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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






3. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






4. Towards the crown of a tooth






5. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






6. Dislocation of joints






7. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes






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






9. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






10. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






11. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






23. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






24. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






25. Type of injection that anesthetizes a small area- one or two teeth and associated structures- when the local anesthetic agent is deposited near nerminal nerve endings






26. Artery to max molars






27. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






28. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






29. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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






31. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






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






33. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






34. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands






35. Sides of tongue






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






37. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






39. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






40. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






41. Forms sockets of teeth






42. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






43. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






44. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






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






46. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






48. Decreased saliva flow






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






50. Paired - forms bridge of nose