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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Attaches several muscles to mandible






2. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






4. Back of an area of the body






5. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






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






7. Nerve supply to the periodontium






8. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






9. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






10. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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






12. Structures located toward the surface of the body






13. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






14. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






15. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






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






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






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






19. Inside of the mouth






20. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






21. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered






22. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






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






24. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






25. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally






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






27. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






28. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






29. Artery to mandible






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






31. Artery to #6-11






32. Trauma to a blood vessel






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






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






35. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






36. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






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






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






39. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






40. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






41. Sides of tongue






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






43. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






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






45. All cranial nerves are ________






46. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






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






48. Vertical portion of mandible






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






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