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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity
external auditory meatus
thyroid
anastomosis
temporomandibule joint
2. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films
zygomatic process of maxilla
thrombus/thrombi
mitral and tricuspid
protrusion of the mandible
3. 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
Central nervous system
lateral
maxillary sinuses
Acoustic nerve
4. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad
sublingual gland
8 landmarks of mandible
frontal plane
action
5. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ
zygomatic bone
suture
mandible
subluxation
6. Decreased saliva flow
mandibular canal
maxilla
mylohyoid muscle
xerostomia
7. Loss of action of the facial muscles
facial paralysis
articular disc
heart
occipital bone
8. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands
elevation of the mandible
exocrine
contralateral
Acoustic nerve
9. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions
process
frontal plane
primary node
insertion
10. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types
white blood cells
subluxation
Nerve for cheek
sagittal plane
11. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system
vein
Neuron
Vagus nerve
Bell's Palsy
12. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle
olfactory nerve
frontal process of the maxilla
synapse
cardiovascular disease
13. Artery to tongue
abducens nerve
anterior superior alveolar artery
lacrimal bones
lingual artery
14. Inferior alveolar nerve
neurotransmitter
palatine bones
Nerve for mandible
sagittal plane
15. Artery to max premolars
Abducen's Nerve Paralysis
middle superior alveolar artery
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
coronal
16. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs
pulmonary artery
endocrine
external acousitc meatus
lateral deviation of the mandible
17. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move
philtrum
exocrine
muscle
suture
18. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses
frontal bone
depression of the mandible
arch
maxillary artery
19. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure
6 types of cranial bones
depression of the mandible
medial
plexus
20. Opening or canal in the bone
Hypoglossal nerve
Nerve for upper premolars
meatus
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
21. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw
temporomandibular ligament
Vagus nerve
temporomandibular joint
articulation
22. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate
afferent vessel
sinus
Trigeminal Nerve
external
23. Attaches several muscles to mandible
protrusion of the mandible
angle
temporomandibular ligament
pterygoid venus plexus
24. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid
orbicularis oris
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
origin
alveolar bone
25. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart
synapse
8
sphenomandibular ligament
pterygoid venus plexus
26. Structures on the same side of the body
ipsilateral
mandible
apex
8
27. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered
oral cavity
buccal
submandibular gland
opportunisitic pathogen
28. Lingual Nerve
articular disc
masseter muscle
effernt vessel
Nerve for tongue
29. 'flight or flight' responses
vomer
opportunisitic pathogen
occipital bone
sympathetic nervous system
30. Structures closest to the inner cheek
trochlear nerve
temporal bone
frontal section
buccal
31. 2 accessory muscles of mastication
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
embolus/emboli
zygomatic region
philtrum
32. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible
Nerve for cheek
Bell's Palsy
7 types of facial bones
hilus
33. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured
Acoustic nerve
hemorrhage
coronal
orbicularis oris
34. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet
Gasserion Ganglion
Paired
facial paralysis
facial
35. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood
vein
retromolar pad
nervous system
ranula
36. 3 TMJ Ligaments
temporal
Maxilla
platelets
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
37. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor
bacteremia
Hypoglossal nerve
primary node
capillary
38. 2 places where bones grow at
lacrimal bones
middle superior alveolar artery
Surfaces and Sutures
thyroid
39. Number of bones in the skull
22
local infiltration
zygomatic bone
cardiovascular disease
40. 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
lateral
zygomatic region
pathogen
lacrimal bones
41. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature
sphenomandibular ligament
external acousitc meatus
temporal
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
42. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus
effernt vessel
anastomose
lingual artery
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
43. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins
lymphatic system
medial
pulmonary artery
paresthesia
44. Dislocation of joints
subluxation
Neuron
alveolar process
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
45. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots
thrombus/thrombi
Central nervous system
hematoma
base
46. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)
joint
buccinator
Maxillary (V2) nerve
vein
47. Front area of the body
anterior
palatine bones
posterior superior alveolar artery
apex
48. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
Nerve for mandible
infraorbital region
action
49. Mylohyoid nerve
mitral and tricuspid
proximal
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
7 types of facial bones
50. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead
angle
Nerve for #6-11
lymphatic system
opthalmic (V1) nerve