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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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1. Structure closest to the palate
sphenoid
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
metastasis
palatal
2. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones
ligament
ramus
afferent nerve
infraorbital region
3. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints
temporomandibular disorder
inferior nasal conchae
foramen magnum
facial
4. Important part of blood composition for clotting
platelets
sialolith
superior vena cava
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
5. Dislocation of joints
occipital bone
subluxation
lateral pterygoid muscle
metastasis
6. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel
cardiovascular disease
anastomosis
vermillion border
synovial fluid
7. Paired bones - most posterior part of the hard palate - 2 bones fuse together @ the midline to form the hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region
palatine bones
mandible (V3)
frontal bone
zygomatic bone
8. Network of veins that comes together (paired)
plexus
zygomatic region
14
eminence
9. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle
anterior
synapse
aorta
horizontal plane
10. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters
pathogen
anesthesia
maxillary artery
secondary node
11. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel
superior vena cava
common carotid artery
embolus/emboli
abducens nerve
12. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX
retraction of the mandible
zygomatic bone
infraorbital artery
arch
13. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system
bacteremia
bones
temporomandibular joint
metastasis
14. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure
action
maxilla
origin
mixed
15. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball
zygomatic bone
Paired
metastasis
trochlear nerve
16. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered
nervous system
sagittal plane
opportunisitic pathogen
body
17. Inferior alveolar nerve
frontal sinuses
Nerve for mandible
mucous
pulmonary artery
18. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone
4 processes of zygomatic arch
ventral
xerostomia
synovial fluid
19. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case
buccal
scalp
median
Nerve for upper premolars
20. Lowering of the lower jaw
effernt vessel
efferent (motor)
depression of the mandible
cardiovascular disease
21. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ
condyle
palatine bones
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
temporal
22. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible
angle
Nerve for tongue
7 types of facial bones
infraorbital artery
23. Structures on the same side of the body
inferior nasal conchae
hemorrhage
ipsilateral
olfactory nerve
24. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils
rotational movement of TMJ
pulmonary artery
oculomotor nerve
hemorrhage
25. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms
14
Palatine process of the maxilla
involuntary muscle
Trigeminal Nerve
26. Mylohyoid nerve
anesthesia
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
Nerve for Posterior upper molars
gliding movement of TMJ
27. Loss of action of the facial muscles
suture
trochlear nerve
facial paralysis
valves
28. Section of the body through the median plane
Heart
medial pterygoid muscle
midsagittal section
infraorbital region
29. Back of an area of the body
sphenoid
posterior
temporomandibule joint
articular disc
30. Infection of the maxillary sinus
pterygoid venus plexus
Vagus nerve
maxillary sinusitis
Nerve for upper premolars
31. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries
anesthesia
mucous
zygomatic process of maxilla
plaque
32. Buccal Nerve
Nerve for cheek
palatine bones
lymphatic system
facial paralysis
33. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood
aorta
vein
cells
anatomical postition
34. Control center - one of the major divisions of nervous system - composed of brain and spinal cord - surrounded by skull and spinal vertebrae for protection
posterior
Central nervous system
normal flora
greater palatine foramen
35. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands
exocrine
occipital bone
Nerve for Floor of the mouth
sphenomandibular ligament
36. Middle superior alveolar nerve
median
Nerve for upper premolars
inferior alveolar artery
7 types of muscles of head and neck
37. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus
inferior nasal conchae
hematoma
local infiltration
effernt vessel
38. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball
superior
abducens nerve
frontal process of the maxilla
median plane
39. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired
inferior nasal conchae
zygomatic bones
superior vena cava
maxillary sinuses
40. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone
superior
vermillion border
local infiltration
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
41. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva
Facial nerve
middle superior alveolar artery
amylase
arch
42. Prefix meaning too much
facial paralysis
temporal bone
posterior superior alveolar artery
hyper
43. 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
median
local infiltration
sensory/afferent vessels
Nerve for #6-11
44. Blood vessel that carries blood to heart - operates by valves
artery
facial artery
protrusion of the mandible
veins
45. II cranial nerve - sensory - sight and visual impluses
optic nerve
anesthesia
anesthesia
mucocele
46. Section of the body through any frontal plane
lacrimal bones
zygomatic bone
frontal section
frontal process of the maxilla
47. V- trigeminal - VII- facial
pulmonary artery
articulation
frontal sinuses
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
48. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering
process
oral cavity
orbicularis oris
anesthesia
49. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve
temporal bone
Nerve for #6-11
dorsal
maxilla
50. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control
sympathetic nervous system
thyroid
Trigeminal Nerve
infraorbital region