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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






2. Bundle of neurons






3. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






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






5. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






6. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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






8. Artery to cheek






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






10. Section of the body through the median plane






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






12. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






13. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






15. 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






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






17. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded






18. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






19. Decreased saliva flow






20. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






21. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






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






23. Area closer to the median plane of the body






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






25. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






26. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking






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






28. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves






29. Attaches several muscles to mandible






30. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






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






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






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






34. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones






35. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






36. All cranial nerves are ________






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






38. Watery basis of blood composition






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






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






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






42. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






43. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






44. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






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






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






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






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






49. Connects to aorta






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