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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Structures on the opposite side of the body






2. 4 muscles of mastication






3. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






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






5. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






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






7. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






8. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






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






10. Artery to cheek






11. Erythrocytes






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






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






14. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






15. Loss of action of the facial muscles






16. Middle superior alveolar nerve






17. Watery basis of blood composition






18. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






19. Biggest artery in body






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






21. Artery to #6-11






22. Attaches several muscles to mandible






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






24. Artery to mandible






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






26. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






27. Prefix meaning too much






28. Corners of mouth






29. 3 TMJ Ligaments






30. Top posterior of tongue






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






32. Connects to common carotid arter






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






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






35. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






36. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






37. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






39. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






40. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






41. Structures located toward the surface of the body






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






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






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






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






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






47. Towards the crown of a tooth






48. Structures closest to the inner cheek






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






50. Structure closest to the palate