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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






2. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






3. Also called a meniscus - attached to condyle on medial and lateral poles - shape conforms with shape of adjacent articulating bones - completely divides TMJ into 2 compartments - can be wrinking - torn - hardened - or detached on one end






4. 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






5. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






6. Paired bones withing the body part of the nose - lateral portion of nasal septum






7. 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






8. Area where the bones are joined to each other






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






10. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






11. Forms sockets of teeth






12. Structures on the opposite side of the body






13. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






14. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve


15. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






16. Nerve supply to the periodontium






17. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured






18. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






19. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types






20. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






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






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






23. 4 muscles of mastication






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






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






26. Back of an area of the body






27. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






28. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






29. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed






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






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






32. 'rest or digest' responses






33. Number of facial bones






34. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






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






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






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






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






39. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






40. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






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






42. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






43. Structure at the median plane






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






45. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






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






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






48. Artery to #6-11






49. Lingual Nerve






50. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)