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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently






3. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






4. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






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






6. Biggest artery in body






7. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows into the lymph node






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






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






10. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses






11. Inferior alveolar nerve






12. 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






13. Structure at the median plane






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






15. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






16. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






17. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves






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






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






20. Mineralized structures of the body that protect internal soft tissues and serve as the biomechanical basis for movement






21. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






22. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






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






24. Rising of the lower jaw






25. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine






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






27. 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






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






29. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






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






31. Large vein on top of heart






32. Structures closest to the facial surface






33. Connects to aorta






34. Opening or canal in the bone






35. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure






36. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






37. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






38. Strong muscle in the buccal region Which is felt when a patient clenches the teeth together






39. Front area of the body






40. Structures on the opposite side of the body






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






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






43. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






44. Cavity within the bone






45. Prefix meaning not enough






46. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






47. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






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






49. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






50. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters