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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 2 valves of the heart






2. Cavity within the bone






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






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






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






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






7. Attaches several muscles to mandible






8. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






9. 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






10. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor






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






12. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






13. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






14. 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






15. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






16. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






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






18. Watery basis of blood composition






19. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






21. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






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






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






24. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






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






26. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






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






28. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






29. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired






30. Mylohyoid nerve






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






32. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






34. Back of an area of the body






35. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed






36. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine






37. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






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






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






40. Artery to max premolars






41. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






42. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






43. Artery to #6-11






44. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






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






46. Number of cranial bones






47. 2 branches of nervous system






48. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






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






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