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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Nerve supply to the periodontium






2. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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






4. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






5. Trauma to a blood vessel






6. Loss of action of the facial muscles






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






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






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






10. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






12. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






13. Decreased saliva flow






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






15. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward






16. 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






17. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity






18. Artery to tongue






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






20. Under tongue






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






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






23. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






24. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body






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






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






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






28. Pointed end of a conical structure






29. 2 branches of nervous system






30. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






31. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering






32. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






33. Front area of the body






34. Dislocation of joints






35. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful






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






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






38. Structure closest to lips






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






40. Back of an area of the body






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






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






43. 'rest or digest' responses






44. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






45. Single bone - midline bone of cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes






46. 1st and smallest division of trigeminal nerve - carries sensory information to brain - sensory for eyeball - cornea - and forehead






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






48. Connects to aorta






49. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded






50. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus