Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy, Exams of Nursing

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Dental Embryology

Histology and

Anatomy (CH 1)

Regions of the face - ANSWER>>>frontal, orbital, basal, infraorbital, zygomatic, buccal, oral, and mental. Lymph nodes - ANSWER>>>Located in certain areas of the face and head, and, when palpable, should be noted in the patient record. frontal region - ANSWER>>>Includes the forehead and the area above the eyes orbital rehion - ANSWER>>>the eyeball and all of its supporting structures in the bony socket root of the nose - ANSWER>>>located between the eyes apex of the nose - ANSWER>>>tip of the nasal region nares - ANSWER>>>inferior to the apex of each side of the nose ala - ANSWER>>>nares are bound laterally by winglike cartilaginous structures infraorbital region - ANSWER>>>located inferior to the orbital region and lateral to the nasal region zygomatic region - ANSWER>>>overlies the bony support of the cheek, the zygomatic arch temporomandibular joint - ANSWER>>>inferior to the zygomatic arch and just anterior to the external ear. This is where the upper skull forms a joint with the lower jaw masseter muscle - ANSWER>>>felt when a patient clenches the teeth together angle of the mandible - ANSWER>>>the sharp angle of the lower jaw inferior to the earlobe parotid salivary gland - ANSWER>>>a small part that can be palpitated in the buccal region as in the zygomatic region oral region - ANSWER>>>lips and oral cavity

vermilion zone - ANSWER>>>darker appearance than the surrounding skin of the lips vermilion border - ANSWER>>>Transition border of the surrounding skin of the lips. Any loss is important to note. philtrum - ANSWER>>>on the midline of the upper lip, extending downward from the nasal septum, is a vertical groove tubercle of the upper lip - ANSWER>>>the philtrum terminates in a thicker area of the midline of the upper lip labial commissure - ANSWER>>>the upper and lower lips meet at each corner of the mouth mental region - ANSWER>>>the major feature is the chin mandible - ANSWER>>>lower jaw mandibular symphasis - ANSWER>>>midline mark of the mandible ramus - ANSWER>>>on the lateral aspect of the mandible it extends upward and backward from the body of the mandible on each side. coronoid process - ANSWER>>>At the anterior border of the ramus is a thin, sharp margin that terminates here mandibular condyle - ANSWER>>>the posterior border of the ramus that is thickened and extends from the angle of the mandible to a projection mandibular notch - ANSWER>>>between the coronoid process and the condyle is this depression regions of the neck - ANSWER>>>extend from the skull to the lower jaw down to the clavicles and sternum sternocleidomastoid muscle - ANSWER>>>the large strap muscle located on each side of the neck hyoid bone - ANSWER>>>suspended in the neck thyroid cartilage - ANSWER>>>found in the anterior midline, inferior to the hyoid bone larynx - ANSWER>>>prominently made of thyroid cartilage and also known as the "voice box" Thyroid gland - ANSWER>>>Can be palpated within the midline cervical area and is located inferior to the thyroid cartilage at the junction of the larynx and the trachea. parathyroid gland - ANSWER>>>located close to or within the posterior aspect of the thyroid gland and cannot be palpated submandibular salivary gland and sublingual salivary gland - ANSWER>>>can also be palpated in the neck region oral mucosa - ANSWER>>>the oral vestibules are lined by this mucous membrane alveolus - ANSWER>>>tooth socket

alveolar processes - ANSWER>>>bony extensions of the maxilla and mandible