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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






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






3. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






4. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






5. 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






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






7. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs






8. Loss of action of the facial muscles






9. Towards the crown of a tooth






10. Back of an area of the body






11. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






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






13. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






14. 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






15. 2 places where bones grow at






16. Number of bones in the skull






17. Water saliva composition






18. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






19. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






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






21. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections






22. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






23. Decreased saliva flow






24. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






25. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






26. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






27. 'rest or digest' responses






28. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






29. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






30. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






31. Tip of tongue






32. Top posterior of tongue






33. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






34. Structure closest to lips






35. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






36. Paired - forms bridge of nose






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






38. Divides space between bones






39. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






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






41. Artery to tongue






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






43. Lowering of the lower jaw






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






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






46. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






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






48. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






49. 4 muscles of mastication






50. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system