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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






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






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






4. Artery to cheek






5. Dislocation of joints






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






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






8. Lingual Nerve






9. Artery to max premolars






10. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)






11. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






12. Attaches several muscles to mandible






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






14. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






15. Movement accomplished by a muscle when the muscle fibers contract






16. Some Say Marry Money - But My Brother Says - Bad Business - Marry Money






17. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






18. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






19. Singe bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of skull - many foramen and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






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






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






22. Padding in between bones






23. 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






24. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






25. Large vein on top of heart






26. 2 places where bones grow at






27. Section of the body through any frontal plane






28. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






29. Cavity within the bone






30. Smaller vein that drains the capillaries in the tissue area






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






32. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






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






34. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






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






36. Structures closest to the facial surface






37. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






38. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






39. Water saliva composition






40. Horizontal portion of mandible






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






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






43. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






44. Buccal Nerve






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






46. Prefix meaning too much






47. Divides space between bones






48. Number of facial bones






49. Nerve supply to the periodontium






50. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible