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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






2. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






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






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






5. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






6. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor






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






8. Divides space between bones






9. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






10. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






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






12. 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






13. Ropey saliva composition






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






15. Single bone - midline bone of cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes






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






17. Also called a meniscus - attached to condyle on medial and lateral poles - shape conforms with shape of adjacent articulating bones - completely divides TMJ into 2 compartments - can be wrinking - torn - hardened - or detached on one end






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






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






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






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






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






23. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






24. Paired bones - most posterior part of the hard palate - 2 bones fuse together @ the midline to form the hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






25. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






26. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






27. Large vein on top of heart






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






29. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs






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






31. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






32. Towards the crown of a tooth






33. 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






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






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






36. Fuses with frontal bone facially






37. Trauma to a blood vessel






38. Top posterior of tongue






39. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured






40. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






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






42. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






43. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






44. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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






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






47. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






48. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






49. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






50. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus







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