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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






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






4. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






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






6. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






7. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






8. Artery to #6-11






9. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






10. Structures closest to the facial surface






11. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






12. Structures closest to the tongue






13. Section of the body through the median plane






14. VII nerve - muscles of facial expression - tear glands - salivary glands - sensory and motor






15. Front area of the body






16. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






17. 2 places where bones grow at






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






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






20. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






21. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






22. Number of cranial bones






23. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






24. Area that faces toward the head of the body - away from the feet






25. Structures located toward the surface of the body






26. Number of bones in the skull






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






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






29. Mylohyoid nerve






30. Artery to mandible






31. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






32. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






33. Artery to max molars






34. Infection of the maxillary sinus






35. Connects to common carotid arter






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






37. Pointed end of a conical structure






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






39. Prefix meaning too much






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






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






42. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






43. Artery to tongue






44. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






45. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones






46. Not part of TMJ - but rather on the medial side of the mandible - Attaches @ spine of sphenoid bone to the lingual of the mandibular foramen - becomes taut when mandible is protruded






47. Top posterior of tongue






48. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






49. Structure closest to the palate






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