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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






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






3. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






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






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






6. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






7. Back of an area of the body






8. Inferior alveolar nerve






9. Structures closest to the facial surface






10. Type of injection that anesthetizes a small area- one or two teeth and associated structures- when the local anesthetic agent is deposited near nerminal nerve endings






11. Ropey saliva composition






12. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






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






14. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






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






16. Artery to max molars






17. VII nerve - muscles of facial expression - tear glands - salivary glands - sensory and motor






18. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






19. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






20. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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. All cranial nerves are ________






23. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






24. Water saliva composition






25. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money






26. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






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






28. Connects to common carotid arter






29. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






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






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






32. 2 valves of the heart






33. Largest gland. paired. located in front of ear - outside of skull - under skin and muscle. Stenson's Duct. Serous secretions- 25% of total volume. Responsible for mumps






34. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






35. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






36. Sides of tongue






37. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






38. 3 TMJ Ligaments






39. Under tongue






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






41. Prefix meaning too much






42. Inside of the mouth






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






44. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid






45. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






46. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






47. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses






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






49. Trauma to a blood vessel






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