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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy
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health-sciences
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1. 4 muscles of mastication
maxillary sinuses
external carotid artery
temporal
masseter - temporal - medial pterygoid - lateral pterygoid
2. Characteristics that appear on a specific bone
scalp
landmarks
Nerve for mandible
retromolar pad
3. Aiming area for palatal injections
origin
buccinator
greater palatine foramen
subluxation
4. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body
ethmoid sinuses
Glossopharyngeal nerve
distal
dorsal
5. Network of blood vessels - usually veins
coronoid process
posterior
plexus
facial artery
6. Lingual Nerve
lateral pterygoid muscle
Nerve for tongue
bacteremia
nerve
7. Type of body tissue that shortens under neural control - causing soft tissue and bony structures to move
midsagittal section
muscle
labial
ipsilateral
8. Padding in between bones
articular disc
facial paralysis
synovial fluid
palatine bones
9. Horizontal portion of mandible
dorsal
body
inferior nasal conchae
vermillion border
10. Allows us to move - usually works in groups - 2 kinds- involuntary and voluntary
ventral
muscles
alveolar process
process
11. Type of injection that anesthetizes a larger area than local infiltration because the local anesthetic agen is deposited near large nerve trunks
horizontal plane
lacrimal bones
inferior vena cava
nerve block
12. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently
afferent nerve
synovial fluid
superior vena cava
cells
13. Shaded area of lips that is darker than surrounding skin
thrombus/thrombi
vermillion zone
temporal
22
14. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood
temporomandibule joint
4 processes of zygomatic arch
paranasal sinus
pulmonary vein
15. Network of veins that comes together (paired)
plexus
deep
distal
landmarks
16. 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
vomer
temporomandibule joint
efferent (motor)
subluxation
17. 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
muscles
lacrimal bones
paranasal sinus
ventral
18. Opening or canal in the bone
posterior
meatus
median plane
mandible
19. Structure closest to lips
anterior superior alveolar artery
zygomatic region
labial
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
20. Substance which consists of cholesterol (mainly) - calcium - clotting proteins - and other substances that can be found lining arteries
Glossopharyngeal nerve
mitral valve prolapse
embolus/emboli
plaque
21. Huge foramen in occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes
alveolar bone proper
inferior
5 anatomic parts of TMJ
foramen magnum
22. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal
2 cranial nerves controlling tongue
plasma
masseter muscle
lateral deviation of the mandible
23. Loss of action of the facial muscles
facial paralysis
sialolith
mastoid process
zygomatic process of maxilla
24. Shuts down communication of nerves and neurons by blocking the chemicals from entering at the synapses
arch
anesthesia
facial
optic nerve
25. Single bone - forms back of head - landmark- foramen magnum - (huge hole in this bone through which the spinal cord passes)
nasal bones
depression of the mandible
cardiovascular disease
occipital bone
26. Important part of blood composition for clotting
distal
posterior
muscles
platelets
27. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen
mandibular canal
metastasis
maxillary artery
8 landmarks of mandible
28. Largest endocrine glandthyroxine - should be part of extraoral exam- palpate - goiter- inflammed neck - responsible for metabolic rate and temp- control
distal
thyroid
inferior alveolar artery
pulmonary artery
29. 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
articular disc
inferior alveolar artery
contralateral
sympathetic nervous system
30. The narrowing and blockage of the arteries by a buildup of plaque
mucocele
opportunisitic pathogen
sublingual gland
atherosclerosis
31. Structures closest to the tongue
lateral deviation of the mandible
process
hemorrhage
lingual
32. Number of cranial bones
suture
8
plaque
external auditory meatus
33. Also known as cribriform plate - thin layer of bone that lines the socket to surround the root of the tooth
bacteremia
Spinal Accessory nerve
spinal cord
alveolar bone proper
34. Inferior alveolar nerve
Nerve for mandible
Surfaces and Sutures
palatine bones
nervous system
35. Structure at the median plane
median
infraorbital region
exocrine
artery
36. Bacteria traveling within the vascular system
bacteremia
frontal process of the maxilla
nasal bones
oral cavity
37. Drains everything from head and neck area to the heart
Neuron
retraction of the mandible
pterygoid venus plexus
coronal
38. Depression and elevation of jaw - occurs between disc and condyle of lower synovial cavity
opportunistic infections
neurotransmitter
rotational movement of TMJ
horizontal plane
39. Type of lymphatic vessel in which lymph flows out of the lymph node in the area of the node's hilus
effernt vessel
atherosclerosis
mixed
occipital
40. Bringing backward of the lower jaw
facial artery
action
retraction of the mandible
local infiltration
41. 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
palatine bones
parietal bone
Nerve for #6-11
origin
42. Towards the crown of a tooth
subluxation
coronal
articulation
hemorrhage
43. Disorder involving one or both temporomandibular joints
plaque
palatine bones
temporomandibular disorder
anatomical postition
44. Under tongue
capillary
heart
ventral
Acoustic nerve
45. To join together; in the periodontium - a complex system of blood vessels supplies blood to the periodontal tissues
Facial nerve
anastomose
superior
palatine bones
46. 'rest or digest' responses
alveolar bone
trochlear nerve
parasympathetic nervous system
action
47. 2 accessory muscles of mastication
alveolar bone proper
frontal bone
buccinator and mylohyoid muscles
bacteremia
48. Communication of a blood vessel with another blood vessel by a connecting channel
temporomandibular ligament
synovial fluid
anastomosis
mucous
49. End of the muscle that is attached to the least movable structure
hilus
capillary
origin
vein
50. 4 bones with processes attaching to maxilla
alveolar - zygomatic - frontal - palatine
ramus
base
protrusion of the mandible