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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. TMJ Located lateral side of each joint forms a reinforcement of the capsule of the TMJ - Prevents excessive retraction of the mandible






2. Corners of mouth






3. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






4. 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






5. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






6. Inside of the mouth






7. Structures on the same side of the body






8. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid






9. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






11. Innervates to the maxilla by the second branch and the mandible by the third branch - have sensory - motor - and intermediate roots that attach directly to the brain - responsible for the sensory sensibility of most of the skin of the front part of t






12. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






13. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






14. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






16. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






17. Area where the bones are joined to each other






18. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






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






20. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






21. 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






22. 3 TMJ Ligaments






23. Section of the body through the median plane






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






25. 'flight or flight' responses






26. Divides space between bones






27. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






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






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






30. Ropey saliva composition






31. Back of an area of the body






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






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






34. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






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






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






37. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






38. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






39. Paired bones - landmarks- mastoid process - styloid process - zygomatic process - external auditory meatus






40. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






41. Structures closest to the inner cheek






42. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






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






44. Located in the ethmoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






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






47. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






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






49. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired






50. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region