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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands






2. All cranial nerves are ________






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






4. 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






5. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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






7. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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






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






10. Area closer to the median plane of the body






11. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions






12. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






13. Section of the body through any frontal plane






14. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






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






16. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






17. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






18. Dislocation of joints






19. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses






20. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






21. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






22. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films






23. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






24. Ropey saliva composition






25. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control






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






27. Top posterior of tongue






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






29. Opening or canal in the bone






30. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






31. Divides space between bones






32. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






33. Aiming area for palatal injections






34. Trauma to a blood vessel






35. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






36. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






37. Towards the crown of a tooth






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






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






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






41. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






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






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






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






45. Erythrocytes






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






47. Buccal Nerve






48. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






49. Forms sockets of teeth






50. Connects to common carotid arter