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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Structure at the median plane






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






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






5. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






6. 'flight or flight' responses






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






8. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






9. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






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






11. Erythrocytes






12. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






13. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






14. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis






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






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






17. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






18. Number of facial bones






19. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






20. Artery to mandible






21. Vertical portion of mandible






22. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered






23. Structures located toward the surface of the body






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






25. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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26. Divides space between bones






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






28. Number of cranial bones






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






30. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control






31. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking






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






33. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering






34. Loss of action of the facial muscles






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






36. Large vein on top of heart






37. Area closer to the median plane of the body






38. Structure closest to the palate






39. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






40. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






41. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






42. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






43. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses






44. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward






45. Bundle of neurons






46. 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






47. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






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






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






50. Artery to #6-11