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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Trauma to a blood vessel






3. Area closer to the median plane of the body






4. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity






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






6. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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






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






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






10. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






11. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






12. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






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






15. 2 branches of nervous system






16. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






17. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






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






19. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






20. Middle superior alveolar nerve






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






22. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






23. Watery basis of blood composition






24. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses






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






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






27. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






28. Front area of the body






29. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure






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






31. Lingual Nerve






32. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






33. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






34. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






35. Rising of the lower jaw






36. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






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






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






39. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






40. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






41. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






42. 2 valves of the heart






43. Artery to #6-11






44. Structure closest to the palate






45. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






46. Back of an area of the body






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






48. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






49. Back of an area of the body






50. Structures closest to the facial surface