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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Opening or canal in the bone
cleft palate
temporomandibular disorder
meatus
Maxilla
2. 'flight or flight' responses
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
mandible
sympathetic nervous system
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
3. Structures closest to the facial surface
lymphatic vessels
rotational movement of TMJ
facial
ethmoid sinuses
4. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body
articulation
inferior
temporal
lymphatic system
5. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
afferent nerve
tubercle
mitral and tricuspid
6. 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
frontal process of the maxilla
sialolith
ventral
synapse
7. 4 muscles of mastication
normal flora
plexus
voluntary muscle
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
8. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor
maxillary sinuses
lymphadenopathy
Vagus nerve
facial paralysis
9. Area where the bones are joined to each other
mandible
temporomandibule joint
protrusion of the mandible
articulation
10. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries
olfactory nerve
sialolith
ligament
plaque
11. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area
afferent nerve
8
horizontal plane
valves
12. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system
sagittal plane
secondary node
scalp
bacteremia
13. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses
proximal
transverse section
frontal bone
facial paralysis
14. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity
external auditory meatus
external carotid artery
olfactory nerve
Nerve for upper premolars
15. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz
pathogen
aorta
action
median plane
16. Results from incomplete fusion of the maxillary bones at palatine process - open area that can involve from no teeth to involving teeth - palate - lip - and nasal - can involve pedodontist - oral surgeon - and pediatrician some appliances may be need
cleft palate
hemorrhage
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
hyper
17. Decreased saliva flow
mucocele
xerostomia
protrusion of the mandible
bacteremia
18. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ
foramen magnum
arch
condyle
mitral valve prolapse
19. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system
buccal
Spinal Accessory nerve
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
sensory and motor
20. Corners of mouth
opthalmic (V1) nerve
alveolar process
labial commissure
inferior nasal conchae
21. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor
ethmoid bone
Acoustic nerve
22
lymphatic system
22. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs
pulmonary artery
voluntary muscle
bacteremia
frontal plane
23. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters
venule
stylomandibular ligament
protrusion of the mandible
anesthesia
24. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum
mitral valve prolapse
frontal section
inferior nasal conchae
articular disc
25. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate
Trigeminal Nerve
anterior superior alveolar artery
pulmonary vein
Nerve for cheek
26. Divides space between bones
olfactory nerve
Abducen's Nerve Paralysis
articular disc
deep
27. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes
foramen magnum
Nerve for tongue
horizontal plane
articulation
28. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls
arteries
ligament
occipital
paresthesia
29. Smaller vein that drains the capillaries in the tissue area
venule
opportunisitic pathogen
sinus
primary node
30. Posterior 1/3 of tongue
external
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
base
cells
31. Watery basis of blood composition
plasma
superior
atherosclerosis
process
32. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature
ramus
opportunisitic pathogen
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
temporal
33. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall
thrombus/thrombi
Spinal Accessory nerve
greater palatine foramen
zygomatic process of maxilla
34. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system
distal
Cranial Nerves
landmarks
Ganglion
35. Section of the body through any frontal plane
ethmoid sinuses
mucocele
frontal section
mitral and tricuspid
36. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections
bones
posterior superior alveolar artery
body
palatal
37. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case
hematoma
scalp
Maxillary (V2) nerve
facial
38. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands
lateral deviation of the mandible
exocrine
cells
suture
39. Short - windowlike opening in the bone
foramen/ foramina
bones
lingual artery
nasal bones
40. 2 accessory muscles of mastication
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
temporomandibular joint
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
muscle
41. Structure at the median plane
ventral
nervous system
frontal bone
median
42. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial
apex
anatomical postition
sinus
retromolar pad
43. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired
Palatine process of the maxilla
zygomatic bones
Nerve for upper premolars
contralateral
44. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone
landmarks
alveolar bone
anesthesia
8
45. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible
superior
Trigeminal Nerve
lymphadenopathy
temporomandibular ligament
46. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery
infraorbital artery
artery
Gasserion Ganglion
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
47. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base
ethmoid bone
bacteremia
sphenoid
facial
48. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet
Abducen's Nerve Paralysis
superior
superficial
greater palatine foramen
49. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum
vomer
scalp
external auditory meatus
mucous
50. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus
Cranial Nerves
coronoid process
eminence
Paired