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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward






3. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






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






5. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking






6. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






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






8. Sides of tongue






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






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. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary






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






13. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






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






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






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






17. 4 muscles of mastication






18. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






19. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






20. All cranial nerves are ________






21. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus






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






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






24. Infection of the maxillary sinus






25. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






27. Section of the body through any frontal plane






28. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






29. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






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






31. Paired - forms bridge of nose






32. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






33. Lingual Nerve






34. Dislocation of joints






35. Cavity within the bone






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






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






38. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






39. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves






40. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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41. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






42. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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43. Area closer to the median plane of the body






44. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






45. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis






46. Front area of the body






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






48. Top posterior of tongue






49. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






50. 2 valves of the heart