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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped






2. 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






3. 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)






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






5. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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6. Structures closest to the inner cheek






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






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






9. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






10. Lingual Nerve






11. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






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






13. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






14. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






15. Under tongue






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






17. Artery to max premolars






18. Number of bones in the skull






19. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






20. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






21. Opening or canal in the bone






22. Rising of the lower jaw






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






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






25. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






26. Inside of the mouth






27. Dislocation of joints






28. Number of facial bones






29. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






30. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






32. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






33. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






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






35. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






36. Front area of the body






37. Artery to #6-11






38. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






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






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






41. Back of an area of the body






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






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






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






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






46. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






47. Structures on the same side of the body






48. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement






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






50. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure