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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






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






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






4. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure






5. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






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






7. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






8. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






9. Forms sockets of teeth






10. Cavity within the bone






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






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






13. Structure closest to the palate






14. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






15. Artery to max molars






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






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






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






19. 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)






20. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






22. Biggest artery in body






23. 'rest or digest' responses






24. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured






25. Inside of the mouth






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






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






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






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






30. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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31. Paired glands located in the anterior floor of mouth under the tongue - smallest gland with many ducts - mixed salivay composition - but predominantly mucous- 10% volume






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






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






34. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






35. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






36. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






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






38. Rising of the lower jaw






39. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






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






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






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






43. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands






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






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






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






47. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






48. Type of injection that anesthetizes a small area- one or two teeth and associated structures- when the local anesthetic agent is deposited near nerminal nerve endings






49. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






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







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