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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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1. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded
stylomandibular ligament
sympathetic nervous system
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
maxillary sinuses
2. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure
sensory and motor
frontal bone
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
insertion
3. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints
temporomandibular disorder
articular disc
sphenomandibular ligament
coronoid process
4. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves
dorsal
median plane
cells
aorta
5. Posterior 1/3 of tongue
8
bacteremia
artery
base
6. Infection of the maxillary sinus
alveolar bone
maxillary sinusitis
retraction of the mandible
temporomandibular disorder
7. Section of the body through any frontal plane
frontal section
bacteremia
pathogen
frontal bone
8. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge
articular disc
mylohyoid muscle
facial paralysis
pterygoid venus plexus
9. Artery to max molars
posterior superior alveolar artery
veins
ligament
inferior alveolar artery
10. 2 valves of the heart
mitral and tricuspid
anterior
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
mucocele
11. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes
foramen magnum
Trigeminal Nerve
parietal bone
lymphatic vessels
12. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)
pulmonary artery
mandible (V3)
zygomatic region
joint
13. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region
palatine bones
nasal bones
capillary
contralateral
14. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms
Palatine process of the maxilla
zygomatic region
ventral
anastomosis
15. Divides space between bones
articular disc
zygomatic region
ramus
Cranial Nerves
16. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types
foramen/ foramina
white blood cells
maxilla
bacteremia
17. Single bone - midline bone of cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes
body
ethmoid
Palatine process of the maxilla
8 landmarks of mandible
18. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball
Paired
deep
anatomical postition
abducens nerve
19. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface
infraorbital region
eminence
common carotid artery
frontal sinuses
20. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor
Palatine process of the maxilla
bacteremia
Gasserion Ganglion
Acoustic nerve
21. General term for any prominence on a bony surface
temporomandibule joint
mixed
process
sagittal plane
22. 'rest or digest' responses
ipsilateral
horizontal plane
articular disc
parasympathetic nervous system
23. Structures closest to the facial surface
sialolith
effernt vessel
facial
zygomatic bone
24. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins
maxillary artery
lymphatic system
Facial nerve
subluxation
25. Under tongue
Neuron
ipsilateral
ventral
muscles
26. Loss of action of the facial muscles
depression of the mandible
22
facial paralysis
dorsal
27. 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
nervous system
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
lacrimal bones
rotational movement of TMJ
28. Inferior alveolar nerve
Nerve for mandible
Maxilla
Maxillary (V2) nerve
medial pterygoid muscle
29. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane
sagittal plane
anesthesia
mylohyoid muscle
Neuron
30. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ
mandible
middle superior alveolar artery
facial
hematoma
31. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone
vermillion border
alveolar bone proper
Bell's Palsy
retromolar pad
32. Paired bones - most posterior part of the hard palate - 2 bones fuse together @ the midline to form the hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region
middle superior alveolar artery
sympathetic nervous system
trigeminal nerve
palatine bones
33. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system
parietal bone
spinal cord
mitral and tricuspid
hypo
34. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________
8
Heart
buccal
temporal bone
35. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured
temporomandibule joint
innervation
7 types of muscles of head and neck
hemorrhage
36. Number of cranial bones
8
elevation of the mandible
medial
ventral
37. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach
mastoid process
xerostomia
process
muscles
38. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands
parotid gland
4 processes of zygomatic arch
exocrine
hematoma
39. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses
frontal bone
ipsilateral
xerostomia
suture
40. Posterior superior alveolar nerve
Abducen's Nerve Paralysis
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
alveolar process
Gasserion Ganglion
41. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops
Cranial Nerves
vermillion zone
maxillary sinuses
anterior
42. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor
inferior
Spinal Accessory nerve
origin
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
43. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth
secondary node
Heart
alveolar bone
vomer
44. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary
rotational movement of TMJ
lateral
muscles
synapse
45. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart
alveolar process
sagittal plane
cardiovascular disease
alveolar bone
46. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial
paranasal sinus
retromolar pad
deep
Paired
47. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw
abducens nerve
temporomandibular joint
spinal cord
medial pterygoid muscle
48. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity
zygomatic bones
gliding movement of TMJ
valves
medial
49. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth
submandibular gland
Hypoglossal nerve
zygomatic process of maxilla
Paired
50. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses
4 processes of zygomatic arch
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
coronal
optic nerve