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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Watery basis of blood composition






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






3. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






4. Back of an area of the body






5. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






6. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






7. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






8. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet






9. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






10. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






11. Front area of the body






12. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






13. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






14. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






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






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






17. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






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






19. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






20. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






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






22. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue






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






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






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






26. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






27. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






28. Mylohyoid nerve






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






30. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






31. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






32. 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






33. Corners of mouth






34. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






35. Fuses with frontal bone facially






36. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve


37. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






38. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






39. Area where the bones are joined to each other






40. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






41. Connects to aorta






42. Inside of the mouth






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






44. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel






45. Structure at the median plane






46. Ropey saliva composition






47. Back of an area of the body






48. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses






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






50. Inferior alveolar nerve