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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Large vein on top of heart






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






3. Forms sockets of teeth






4. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone






5. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






6. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






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






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






10. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum






11. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands






12. 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






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






14. Strong muscle in the buccal region Which is felt when a patient clenches the teeth together






15. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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






17. 4 muscles of mastication






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






19. Number of cranial bones






20. 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






21. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






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






23. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






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






25. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






26. Loss of action of the facial muscles






27. Inferior alveolar nerve






28. Vertical portion of mandible






29. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






30. Front area of the body






31. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






32. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






33. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






34. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






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






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






37. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






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






39. 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






40. Lowering of the lower jaw






41. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






42. 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






43. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






44. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






45. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward






46. Artery to #6-11






47. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






48. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






49. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally






50. General term for any prominence on a bony surface