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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






2. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






3. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip






4. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






5. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






6. Inside of the mouth






7. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






8. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






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






11. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally






12. Cervical muscles - muscles of facial expression - muscles of mastication - muscles of tongue - muscles of the pharynx - muscles of the hyoid - muscles of the soft palate






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






14. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






15. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






16. Not part of TMJ - but rather on the medial side of the mandible - Attaches @ spine of sphenoid bone to the lingual of the mandibular foramen - becomes taut when mandible is protruded






17. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






18. Water saliva composition






19. Prefix meaning too much






20. Area closer to the median plane of the body






21. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






22. 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






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






24. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






25. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






26. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






27. Top posterior of tongue






28. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






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






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






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






32. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






33. Back of an area of the body






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






35. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






36. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






38. 4 muscles of mastication






39. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






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






41. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz






42. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement






43. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body






44. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






45. 'flight or flight' responses






46. Artery to cheek






47. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






48. Front area of the body






49. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






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