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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






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






4. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






5. Middle superior alveolar nerve






6. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones






7. Also called a meniscus - attached to condyle on medial and lateral poles - shape conforms with shape of adjacent articulating bones - completely divides TMJ into 2 compartments - can be wrinking - torn - hardened - or detached on one end






8. Fuses with frontal bone facially






9. Artery to mandible






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






11. Biggest artery in body






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






13. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






14. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






15. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






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






17. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






18. Prefix meaning not enough






19. Vertical portion of mandible






20. Nerve supply to the periodontium






21. 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






22. Connects to common carotid arter






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






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






25. Towards the crown of a tooth






26. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






27. Structures on the opposite side of the body






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






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






30. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






31. Structures closest to the facial surface






32. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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33. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






34. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






35. Front area of the body






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






37. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






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






39. Loss of action of the facial muscles






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






41. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






42. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






43. Lingual Nerve






44. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






45. Aiming area for palatal injections






46. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






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






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






49. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






50. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell







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