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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Under tongue






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






4. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






5. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)






6. 'flight or flight' responses






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






8. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






9. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






10. Ropey saliva composition






11. Structures located toward the surface of the body






12. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






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






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






15. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine






16. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






17. Dislocation of joints






18. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






19. Section of the body through any frontal plane






20. Paired glands located in the anterior floor of mouth under the tongue - smallest gland with many ducts - mixed salivay composition - but predominantly mucous- 10% volume






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






22. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)






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






24. Horizontal portion of mandible






25. Top posterior of tongue






26. Structures on the same side of the body






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






28. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






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






30. Erythrocytes






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






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






33. Structures closest to the inner cheek






34. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






35. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip






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






37. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






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






39. Number of cranial bones






40. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






41. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






42. Structure at the median plane






43. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






44. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






45. Watery basis of blood composition






46. Middle superior alveolar nerve






47. Largest gland. paired. located in front of ear - outside of skull - under skin and muscle. Stenson's Duct. Serous secretions- 25% of total volume. Responsible for mumps






48. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






49. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






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