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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Structures closest to the tongue






2. Paired - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit - lacrimal glands (tear ducts) present @ the margin of this bone






3. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam






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






5. Vertical portion of mandible






6. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart






7. Structures on the opposite side of the body






8. Trauma to a blood vessel






9. Paired bones - forms bridge of the nose






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






11. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived






12. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin






13. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






14. Several arteries branch directly off the aorta to feed the _____________






15. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region






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






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






18. 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






19. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






20. Depression on one side of a lymph node where lymph flows out by way of an efferent lymphatic vessel






21. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






22. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






23. Infection of the maxillary sinus






24. Site of a junction or union between two or more bones






25. Type of blood vessel that travels to the heart - carrying blood






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






27. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues






28. Lowering of the lower jaw






29. Ropey saliva composition






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






31. Structures closest to the facial surface






32. 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






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






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






35. Horizontal portion of mandible






36. Type of unilateral facial paralysis involving the facial nerve

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37. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system






38. Inside of the mouth






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






40. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






41. 3 TMJ Ligaments






42. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel






43. Posterior superior alveolar nerve






44. Single bone - only movable bone of face - many landmarks present - largest and strongest bone of face - articulates with temporal bone to form TMJ






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






46. Rising of the lower jaw






47. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart






48. Swelling of lymph nodes :abnormal enlargement' - can be helped with antibiotic






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






50. 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