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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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






2. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






3. Inside of the mouth






4. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






5. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






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






7. Dislocation of joints






8. Pointed end of a conical structure






9. Number of cranial bones






10. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






11. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






12. Lingual Nerve






13. Artery to mandible






14. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






16. Artery to cheek






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






18. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






19. Aiming area for palatal injections






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






21. Paired glands located in the anterior floor of mouth under the tongue - smallest gland with many ducts - mixed salivay composition - but predominantly mucous- 10% volume






22. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






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






24. Structure closest to lips






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






26. Middle superior alveolar nerve






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






28. Muscle - origin- several different places on sphenoid - insertion- condyle - near TMJ - action- protrudes and lateral deviation of mandible - fibers run horizontally






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






30. The bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth. It forms the bony sockets that support and protect the roots of the teeth






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






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






33. Towards the crown of a tooth






34. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






35. Bundle of neurons






36. Outer side of the wall of a hollow structure






37. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks






38. XI nerve - synergist to Vagus nerve - Motor






39. Mylohyoid nerve






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






41. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






42. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






43. Runs from styloid process of temporal bone to the angle of the mandible - taut when mandible is protruded






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






45. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






46. Houses/forms sockets of teeth - bone on facial surface is thin - effected by perio dz - resorbs quickly after extraction - forms as deciduous teeth erupt






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






48. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth






49. Section of the body through the median plane






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