible






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






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






14. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






15. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






16. Corners of mouth






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






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






19. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis






20. Lowering of the lower jaw






21. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






22. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






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






24. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






25. Artery to mandible






26. Forms sockets of teeth






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






28. Decreased saliva flow






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






30. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






31. Section of the body through any frontal plane






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






33. Loss of action of the facial muscles






34. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






35. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






36. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






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






38. 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






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






40. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






41. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






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






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






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






45. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






46. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






47. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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48. Watery basis of blood composition






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






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