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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Ropey saliva composition






2. Network of blood vessels - usually veins






3. Stone formed in glands - cause by minerals in saliva - causes facial swelling with recurrence with little pain - pt placed on antibiotic and sugar-free lemon drops to increase salivary flow - Oral surgeon can remove stone or part of gland if necessar






4. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control






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






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






7. Erythrocytes






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






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






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






11. Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






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






13. Position in which the body is erect - with arms @ the sides - plams and toes directed forward - and eyes looking forward






14. Bringing backward of the lower jaw






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






16. Water saliva composition






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






18. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body






19. Section of the body through the median plane






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






21. Forms hard palate - fuses in teh middle at suture line - If fusion doesn't occur - cleft palate forms






22. Divides space between bones






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






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






25. A virus - microorganism - or other substance that causes dz






26. Carries info away from brain/spinal cord to the body - (info from brain)






27. Sensory nerve that carries information from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord






28. V- trigeminal - VII- facial






29. 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






30. Also known as trigeminal ganglion - Where the 3 division of trigeminal nerve meet






31. 2 places where bones grow at






32. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






33. Muscle of facial expression - origin- encircles the mouth - insertion- angle of mouth - actions: closes lips - pursing lips - rolling lips inward - puckering






34. Large amounts of blood that escape into the surroudning tissue without clotting - when a blood vessel is seriously injured






35. Structure closest to lips






36. Area closer to the median plane of the body






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






38. Paired bones - irregular thin plates of bone that forms the medial wall of the orbit (eye) - lacrimal (tear duct) glands are present @ the margin of these bones






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






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






41. Any plane of the body created by an imaginary plane parallel with the median plane






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






43. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






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






45. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






46. III cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball and dilation of pupils






47. Area where the bones are joined to each other






48. Paired bones - within the bony part of the nose - lateral portion of the nasal septum






49. Important part of blood composition for clotting






50. Loss of action of the facial muscles