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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. 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






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






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






5. Structures closest to the inner cheek






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






7. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered






8. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






9. Artery to mandible






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






11. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






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






13. Rising of the lower jaw






14. Inferior alveolar nerve






15. Biggest artery in body






16. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad






17. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






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






19. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






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






21. Trauma to a blood vessel






22. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






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






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






25. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types






26. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary






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






28. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






29. 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






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






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






32. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






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






34. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






35. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






36. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






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






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






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






41. Watery basis of blood composition






42. Cavity within the bone






43. Middle superior alveolar nerve






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






45. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






46. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






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






48. Towards the crown of a tooth






49. Horizontal portion of mandible






50. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine