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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






2. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum






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






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






5. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






6. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






7. Sides of tongue






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






9. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






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






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






12. 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






13. Area where the bones are joined to each other






14. Nerve supply to the periodontium






15. Structure closest to the palate






16. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






17. Loss of action of the facial muscles






18. 2 places where bones grow at






19. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






20. Top posterior of tongue






21. 'flight or flight' responses






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






23. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






24. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






26. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






28. Trauma to a blood vessel






29. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






30. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






31. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






32. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward






33. Singe bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of skull - many foramen and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






34. Tip of tongue






35. Connects to common carotid arter






36. Fuses with frontal bone facially






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






38. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






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






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






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






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






43. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






45. Artery to mandible






46. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






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






48. Inside of the mouth






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






50. Structures closest to the facial surface







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