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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






2. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






3. Number of bones in the skull






4. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions






5. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






6. Smaller vein that drains the capillaries in the tissue area






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






8. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






9. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






10. Artery to cheek






11. Number of facial bones






12. Opening or canal in the bone






13. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus






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






15. Structures on the same side of the body






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






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






18. Artery to mandible






19. 2 branches of nervous system






20. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






21. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






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






23. Connects to common carotid arter






24. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






25. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






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






28. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






29. Artery to tongue






30. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






31. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






33. Infection of the maxillary sinus






34. Prefix meaning not enough






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






36. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired






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






38. Vertical portion of mandible






39. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






40. Back of an area of the body






41. Lowering of the lower jaw






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






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






44. All cranial nerves are ________






45. 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






46. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






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






48. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands






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






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