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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Paired - forms bridge of nose






2. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone






3. Number of facial bones






4. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






5. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet






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






7. Erythrocytes






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






9. Fuses with frontal bone facially






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






11. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






12. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






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






14. Area where the bones are joined to each other






15. Lingual Nerve






16. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






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






18. 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






19. 'flight or flight' responses






20. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine






21. 3 TMJ Ligaments






22. Important part of blood composition for clotting






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






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






25. Number of bones in the skull






26. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






27. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






28. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






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






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






31. Inferior alveolar nerve






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






33. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






34. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






35. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






36. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops






37. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






38. Buccal Nerve






39. Padding in between bones






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






41. Structures located toward the surface of the body






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






43. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






44. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






46. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






47. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






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






49. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






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







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