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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






2. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






3. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






4. Structures located toward the surface of the body






5. Water saliva composition






6. Forms sockets of teeth






7. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis






8. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






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






10. Structure closest to the palate






11. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






12. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






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






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






15. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






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






17. Pointed end of a conical structure






18. 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






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






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






21. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)






22. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






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






24. 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






25. Paired - forms bridge of nose






26. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz






27. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






28. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






29. Fuses with frontal bone facially






30. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






31. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






32. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






33. Front area of the body






34. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






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






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






37. Section of the body through any frontal plane






38. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






39. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






40. Middle superior alveolar nerve






41. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






42. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle






43. Artery to mandible






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






45. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






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






47. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement






48. 3 TMJ Ligaments






49. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection






50. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body