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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






3. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






4. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement






5. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






6. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






7. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






8. Lowering of the lower jaw






9. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






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






11. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






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






13. Structure closest to the palate






14. Artery to cheek






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






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






17. Connects to common carotid arter






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






19. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract






20. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






21. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






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






23. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue






24. 3 TMJ Ligaments






25. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






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






27. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






28. 'flight or flight' responses






29. Infection of the maxillary sinus






30. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






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






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






33. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






34. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






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






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






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






38. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






39. Mylohyoid nerve






40. Strong muscle in the buccal region Which is felt when a patient clenches the teeth together






41. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus






42. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






44. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






45. Back of an area of the body






46. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






47. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






48. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






49. Structures on the opposite side of the body






50. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid