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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Structures on the same side of the body






2. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






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






4. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






5. Number of cranial bones






6. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






7. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue






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






9. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






10. Structure closest to the palate






11. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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12. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






13. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






14. Swelling of lymph nodes :abnormal enlargement' - can be helped with antibiotic






15. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






17. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






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






19. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body






20. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






21. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






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






23. Horizontal portion of mandible






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






25. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






26. Important part of blood composition for clotting






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






28. Lingual Nerve






29. Inferior alveolar nerve






30. Artery to #6-11






31. All cranial nerves are ________






32. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






33. Inside of the mouth






34. Vertical portion of mandible






35. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






36. Number of facial bones






37. Front area of the body






38. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






39. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






40. Back of an area of the body






41. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






42. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






43. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum






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






45. Artery to cheek






46. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






47. Nerve supply to the periodontium






48. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters






49. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






50. Structures located toward the surface of the body