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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Structures closest to the facial surface






2. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






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






4. Corners of mouth






5. Cavity within the bone






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






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






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






9. Forms sockets of teeth






10. Lingual Nerve






11. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






12. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






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






14. Structures on the same side of the body






15. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






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






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






18. Area where the bones are joined to each other






19. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)






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






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






22. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops






23. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






24. Lowering of the lower jaw






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






26. 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






27. Section of the body through any frontal plane






28. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






29. Horizontal portion of mandible






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






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






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






33. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






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






35. Top posterior of tongue






36. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






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






38. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






39. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






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






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






42. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






43. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired






44. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






45. Connects to common carotid arter






46. 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






47. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






48. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






49. 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






50. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone







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