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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Artery to #6-11






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






3. Biggest artery in body






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






5. Trauma to a blood vessel






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






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






8. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering






9. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus






10. Prefix meaning too much






11. Front area of the body






12. Vertical portion of mandible






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






14. 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






15. Results from incomplete fusion of the maxillary bones at palatine process - open area that can involve from no teeth to involving teeth - palate - lip - and nasal - can involve pedodontist - oral surgeon - and pediatrician some appliances may be need






16. Water saliva composition






17. Corners of mouth






18. Back of an area of the body






19. Mylohyoid nerve






20. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






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






22. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






23. Smaller vein that drains the capillaries in the tissue area






24. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






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






26. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses






27. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






28. Connects to common carotid arter






29. 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






30. Artery to cheek






31. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






32. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






33. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






34. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






35. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






36. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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37. Structures on the same side of the body






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






39. Important part of blood composition for clotting






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






41. Structures on the opposite side of the body






42. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






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






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






45. Inferior alveolar nerve






46. Forms sockets of teeth






47. 2 places where bones grow at






48. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity






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






50. Padding in between bones