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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Number of bones in the skull






2. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible






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






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






5. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






6. Artery to tongue






7. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor






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






9. Connects to aorta






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






11. Structure closest to the palate






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






13. Mucole that appear in floor of mouth of major salivary glands






14. Hollow organ - dual action pump - thick muscular walls - right side pumps to lungs - left side pumps to body






15. 2 branches of peripheral nervous system






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






17. Structures closest to the inner cheek






18. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure






19. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






20. Structures located toward the surface of the body






21. Smaller blood vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply blood directly to tissue






22. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






23. Cellular component pertaining to nervous system






24. 3rd and largest division of trigeminal nerve - sensory and motor to mandible






25. Prominen bridgelike bony structure






26. 2 valves of the heart






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






28. Area under nose that extends from nasal septum to the top of the lip






29. Prefix meaning too much






30. Bundle of neurons






31. Aiming area for palatal injections






32. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






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






34. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case






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






36. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






37. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






38. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates






39. 4 muscles of mastication






40. Resident microorganisms that usually do not cause infections






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






42. Divides space between bones






43. Top posterior of tongue






44. On Old Olympus Tiny Tops - A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops






45. Singe bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of skull - many foramen and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid






46. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints






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






48. VI cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






49. Under tongue






50. When atherosclerosis occurs in arteries leading to the heart