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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Erythrocytes






2. Artery to cheek






3. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve


4. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






5. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






6. 2 branches of nervous system






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






8. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body






9. Front area of the body






10. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






11. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






12. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






13. Forms sockets of teeth






14. Decreased saliva flow






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






16. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






17. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






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






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






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






22. Trauma to a blood vessel






23. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






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






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






26. Artery to tongue






27. 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)






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






29. Paired - forms bridge of nose






30. Rising of the lower jaw






31. 'rest or digest' responses






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






33. Number of facial bones






34. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad






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






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






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






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






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






40. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs






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






42. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






43. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






44. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






45. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






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






47. Dislocation of joints






48. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






50. Prefix meaning too much