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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






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






4. 2 valves of the heart






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






6. Pointed end of a conical structure






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






8. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






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






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






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






12. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






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






15. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






16. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






17. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






18. Middle superior alveolar nerve






19. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






20. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






21. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






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






23. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions






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






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






26. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






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






28. Back of an area of the body






29. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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30. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






31. Erythrocytes






32. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






33. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






34. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz






35. Connects to common carotid arter






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






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






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






39. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






40. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






41. Structures on the same side of the body






42. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






43. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






44. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity






45. Water saliva composition






46. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






47. Back of an area of the body






48. Biggest artery in body






49. Towards the crown of a tooth






50. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell