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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Nerve supply to the periodontium






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






3. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






4. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis






5. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






6. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






7. Lingual Nerve






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






9. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






10. Muscle auto-responses from body - ex: breathing - digestion - heartbeat - eyes






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






12. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






13. Large vein on top of heart






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






15. Erythrocytes






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






17. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






18. Inferior alveolar nerve






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






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






21. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped






22. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






23. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






24. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






25. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






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






27. Artery to max premolars






28. Carries messages to the brain and carries messages from brain part of central nervous system






29. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






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






31. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






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






33. Structures closest to the tongue






34. Section of the body through any frontal plane






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






36. Tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middlbe ear within the skull






37. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






38. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






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






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






41. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






42. Artery to tongue






43. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






44. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






45. 3 TMJ Ligaments






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






47. Top posterior of tongue






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






49. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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