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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Structures located toward the surface of the body






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






3. 2 places where bones grow at






4. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






5. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






6. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






7. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






8. Structure at the median plane






9. Paired - forms bridge of nose






10. 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






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






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






13. Back of an area of the body






14. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






15. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






16. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control






17. Corners of mouth






18. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






19. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands






20. Water saliva composition






21. Mylohyoid nerve






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






23. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






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






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






26. Connects to aorta






27. All cranial nerves are ________






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






29. 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






30. 'rest or digest' responses






31. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






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






33. Biggest artery in body






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






35. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






36. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system






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






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






39. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






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






41. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






42. Front area of the body






43. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






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






45. Prefix meaning too much






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






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






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






49. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






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







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