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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






2. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






3. Prefix meaning too much






4. Back of an area of the body






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






6. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






7. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body






8. Cavity within the bone






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






10. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






11. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






12. 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






13. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






14. Vertical portion of mandible






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






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






17. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






18. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






19. Erythrocytes






20. Towards the crown of a tooth






21. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






22. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






23. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






24. Dislocation of joints






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






26. Connects to common carotid arter






27. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






28. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






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






30. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking






31. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






32. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






33. Paired - forms bridge of nose






34. Inside of the mouth






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






36. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






37. Paired bones withing the body part of the nose - lateral portion of nasal septum






38. Structures closest to the tongue






39. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract






40. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






41. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






42. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






43. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed






44. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






45. Decreased saliva flow






46. Structures closest to the facial surface






47. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






49. Important part of blood composition for clotting






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