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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






3. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






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






5. Ropey saliva composition






6. Infection of the maxillary sinus






7. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






8. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






9. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






10. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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






12. 4 muscles of mastication






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






14. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






15. 2 valves of the heart






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






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






18. Inside of the mouth






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






20. Loss of action of the facial muscles






21. Number of facial bones






22. Paired bones - most posterior part of the hard palate - 2 bones fuse together @ the midline to form the hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






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






24. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters






25. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently






26. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






27. Horizontal portion of mandible






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






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






30. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






31. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






32. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






33. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






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






35. Artery to tongue






36. Structures on the same side of the body






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






38. All cranial nerves are ________






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






40. Large vein on top of heart






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






42. 2 branches of nervous system






43. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






44. Under tongue






45. Artery to cheek






46. Artery to mandible






47. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






48. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






49. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






50. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ