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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Structure at the median plane






2. Infection of the maxillary sinus






3. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






4. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






5. Trauma to a blood vessel






6. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid






7. Prefix meaning too much






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






9. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






10. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






11. Area closer to the median plane of the body






12. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






13. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






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






15. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






16. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






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






18. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






19. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money






20. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






21. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






22. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






23. Padding in between bones






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






25. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






26. Inferior alveolar nerve






27. Attaches several muscles to mandible






28. Structures closest to the inner cheek






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






30. Number of bones in the skull






31. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






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






33. 3 TMJ Ligaments






34. 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






35. 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






36. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






37. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






38. Inside of the mouth






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






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






41. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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






43. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






44. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






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






47. Artery to #6-11






48. Important part of blood composition for clotting






49. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






50. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity