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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






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






3. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






4. Area closer to the median plane of the body






5. Buccal Nerve






6. Connects to common carotid arter






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






8. 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






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






10. Lowering of the lower jaw






11. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






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






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






14. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






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






16. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control






17. Prefix meaning not enough






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






19. Area where the bones are joined to each other






20. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






21. Inferior alveolar nerve






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






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






24. Forms sockets of teeth






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






26. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






27. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






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






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






30. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






31. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






32. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body






33. Number of bones in the skull






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






35. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart






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






37. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






38. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






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






40. Vertical portion of mandible






41. Artery to #6-11






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






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






44. Prefix meaning too much






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






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






47. Structures on the opposite side of the body






48. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded






49. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor






50. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands







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