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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Forms sockets of teeth






2. Section of the body through any frontal plane






3. Loss of action of the facial muscles






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






5. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip






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






7. General term for any prominence on a bony surface






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






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






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






11. Front area of the body






12. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






13. Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood - carries it to the lungs






14. Decreased saliva flow






15. Section of the body through the median plane






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






17. 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






18. All cranial nerves are ________






19. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






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






21. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






22. Opening or canal in the bone






23. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary






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






25. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






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. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel






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






29. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






30. Structure closest to lips






31. Dislocation of joints






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






33. Front area of the body






34. 'rest or digest' responses






35. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






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






37. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






38. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






39. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






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






41. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






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






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






44. Fuses with frontal bone facially






45. Middle superior alveolar nerve






46. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)






47. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






48. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






49. Bundle of neurons






50. Rising of the lower jaw