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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Under tongue






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






3. Section of the body through any frontal plane






4. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering






5. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract






6. Ropey saliva composition






7. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






8. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure






9. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






10. Prefix meaning not enough






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






12. Divides space between bones






13. Padding in between bones






14. 'flight or flight' responses






15. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid






16. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






17. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad






18. Corners of mouth






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






20. Front area of the body






21. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






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






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






24. Artery to #6-11






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






26. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






27. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






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






29. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system






30. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






31. 2 valves of the heart






32. Attaches several muscles to mandible






33. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes






34. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure






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






36. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






37. Paired glands located in the anterior floor of mouth under the tongue - smallest gland with many ducts - mixed salivay composition - but predominantly mucous- 10% volume






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






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






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






41. Area where the bones are joined to each other






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






43. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






44. Bundle of neurons






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






46. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body






47. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






48. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






49. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






50. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor