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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 2 places where bones grow at






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






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






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






5. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






6. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






7. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






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






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






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






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






12. Structures closest to the tongue






13. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






14. Area closer to the median plane of the body






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






16. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






17. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






18. Large vein on top of heart






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






20. 'flight or flight' responses






21. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






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






23. Forms sockets of teeth






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






25. 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






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






27. Artery to mandible






28. 3 TMJ Ligaments






29. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid






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






31. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






32. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






33. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






34. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






35. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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






37. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






38. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






39. Prefix meaning not enough






40. Infection of the maxillary sinus






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






42. Section of the body through the median plane






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






44. Back of an area of the body






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






46. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






47. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






48. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






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






50. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface