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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Middle superior alveolar nerve






2. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






3. Section of the body through any frontal plane






4. Pointed end of a conical structure






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






6. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






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






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






10. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






11. Horizontal portion of mandible






12. Swelling of lymph nodes :abnormal enlargement' - can be helped with antibiotic






13. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






14. Top posterior of tongue






15. Attaches several muscles to mandible






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






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






18. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system






19. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






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






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






22. Smaller vein that drains the capillaries in the tissue area






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






24. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






25. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently






26. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






27. Front area of the body






28. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






29. 'rest or digest' responses






30. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






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






32. Artery to max molars






33. Front area of the body






34. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






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






36. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






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






38. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






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






40. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






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






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






43. All cranial nerves are ________






44. Decreased saliva flow






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






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






47. Area where the bones are joined to each other






48. 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






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






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