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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Biggest artery in body






3. Middle superior alveolar nerve






4. Nerve supply to the periodontium






5. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






6. 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






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






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






9. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






10. Vertical portion of mandible






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






12. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






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






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






15. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






17. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






18. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






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






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






21. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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22. Rising of the lower jaw






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






24. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






25. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded






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






27. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






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






29. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






30. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






31. 'flight or flight' responses






32. Bundle of neurons






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






34. Top posterior of tongue






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






37. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






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






39. Towards the crown of a tooth






40. Watery basis of blood composition






41. Connects to common carotid arter






42. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






43. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






44. Structures closest to the inner cheek






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






46. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






47. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque






48. Corners of mouth






49. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






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







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