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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Bundle of neurons
nerve
elevation of the mandible
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
optic nerve
2. 2 branches of nervous system
innervation
central and peripheral nervous systems
superior
vein
3. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ
common carotid artery
condyle
Trigeminal Nerve
Glossopharyngeal nerve
4. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin
joint
vermillion zone
buccal
alveolar bone proper
5. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions
frontal plane
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
infraorbital region
sublingual gland
6. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions
lingual
neurotransmitter
mitral valve prolapse
facial paralysis
7. Back of an area of the body
dorsal
proximal
afferent nerve
Maxilla
8. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure
base
origin
frontal plane
central and peripheral nervous systems
9. Cervical muscles - muscles of facial expression - muscles of mastication - muscles of tongue - muscles of the pharynx - muscles of the hyoid - muscles of the soft palate
plexus
7 types of muscles of head and neck
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
serous
10. 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
Acoustic nerve
bacteremia
sublingual gland
Maxillary (V2) nerve
11. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth
palatal
superior
normal flora
alveolar bone proper
12. Divides space between bones
dorsal
synapse
articular disc
involuntary muscle
13. Short - windowlike opening in the bone
22
temporomandibular joint
foramen/ foramina
endocrine
14. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses
labial
Maxillary (V2) nerve
optic nerve
zygomatic bones
15. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell
ethmoid
anatomical postition
olfactory nerve
sphenomandibular ligament
16. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)
alveolar bone proper
occipital bone
arch
bones
17. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films
zygomatic process of maxilla
alveolar bone proper
articular disc
zygomatic bones
18. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla
vomer
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
frontal bone
mylohyoid muscle
19. Lingual Nerve
vomer
Nerve for tongue
lingual
superior vena cava
20. Top posterior of tongue
external acousitc meatus
dorsal
frontal bone
ligament
21. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case
scalp
midsagittal section
palatal
Ganglion
22. Number of facial bones
14
body
process
external auditory meatus
23. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils
mandible
serous
stylomandibular ligament
oculomotor nerve
24. Network of veins that comes together (paired)
plexus
horizontal plane
hematoma
angle
25. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus
normal flora
temporal bone
innervation
coronoid process
26. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area
embolus/emboli
afferent vessel
valves
parietal bone
27. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally
lymphatic vessels
lateral pterygoid muscle
lateral
sphenoid bone
28. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor
nasal bones
Acoustic nerve
mitral valve prolapse
ligament
29. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters
metastasis
anesthesia
zygomatic process of maxilla
afferent vessel
30. Artery to max molars
mucocele
posterior superior alveolar artery
external auditory meatus
Ganglion
31. Section of the body through any horizontal plane
transverse section
temporal bone
plaque
14
32. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired
zygomatic bones
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
meatus
Maxillary (V2) nerve
33. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity
normal flora
rotational movement of TMJ
bones
tubercle
34. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped
frontal sinuses
alveolar bone proper
plexus
occipital bone
35. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX
lateral
bones
zygomatic bone
transverse section
36. Network of blood vessels - usually veins
posterior superior alveolar artery
lateral deviation of the mandible
plexus
Paired
37. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured
origin
hemorrhage
posterior superior alveolar artery
ramus
38. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch
frontal sinuses
6 types of cranial bones
frontal bone
subluxation
39. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel
anastomosis
articular disc
Nerve for mandible
lymphatic system
40. Horizontal portion of mandible
coronoid process
hemorrhage
synapse
body
41. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible
oculomotor nerve
parotid gland
mandibular canal
temporomandibular ligament
42. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum
zygomatic bone
parasympathetic nervous system
vomer
gliding movement of TMJ
43. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived
inferior nasal conchae
nervous system
process
external
44. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel
parietal bones
Neuron
ventral
embolus/emboli
45. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure
paranasal sinus
medial
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
cardiovascular disease
46. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement
atherosclerosis
masseter muscle
base
bones
47. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum
inferior nasal conchae
action
median
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
48. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised
sphenomandibular ligament
common carotid artery
artery
opportunistic infections
49. Erythrocytes
process
articular disc
red blood cells
ventral
50. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
palatal
transverse section
action