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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






2. Bundle of neurons






3. Connects to common carotid arter






4. 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






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






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






7. Artery to mandible






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






9. Top posterior of tongue






10. 3 TMJ Ligaments






11. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






12. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






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






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






15. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






16. Under tongue






17. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






18. Artery to #6-11






19. Type of injection that anesthetizes a small area- one or two teeth and associated structures- when the local anesthetic agent is deposited near nerminal nerve endings






20. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






21. 2 valves of the heart






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






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






24. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






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






26. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






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






28. Artery to max premolars






29. Prefix meaning too much






30. Structure closest to lips






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






32. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






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






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






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






36. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)






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






38. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor






39. Tip of tongue






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






41. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






42. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






43. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






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






45. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






46. 2 places where bones grow at






47. Large vein on top of heart






48. Forms sockets of teeth






49. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






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







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