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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine






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






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






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






5. Number of bones in the skull






6. Fuses with frontal bone facially






7. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






8. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






9. Biggest artery in body






10. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






11. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






13. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






14. Top posterior of tongue






15. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






16. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior portions






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






18. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






19. 2 places where bones grow at






20. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






21. Cavity within the bone






22. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






23. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






24. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






25. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






26. Rising of the lower jaw






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






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






29. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






30. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






31. Structures on the opposite side of the body






32. Loss of action of the facial muscles






33. Towards the crown of a tooth






34. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart






35. Area closer to the median plane of the body






36. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






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






38. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






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






41. 'rest or digest' responses






42. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






43. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






44. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






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






46. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






47. Number of facial bones






48. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






49. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






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






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