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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 2 branches of nervous system






2. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






3. Structures on the same side of the body






4. Cervical muscles - muscles of facial expression - muscles of mastication - muscles of tongue - muscles of the pharynx - muscles of the hyoid - muscles of the soft palate






5. Structures closest to the tongue






6. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum






7. Pointed end of a conical structure






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






9. Single bone - midline bone of cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes






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






11. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






12. Prefix meaning too much






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






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






15. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






16. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






17. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






18. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops






19. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary






20. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






21. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






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






23. Number of facial bones






24. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






25. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






26. Biggest artery in body






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






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






29. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






30. Number of cranial bones






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






32. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






33. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






34. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






35. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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






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






38. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses






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






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






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






42. Infection of the maxillary sinus






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






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






45. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






46. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






47. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






48. Area where the bones are joined to each other






49. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






50. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle