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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva
Surfaces and Sutures
Spinal Accessory nerve
amylase
vermillion border
2. Fuses with frontal bone facially
frontal process of the maxilla
lymphatic system
paranasal sinus
effernt vessel
3. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils
oculomotor nerve
Maxillary (V2) nerve
facial paralysis
ventral
4. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord
synovial fluid
anterior
14
sensory/afferent vessels
5. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections
temporomandibule joint
normal flora
apex
amylase
6. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes
sagittal plane
maxilla
involuntary muscle
palatine bones
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
sphenomandibular ligament
common carotid artery
vermillion border
lacrimal bones
8. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate
lateral
subluxation
anatomical postition
Trigeminal Nerve
9. Structures closest to the tongue
articular disc
lingual
base
median plane
10. Artery to cheek
arch
retromolar pad
cells
facial artery
11. Connects to aorta
innervation
normal flora
foramen/ foramina
common carotid artery
12. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible
retraction of the mandible
7 types of facial bones
Heart
alvoelar process of the maxilla
13. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates
hematoma
foramen/ foramina
platelets
tubercle
14. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball
paresthesia
trochlear nerve
capillary
inferior nasal conchae
15. Rising of the lower jaw
landmarks
elevation of the mandible
external
sialolith
16. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped
joint
frontal sinuses
alveolar process
paranasal sinus
17. Trauma to a blood vessel
nerve
hematoma
tubercle
parietal bone
18. Infection of the maxillary sinus
maxillary sinusitis
Heart
frontal bone
middle superior alveolar artery
19. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter
dorsal
parietal bones
medial pterygoid muscle
articulation
20. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought
thyroid
maxilla
process
voluntary muscle
21. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body
facial paralysis
distal
temporomandibular joint
mandible
22. Artery to #6-11
anterior superior alveolar artery
ethmoid
transverse section
foramen magnum
23. Number of facial bones
Gasserion Ganglion
mixed
14
8 landmarks of mandible
24. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system
orbicularis oris
body
bacteremia
mastoid process
25. Area closer to the median plane of the body
oral cavity
maxillary sinuses
opportunisitic pathogen
proximal
26. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control
plexus
mastoid process
thyroid
Bell's Palsy
27. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking
inferior vena cava
rotational movement of TMJ
mitral valve prolapse
embolus/emboli
28. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions
elevation of the mandible
neurotransmitter
local infiltration
horizontal plane
29. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised
opportunistic infections
vein
zygomatic process of maxilla
spinal cord
30. 'flight or flight' responses
synovial fluid
sympathetic nervous system
dorsal
7 types of facial bones
31. Short - windowlike opening in the bone
8
foramen/ foramina
nerve block
Nerve for #6-11
32. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin
olfactory nerve
lateral
vermillion zone
temporal bone
33. Erythrocytes
red blood cells
anesthesia
Maxilla
dorsal
34. Artery to max molars
temporomandibular disorder
Paired
posterior superior alveolar artery
nerve block
35. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque
angle
external auditory meatus
atherosclerosis
medial pterygoid muscle
36. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ
Nerve for mandible
parietal bone
condyle
midsagittal section
37. Accumulation of neuron cell bodies outside the central nervous system
plasma
8
Ganglion
labial commissure
38. Mylohyoid nerve
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
coronoid process
frontal section
cells
39. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________
parasympathetic nervous system
Heart
Maxilla
sialolith
40. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward
muscles
deep
external acousitc meatus
anatomical postition
41. Chemical agen that is discharged to cause action of a muscle
neurotransmitter
nerve
depression of the mandible
sublingual gland
42. VII nerve - muscles of facial expression - tear glands - salivary glands - sensory and motor
medial pterygoid muscle
muscles
Facial nerve
external carotid artery
43. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region
amylase
mandible (V3)
infraorbital region
ranula
44. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible
4 processes of zygomatic arch
Hypoglossal nerve
Trigeminal Nerve
submandibular gland
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
occipital
bones
Central nervous system
mucous
46. Structures on the same side of the body
labial
ipsilateral
dorsal
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
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
temporal
mixed
local infiltration
foramen magnum
48. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks
suture
frontal bone
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
nerve block
49. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor
Hypoglossal nerve
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
temporal
anesthesia
50. 2 branches of nervous system
central and peripheral nervous systems
lymphatic vessels
facial artery
inferior