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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Number of bones in the skull






2. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






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






4. Artery to cheek






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






6. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body






7. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






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






9. Ropey saliva composition






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






11. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections






12. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary






13. Large vein on top of heart






14. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses






15. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






16. Number of facial bones






17. 'rest or digest' responses






18. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types






19. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






20. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






21. Mylohyoid nerve






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






23. All cranial nerves are ________






24. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve


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






26. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






27. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel






28. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






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






30. VII nerve - muscles of facial expression - tear glands - salivary glands - sensory and motor






31. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






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






33. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves






34. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






35. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






36. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure






37. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






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






39. Nerve supply to the periodontium






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






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






42. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






43. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






44. Section of the body through any frontal plane






45. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






46. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






47. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






48. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






49. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






50. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor