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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






2. Artery to #6-11






3. Buccal Nerve






4. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






5. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured






6. Towards the crown of a tooth






7. Loss of muscle actions in muscles of facial expressions






8. Structures closest to the inner cheek






9. Secreted into blood; hormones - such as thyroid and pituitary glands






10. Tiny blood vessel that branches off small artery to supple blood to tissue






11. Prefix meaning too much






12. Connects to common carotid arter






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






14. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch






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






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






17. Connects to aorta






18. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet






19. Area closer to the median plane of the body






20. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






21. VII nerve - muscles of facial expression - tear glands - salivary glands - sensory and motor






22. Generally immovable articulation in Which bones are joined by fibrous tissue






23. Results from incomplete fusion of the maxillary bones at palatine process - open area that can involve from no teeth to involving teeth - palate - lip - and nasal - can involve pedodontist - oral surgeon - and pediatrician some appliances may be need






24. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






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






26. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus






27. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






28. Paired - forms bridge of nose






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






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






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






32. Artery to max premolars






33. Muscle of facial expression - helps mastication by keeping food on the chewing surface - cheek muscle






34. Aiming area for palatal injections






35. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






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






37. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries






38. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






39. Cervical muscles - muscles of facial expression - muscles of mastication - muscles of tongue - muscles of the pharynx - muscles of the hyoid - muscles of the soft palate






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






41. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area






42. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






43. Structure at the median plane






44. Capable of causing disease only when the host's resistance is lowered






45. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






46. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






47. 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






48. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






49. Occipital - frontal - parietal-paired - temporal- paired - sphenoid - ethmoid






50. Padding in between bones