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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






2. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions






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






4. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






5. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






6. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






7. Towards the crown of a tooth






8. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






9. Dislocation of joints






10. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






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






12. Erythrocytes






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






14. Largest gland. paired. located in front of ear - outside of skull - under skin and muscle. Stenson's Duct. Serous secretions- 25% of total volume. Responsible for mumps






15. Number of bones in the skull






16. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure






17. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






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






19. Fuses with frontal bone facially






20. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






22. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






23. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






24. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






25. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money






26. Infection of the maxillary sinus






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






28. 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






29. Artery to tongue






30. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






31. 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






32. 'rest or digest' responses






33. 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)






34. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






36. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






37. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






38. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






40. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






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






42. Buccal Nerve






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






44. 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






45. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






46. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






47. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






48. Artery to cheek






49. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






50. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands