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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






2. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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3. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






4. Also called a meniscus - attached to condyle on medial and lateral poles - shape conforms with shape of adjacent articulating bones - completely divides TMJ into 2 compartments - can be wrinking - torn - hardened - or detached on one end






5. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions






6. Area closer to the median plane of the body






7. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






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






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






10. Back of an area of the body






11. Short canal leading to the tympanic cavity






12. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters






13. Horizontal portion of mandible






14. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






15. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






16. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






17. Middle superior alveolar nerve






18. Bringing forward of the lower jaw






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






20. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






21. Buccal Nerve






22. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






24. Ropey saliva composition






25. Structures closest to the tongue






26. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






27. Not part of TMJ - but rather on the medial side of the mandible - Attaches @ spine of sphenoid bone to the lingual of the mandibular foramen - becomes taut when mandible is protruded






28. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






29. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






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






31. Site for large muscles of the neck to attach






32. Decreased saliva flow






33. Padding in between bones






34. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz






35. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






36. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure






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






38. Section of the body through the median plane






39. Divides space between bones






40. Connects to aorta






41. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity






42. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






43. 'flight or flight' responses






44. Loss of action of the facial muscles






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






46. Area where the bones are joined to each other






47. Inferior alveolar nerve






48. Oblique ridge - mental foramen - mandibular canal - alveolar process - mylohyoid grooves - mandibular foramen - lingula retromolar pad






49. Connects to common carotid arter






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