Test your basic knowledge |

Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






2. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






3. Paired glands located in the anterior floor of mouth under the tongue - smallest gland with many ducts - mixed salivay composition - but predominantly mucous- 10% volume






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






6. Inside of the mouth






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






8. Allows jaw to move forward and backward - occurs between disk and articular eminence in the upper synovial cavity






9. 4 muscles of mastication






10. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure






11. Padding in between bones






12. Area where the bones are joined to each other






13. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet






14. Pointed end of a conical structure






15. Important part of blood composition for clotting






16. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






17. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body






18. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally






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






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






21. Swelling of lymph nodes :abnormal enlargement' - can be helped with antibiotic






22. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






24. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






25. Structures closest to the tongue






26. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






27. Attaches several muscles to mandible






28. Type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart






29. 2nd division of trigeminal nerve - sensory to maxilla and surrounding tissues - suicide nerve- can effect women 40+ years old on right side and causes excruciating pain (also called Tie Douleureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia)






30. Dislocation of joints






31. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






32. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






33. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body






34. Tip of tongue






35. Nerve supply to the periodontium






36. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






37. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types






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






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






40. Infection of the maxillary sinus






41. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






42. Under tongue






43. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






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






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






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






47. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






49. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands






50. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests