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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






2. Fuses with frontal bone facially






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






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






5. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






6. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes






7. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone






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






9. Structures closest to the tongue






10. Artery to cheek






11. Connects to aorta






12. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






13. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






14. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






15. Rising of the lower jaw






16. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped






17. Trauma to a blood vessel






18. Infection of the maxillary sinus






19. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






20. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






21. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






22. Artery to #6-11






23. Number of facial bones






24. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






25. Area closer to the median plane of the body






26. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control






27. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking






28. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






29. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised






30. 'flight or flight' responses






31. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






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






33. Erythrocytes






34. Artery to max molars






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






36. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






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






38. Mylohyoid nerve






39. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Structures on the same side of the body






47. 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






48. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






49. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






50. 2 branches of nervous system