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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






2. Main portion of the anterior border of ramus






3. Number of facial bones






4. Forms sockets of teeth






5. Gasserion ganglion present - 3 divisions feeding eye - maxilla - and mandible






6. Muscle in the floor of the mouth - attaches to mylohyoid ridge






7. Structures closest to the inner cheek






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






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






10. Under tongue






11. 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






12. Posterior 1/3 of tongue






13. Junction between 2 neurons or a neuron and muscle






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






15. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






16. Structure closest to lips






17. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






18. Feeds all area of face. connects to external carotid artery






19. Area that faces away from the head and toward the feet of the body






20. Paired sinuses located in frontal bone - separated by septum - drains into nasal cavity - irregularly shaped






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






22. Section of the body through the median plane






23. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter






24. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






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






26. Connects anterior superior alveolar artery and middle superior alveolar arter to the maxillary artery






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






28. Cavity within the bone






29. Connects to common carotid arter






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






31. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread






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






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






34. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






35. Infection of the maxillary sinus






36. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






37. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






38. 4 muscles of mastication






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






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






41. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






42. 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






43. A joint on each side of the ehad that allows for movement of the mandible - speech - and mastication - Location: where condyle of mandible articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone






44. Prefix meaning too much






45. Artery to mandible






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






47. 2 accessory muscles of mastication






48. Large vein coming in from bottom of the heart






49. Artery to tongue






50. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)