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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Front area of the body






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






3. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






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






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






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






7. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






8. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






9. Towards the crown of a tooth






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






11. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






12. 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






13. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






14. Structures closest to the tongue






15. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






16. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






17. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






18. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






19. Structures closest to the facial surface






20. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






21. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






23. Watery basis of blood composition






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






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






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






27. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured






28. Water saliva composition






29. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






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






31. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






32. Cavity within the bone






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






34. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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35. Under tongue






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






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






38. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






39. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






40. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






41. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






42. Lowering of the lower jaw






43. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






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






45. Number of cranial bones






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






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






48. 4 muscles of mastication






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






50. Bundle of neurons