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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Number of facial bones






3. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






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






5. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)






6. Type of injection that anesthetizes a small area- one or two teeth and associated structures- when the local anesthetic agent is deposited near nerminal nerve endings






7. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






8. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






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






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






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






12. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






13. Section of the body through any frontal plane






14. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






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






16. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






17. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






18. Lingual Nerve






19. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis






20. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






21. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum






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






23. Not part of TMJ - but rather on the medial side of the mandible - Attaches @ spine of sphenoid bone to the lingual of the mandibular foramen - becomes taut when mandible is protruded






24. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






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






27. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






28. Bundle of neurons






29. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






30. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






31. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






32. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






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






34. Paired - forms bridge of nose






35. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






36. Padding in between bones






37. 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






38. Inferior alveolar nerve






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






40. Structure closest to the palate






41. Mylohyoid nerve






42. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






43. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






44. Connects to common carotid arter






45. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






46. Front area of the body






47. Corners of mouth






48. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






50. Pointed end of a conical structure