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Portion of the maxillary bones that forms the support for teeth of the maxillary Arch |
Alveolar process |
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Cushion of dense, specialized connective tissue that divides the articular space into upper and lower compartments. Aka the meniscus |
Articular disc |
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Raised portion of the temporal bone just anterior to the glenoid fossa |
Articular eminence |
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Space between the capsular ligament and between the surfaces of the glenoid fossa and the condyle |
Articular space |
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Region of the head that refers to structures closest to the inner cheek |
Buccal |
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Large tissue projections on the tongue |
Circumvallate lingual papillae |
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The posterior process of each Ramis, articulates with the fossa in the temporal bones to form the temporomandibular joint aka the mandibular condyle |
Condyloid process |
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Line of articulation between the frontal bone and the parietal bones |
Coronal suture |
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Eight bones that cover and protect the brain |
Cranium |
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Bony passage of the outer ear |
External auditory meatus |
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A small round opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass |
Foramen |
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Large opening in the occipital bone that connects the vertical canal and the cranial cavity |
Foramen Magnum |
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Hollow, grooved, or depressed area in a bone |
Fossa |
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Region of the head pertaining to the forehead |
Frontal |
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Process of the zygomatic bone that extends upward to articulate with the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit |
Frontal process |
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Area of the temporal bone where condyles of the mandible articulate with the skull |
Glenoid fossa |
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Nerve that serves the posterior hard palate and the posterior lingual gingiva |
Greater Palatine |
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A hook-shaped process |
Hamulus |
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Region of the head below the orbital region |
Infraorbital |
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Paired facial bones that help form the medial wall of the orbit |
Lacrimal bones |
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Line of Junction between the occipital and parietal bones |
Lambdoid suture |
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Point of origin for internal and external pterygoid muscles |
Lateral pterygoid plate |
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Disease or swelling of the lymph nodes |
Lymphadenopathy |
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The strongest and most obvious muscle of mastication |
Masseter |
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Projection on the temporal bone located behind the ear |
Mastoid process |
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Large, rounded area on the outer surface of the maxillary bones in the area of the posterior teeth |
Maxillary tuberosity |
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The external opening of a canal |
Meatus |
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Plate that ends in the hook-shaped hamulus |
Medial pterygoid plate |
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Region of the head pertaining to or located near the chin |
Mental |
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Part of the mandible that forms the chin |
Mental protuberance |
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Region of the head that pertains to or is located near the nose |
Nasal |
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Projecting structures found in each lateral wall of the nasal cavity and extending inward from the maxilla |
Nasal conchae |
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Region of the head overlying the occipital bone and covered by the scalp |
Occipital |
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Region of the head pertaining to or located near the mouth |
Oral |
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Region of the head pertaining to or located around the eye |
Orbital |
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The bones of the middle ear |
Ossicles |
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Pertaining to the walls of a body cavity |
Parietal |
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Duct associated with the parotid salivary gland, which opens into the oral cavity at the parotid papilla |
Parotid duct |
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A prominence or projection on a bone |
Process |
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Process of the sphenoid bone, consisting of two plates |
Pterygoid process |
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Suture that is located at the midline of the skull, where the two parietal bones are joined |
Sagittal suture |
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Sinuses that are located in the sphenoid bone |
Sphenoid sinuses |
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Major cervical muscle |
Sternocleidomastoid |
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Process that extends from the undersurface of the temporal bone |
Styloid process |
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The separation of the mandible at the chin that occurs at birth |
Symphysis menti |
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Region of the head superior to the zygomatic Arch |
Temporal |
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Process that articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone to form the zygomatic Arch which creates the prominence of the cheek |
Temporal process |
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Joint on each side of head that allows movement of the mandible |
Temporomandibular joint TMJ |
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Major cervical muscle |
Trapezius |
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The nerves that is the primary source of innervation for the oral cavity |
Trigeminal nerve |
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Region of the head pertaining to or located near the zygomatic bone, cheekbone |
Zygomatic |
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The arch formed when the temporal process of the zygomatic bone articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone |
Zygomatic Arch |
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The process of the maxillary bones that extends upward to articulate with the zygomatic bone |
Zygomatic process |
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What 11 regions can the head be divided into |
Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, orbital, nasal, infraorbital, zygomatic, buccal, oral, and mental |
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The human skull is divided into what two sections? |
Cranium - eight bones that cover and protect the brain The face - 14 bones |
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What are the cranial bones |
Single frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid bones, paired parietal and temporal bones |
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What bone forms the forehead, most of the orbital roof, and the anterior Cranial floor |
The frontal bone |
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What bone forms most of the roof and upper sides of the cranium |
The two parietal bones |
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What bone forms the back and the base of the cranium |
Occipital bone |
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What bone forms the sides and the base of the cranium |
The two temporal bones |
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What bone forms part of the anterior base of the skull and part of the walls of the orbit |
Sphenoid bone |
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What bone forms part of the orbit and the floor of the cranium |
Ethmoid bone |
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What bone forms the prominence of the cheeks and part of the orbit |
The two zygomatic bones |
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What forms the upper jaw |
The two maxillary bones |
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What bone(s) forms the posterior part of the hard palate and the floor of the nose |
The two Palatine bones |
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What bone(s) forms the bridge of the nose |
The two nasal bones |
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What forms part of the orbit at the inner angle of the eye |
The two lacrimal bones |
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What forms the base for the nasal septum |
The vomer bone |
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What forms the part of the interior of the nose |
The two inferior conchae bones |
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What forms the lower jaw |
The mandible bone |
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What are the bones of the middle ear |
Malleus, incus, and stapes |
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The site where bones come together to form a cartilaginous joint |
Symphysis |
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A small rough projection on a bone |
Tubercle |
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A large rounded process on a bone |
Tuberosity |
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Which bone contains honeycomb-like spaces and the ethmoid sinuses |
The ethmoid bone |
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What scroll like structures extend from the ethmoid bone |
The medial Concha and Superior Concha |
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What's another name for the zygomatic bones |
Malar bones |
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What bones are not strictly considered facial bones |
The Palatine bones |
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Which two plates does the Palatine bone consists of |
The horizontal plate and vertical plate |
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What part of the Palatine bones form the posterior part of the hard palate of the mouth and the floor of the nose |
The horizontal plates |
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What parts of the Palatine bones forms part of the lateral walls of the nasal cavity and articulate with the maxillary bone anteriorly |
The vertical plates |
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What is the strongest and longest bone of the face |
The mandible |
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What bone develops prenatally as two parts |
The mandible |
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What are small rounded and raised areas on the inner surface of the mandible near the symphysis |
Genial tubercles |
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What's on the lingual surface of the body of the mandible |
Mylohyoid Ridge |
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area where the mandible meets the ramus |
Angle of the mandible |
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On the border of the mandible just anterior to the angle of the mandible |
Mandibular notch |
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Upright portion at each end of the mandible |
Ramus |
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The anterior portion of each ramus |
Coronoid process |
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The posterior process of each ramus, articulates with a fossa in the temporal bones to form the temporomandibular joint also known as the mandibular condyle |
Condyloid process |
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Structure separating the coronoid and the condyloid processes |
Sigmoid notch |
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On the lingual surface of each ramus |
Mandibular foramen |
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On the facial surface of the mandible near the base of the ramus |
The oblique Ridge |
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Portion of the mandible directly posterior to the last molar on each side |
Retromolar area |
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What's the difference between male and female teeth |
Female teeth are smaller with rounded incisal edges, male are larger and squared incisally |
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What three parts is the TMJ made up of |
The glenoid fossa, the articular Eminence, the condyloid process |
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What are the two basic types of movement of the TMJ |
Hinge and gliding |
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What symptoms might a patient with TMD have |
Pain, joint sounds, limitations in movement |
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What causes TMD |
Stress, clenching , bruxism, malocclusion, diseases of the joints, injuries |
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What are the major muscles of the neck |
Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius |
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What are the muscles of the floor of the mouth |
Digastric, mylohyoid, stylohyoid, and geniohyoid |
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What are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue for |
Keeping the tongue during speaking chewing and swallowing |
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What are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue 4 |
Assist in the movement and functioning of the tongue and include the genial glossus, hyloglossus, styloglossus, and palatoglossus |
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What do the muscles of the tongue and the floor of the mouth attached to |
The hyoid bone |
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Which cranial nerve innervates all muscles of mastication |
The trigeminal nerve (5th cranial nerve) |
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What are the major muscles of facial expression |
Orbicularis Oris, buccinator, mentalis, zygomatic major |
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What's another name for the parotid duct |
The stensens duct |
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What are the major muscles of mastication |
Temporal, masseter, internal pterygoid, external pterygoid |
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What are the muscles of the floor of the Mouth |
Mylohyoid, digastric, stylohyoid, geniohyoid |
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What are the major muscles of the soft palate |
Palatoglossus and palatopharyngeal |
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What is the blood supply for the Muscles of facial expression |
Branches and small arteries from maxillary facial and ophthalmic arteries |
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What is the blood supply for the maxillary bones |
Anterior middle and posterior alveolar arteries |
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What is the blood supply for the maxillary teeth |
Anterior middle and posterior alveolar arteries |
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What is the blood supply for the mandible and the mandibular teeth |
Inferior alveolar arteries |
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What is the blood supply for the tongue |
Lingual artery |
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What is the blood supply for the muscles of mastication |
Facial artery |
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What three sections does the maxillary artery divided into |
Inferior alveolar, pterygoid, and pterygopalatine |
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What five branches does the pterygoid artery divide into |
Anterior and middle Superior alveolar arteries, posterior Superior alveolar artery, infraorbital artery, greater Palatine artery, anterior Superior alveolar artery |
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What's 5 arteries does the inferior alveolar artery Branch into |
Lingual artery, inferior alveolar artery, mylohyoid artery, incisive Branch, mental branch |
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What artery supplies the maxillary molars and premolars and the gingivae |
Posterior Superior alveolar artery |
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What is the primary source of innervation for the oral cavity |
The trigeminal nerve |
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What three main divisions does the trigeminal nerve subdivide into |
Ophthalmic maxillary and mandibular |
