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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones






2. Lymph node that drains lymph from a particular region






3. Artery to cheek






4. 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






5. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla






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






7. Triangular area where medial and lateral views of the mandible come together - Provides support for patients with lower partial






8. Paired glands lcoated inside the medial angle of mandible - walnut sized - Wharton's Duct - Mixed salivary compostion- 60-65% - Empties behind mandibular anterior teeth






9. Horizontal portion of mandible






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






11. Carries infor from the periphery of the body to brain or spinal cord






12. Structure closest to lips






13. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel wall






14. The loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the use of certain drugs or gases that seruve as inhibitory neurotransmitters






15. Zygomatic process of temporal bone - temporal process of zygomatic bone - maxillary process of zygomatic bone - zygomatic process of maxillary bone






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






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






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






19. X nerve - vocal cords - heart - respiration - digestion - autonomic nervous system - sensory and motor






20. IV cranial nerve - motor - movement of eyeball






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






22. Inferior alveolar nerve






23. Paired - most posterior part of the hard palate - they fuse together to form hard palate - greater palatine foramen located @ posterior lateral region






24. Padding in between bones






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






29. Foreign material or thrombus traveling in the blood that can block the vessel






30. Bundle of neurons






31. Short - windowlike opening in the bone






32. Middle superior alveolar nerve






33. Structures located inward - away from the body surface






34. When the valve connection the left ventricle and left atrium is leaking






35. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes






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






37. Towards the crown of a tooth






38. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move






39. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone






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






41. Tubercle or rounded elevation on a bony surface






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






43. Blockage of minor salivary gland - occurs mainly in lip - about the size of a dime - must be removed






44. Bruise that results when a blood vessel is injured and a small amount of blood escapes into the surrounding tissue and clots






45. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






46. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses






47. Corners of mouth






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






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






50. Begins process of breaking food down into simple sugars in saliva