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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. Protect - support - basis for movement - consideration in spread of dental infections
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
bones
submandibular gland
hematoma
2. Towards the crown of a tooth
mitral and tricuspid
most facial and oral pain through these 2 nerves
coronal
medial pterygoid muscle
3. Single bone - bat-shaped - forms anterior base of the skull - has many foramens and processes - landmark- greater wing of sphenoid
palatal
sphenoid bone
hyper
Nerve for #6-11
4. 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
maxilla
Maxilla
temporomandibule joint
Nerve for tongue
5. Normal flora creating an infectious process because the body's defenses are compromised
parasympathetic nervous system
sensory/afferent vessels
opportunistic infections
median plane
6. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils
efferent (motor)
vomer
oculomotor nerve
submandibular gland
7. Transition zone betweek skin and vermillion zone
Central nervous system
lymphadenopathy
vermillion border
sensory and motor
8. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses
anesthesia
coronoid process
articular disc
external
9. Inner side of the wall of a hollow structure
veins
internal
Paired
pulmonary vein
10. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure
temporal
frontal process of the maxilla
origin
base
11. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum
occipital
heart
secondary node
afferent vessel
12. Causes muscles to contract - stimulates glands - allows for sensations to be perceived
oral cavity
capillary
Ganglion
nervous system
13. Provides ventilation to head - lightens skull - drainage - acts as sound resonators - provides mucous for nasal cavity - can be involved with allergies or infection as in primary sinusitis or in tooth infection as in secondary sinusitis
sympathetic nervous system
paranasal sinus
Nerve for upper premolars
valves
14. Region of the head located inferior to the orbial region and lateral to the nasal region
mandible (V3)
median plane
infraorbital region
xerostomia
15. 2 accessory muscles of mastication
frontal bone
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Hypoglossal nerve
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
16. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)
sinus
gliding movement of TMJ
occipital bone
bacteremia
17. Sinuses located in sphenoid bone - cannot be palpated in oral exam
retraction of the mandible
posterior
sphenoid sinuses
palatine bones
18. Point on upper lip where the philtrum terminates
frontal bone
parietal bone
tubercle
body
19. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body @ any level into superior and inferior portions
nerve
horizontal plane
medial pterygoid muscle
hemorrhage
20. Nerve supply to the periodontium
sagittal plane
innervation
sphenomandibular - stylomandibular - temporomandibular
atherosclerosis
21. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor
muscles
cardiovascular disease
Vagus nerve
nasal bones
22. 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
body
articular disc
effernt vessel
amylase
23. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured
trigeminal nerve
hemorrhage
sphenoid sinuses
body
24. Muscle - origin- sphenoid bone - insertion- angle of mandible - medial surface - action- elevates mandible - forms sling with masseter; synergist with masseter
articular disc
medial pterygoid muscle
stylomandibular ligament
plaque
25. Largest gland. paired. located in front of ear - outside of skull - under skin and muscle. Stenson's Duct. Serous secretions- 25% of total volume. Responsible for mumps
posterior
parotid gland
Trigeminal Nerve
superior vena cava
26. Number of facial bones
anastomose
14
plexus
frontal bone
27. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX
zygomatic bone
ventral
infraorbital region
maxillary sinusitis
28. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel
Trigeminal Nerve
deep
capillary
embolus/emboli
29. XII nerve - primarily tongue movement - motor
Hypoglossal nerve
rotational movement of TMJ
medial
coronoid process
30. Anterior 2/3 of tongue
body
condyle
metastasis
apex
31. Shifting of the lower jaw to one side
central and peripheral nervous systems
exocrine
lateral deviation of the mandible
Paired
32. Structure at the median plane
cells
lymphadenopathy
Cranial Nerve; sensory /motor
median
33. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
median plane
ranula
sublingual gland
34. Paired bones - landmark- infraorbital foramen - has processes with 4 different bones
lymphadenopathy
maxilla
vermillion border
philtrum
35. Spread of cancer from primary location - once cancer enters lymphatic system - it can enter the blood stream and spread
ligament
sinus
metastasis
optic nerve
36. Vomer - lacrimal bones- paired - inferior nasal conchae- paired - zygomatic bones- paired - maxillary bones- paired - mandible
7 types of muscles of head and neck
insertion
7 types of facial bones
facial
37. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently
Glossopharyngeal nerve
pulmonary vein
cells
lacrimal bones
38. Part of lymphatic system that runs parallel to most veins in the body
metastasis
nasal bones
contralateral
lymphatic vessels
39. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth
occipital bone
process
alveolar bone proper
landmarks
40. There are no ________ in the veins of the head and neck - which makes infection very easy to spread and to linger in an area
angle
valves
Facial nerve
alveolar bone proper
41. End of the muscle that is attatched to the more movable structure
insertion
trigeminal nerve
embolus/emboli
anterior
42. Layers of soft tissue overlying the bones of the brain case
ventral
scalp
lingual
Nerve for #6-11
43. Number of cranial bones
plexus
deep
spinal cord
8
44. Largest of paranasal sinuses - paired - located within the maxilla - Significant to dentistry with max post exts-perforation - max sinus infections - implant placements/sinus lifts - and with air travel- with infection - descension is painful
Maxilla
thrombus/thrombi
Maxillary (V2) nerve
maxillary sinuses
45. Connects to aorta
hypo
vomer
temporomandibular joint
common carotid artery
46. 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
inferior nasal conchae
Nerve for cheek
8 landmarks of mandible
palatine bones
47. Artery to max premolars
middle superior alveolar artery
foramen/ foramina
nasal bones
infraorbital artery
48. Single bone - forms the forehead and top of the eye - has supraorbital notch
vein
internal
frontal bone
parasympathetic nervous system
49. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet
Gasserion Ganglion
mandible (V3)
sphenoid
process
50. Area where the bones are joined to each other
ethmoid sinuses
insertion
articulation
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid