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Dental Hygiene Boards Anatomy

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1. Attaches several muscles to mandible






2. Portion of mandible that connects to the TMJ






3. Also known as malar bone - forms cheek bone - forms zygomatic arch with temporal bone - 4 process form arch - often seen in panoramic and PAX






4. Divides space between bones






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






6. Structures closest to the tongue






7. Artery to #6-11






8. Buccal Nerve






9. Aiming area for palatal injections






10. Filters toxins and other foreign bodies out of body - typically green in diagrams - has valve system similar to veins






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






12. Sides of tongue






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






14. Lymph node that drains lymph from a primary node






15. Area that is farther away from the median plane of the body or structure






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






17. Section of the body through any horizontal plane






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






19. Decreased saliva flow






20. Plane created by an imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves






21. 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






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






23. Paired bones - forms upper back side of skull






24. Region of the head that is lateral to the infraorbital region - overlies zygomatic arch (cheek bone)






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






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






27. Articular fossa - articular eminence - condyle - articular disc - synovial fluid






28. Joint located inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the ear - where upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw






29. Back of an area of the body






30. Dislocation of joints






31. IX-Glossopharyngeal - XII- Hypoglossal






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






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






34. Forms sockets of teeth






35. Only vein that carries oxygenated blood






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






37. Artery to max premolars






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






39. Structure closest to the palate






40. Rising of the lower jaw






41. Single bone - forms the forehead and the top of the eye - contains supraorbital notch - location of frontal sinuses






42. Area used for mental block on lingual and opens into mental foramen






43. Trauma to a blood vessel






44. Both watery and ropey saliva composition combined






45. Back of an area of the body






46. Structures on the same side of the body






47. 2 valves of the heart






48. Smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently






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






50. Bringing forward of the lower jaw