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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Area closer to the median plane of the body






2. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






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






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






5. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






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






7. Abnormal sensation from an area such as burning or prickling






8. I cranial nerve - sensory - sense of smell






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






10. 3 TMJ Ligaments






11. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






12. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






13. Single bone - only movable bone of the face - many landmarks - largest and strongest facial bone - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






14. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






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






16. Buccal Nerve






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






18. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






19. Single bone - also known as nasal septum - forms midline of nose - not important to oral cavity - forms inferior portion of nasal septum






20. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






21. Forms sockets of teeth






22. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






23. Back of an area of the body






24. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






25. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






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






27. Prefix meaning not enough






28. 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






29. Cervical muscles - muscles of facial expression - muscles of mastication - muscles of tongue - muscles of the pharynx - muscles of the hyoid - muscles of the soft palate






30. Trauma to a blood vessel






31. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






33. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






34. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






35. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure






36. Lingual Nerve






37. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






38. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






39. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum






40. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






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






42. Tip of tongue






43. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






45. 4 muscles of mastication






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






47. VIII nerve - hearing and balance - also known as auditory or vestibular cochlear - sensory and motor






48. Region of the head where the external ear is a prominent feature






49. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






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







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