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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Mylohyoid nerve






2. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus






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






4. Structures on the same side of the body






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






6. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






7. Front area of the body






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






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






10. Artery to max molars






11. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






12. Horizontal portion of mandible






13. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






14. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






15. Lingual Nerve






16. 3 TMJ Ligaments






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






18. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






19. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






20. Section of the body through any frontal plane






21. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






22. Inferior alveolar nerve






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






24. Paired bones - most posterior part of the hard palate - 2 bones fuse together @ the midline to form the hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






25. Artery to mandible






26. Connects to common carotid arter






27. Artery to max premolars






28. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






29. Structures on the opposite side of the body






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






31. Dislocation of joints






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






33. Section of the body through the median plane






34. Divides space between bones






35. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






37. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters






38. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






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






40. Prefix meaning too much






41. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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42. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






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






44. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






45. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque






46. Forms part of cheekbone with zygomatic arch - often seen in panoramic and periapical films






47. Infection of the maxillary sinus






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






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






50. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally







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