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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






3. Artery to mandible






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






5. 'rest or digest' responses






6. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






7. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






8. Nerve supply to the periodontium






9. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






10. 4 muscles of mastication






11. Single bone - midline bone int he cranium - part of nose - lies behind the frontal bone - between the eyes - part of floor of cranial base






12. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






13. Padding in between bones






14. Like a projection; an irregularly shaped extension named for where it is going






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






16. Tip of tongue






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






18. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






19. Lowering of the lower jaw






20. 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






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






22. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






23. Artery to cheek






24. Buccal Nerve






25. Loss of funtion of the 6th cranial nerve

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26. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






27. Structure at the median plane






28. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






29. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






30. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections






31. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Corners of mouth






39. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






40. Middle superior alveolar nerve






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






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






43. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






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






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






47. Watery basis of blood composition






48. Important part of blood composition for clotting






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






50. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen







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