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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently






2. Attaches several muscles to mandible






3. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






5. Network of veins that comes together (paired)






6. Watery basis of blood composition






7. 2 places where bones grow at






8. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






9. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






10. Back of an area of the body






11. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






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






13. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






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






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






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






17. IX nerve - primarily sens of taste - sensory and motor






18. Important part of blood composition for clotting






19. Towards the crown of a tooth






20. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure






21. V cranial nerve - sensory and motor - supplies most oral features and facial muscles - teeth - tongue - palate






22. 'flight or flight' responses






23. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






24. Trauma to a blood vessel






25. Water saliva composition






26. Structures on the opposite side of the body






27. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid






28. Sides of tongue






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






30. All cranial nerves are ________






31. Horizontal portion of mandible






32. 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






33. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






34. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary






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






36. Pair bones Landmarks- Infraorbital foramen Processes- alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - and palatine






37. 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






38. Connects to aorta






39. Anterior 2/3 of tongue






40. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva






41. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side






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






43. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






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






45. Top posterior of tongue






46. Decreased saliva flow






47. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






48. 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






49. Artery to max premolars






50. Number of facial bones