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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






2. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






3. Secreted to specific locations by ducts; salivary and lacrimal glands






4. Artery to #6-11






5. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






6. Area where the bones are joined to each other






7. 2 branches of autonomic nervous system






8. Structures closest to the inner cheek






9. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






10. Section of the body through any frontal plane






11. Strong muscle in the buccal region Which is felt when a patient clenches the teeth together






12. Middle superior alveolar nerve






13. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






14. 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






15. 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






16. Muscles used for walking and tirggered by thought






17. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






18. 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






19. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






20. Structure closest to lips






21. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






22. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque






23. Mono- - lymph- - leukocytes; varying types






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






25. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






26. Fuses with frontal bone facially






27. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






28. Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart - has muscles on inside of walls






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






30. 2 valves of the heart






31. Tip of tongue






32. Area that is closer to the median plane of the body or structure






33. Under tongue






34. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






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






36. 3 TMJ Ligaments






37. Nerve supply to the periodontium






38. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses






39. Infection of the maxillary sinus






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






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






42. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - helps form zygomatic arch - paired






43. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






44. Artery to max molars






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






46. Artery to mandible






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






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






49. Erythrocytes






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