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Embryology/histology+TMJ Flashcards

1
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Teratogens

A

Environmental influences/factors

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2
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Preimplantation

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1st week of development,

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3
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Proliferation

A

Increasing in skin, heart, etc

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4
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Fusion

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Two adjacent teeth become one

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5
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Ementoblasts

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Form dentin

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6
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Odontoblasts

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Form dentin

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7
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Cusps

A

Points of your teeth

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8
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Pits or fissures

A

Lines in your teeth

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9
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Exfoliation

A

Primary teeth lost

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10
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Succedanepus

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Permanent teeth never replace primary teeth (molars never have permanent teeth)

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11
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Anadontia

A

Absence of a single or mult. Teeth

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12
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What does EDCP stand for? 
Elephants 
Don’t
Chew
Pickles
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Enamel, dentin, Cemntoenamel junction, pulp

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13
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Apical

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Away from top of tooth

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14
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Coronal

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Towards the tooth

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15
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Periodontium

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Foundation/support of tooth

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16
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Periodontal ligament

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Connective tissue

17
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Alveolar process

A

Supports the teeth and positions

18
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Interdental

A

Between the visible part of teeth

19
Q

Interridicular

A

Between the roots of the tooth

20
Q

What are the three parts of TMJ

Hint… glen,arti,cony

A

Glenoid fossa, articulate eminence, condyloid process

21
Q

Capsular ligament

A

Disc between condyle

22
Q

What are the neck muscles?

A

Sternocleidomastoid, traps

23
Q

What the facial expression muscles?

A

Orbicularis oris, zygomatic major, buccinator, lateral pterygoid, medial pterygoid,

24
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What are the mastication muscles?

A

Temporal, massetor,

25
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What are the tongue muscles?

A

Digastric, mylohyiod, stulohyoid, geniohyoid,

26
Q

What does the Genioglossus do?

A

Protrudes tongue

27
Q

Palatoglossus

A

Pulls tongue backwards

28
Q

Palatopharyngesus

A

Shuts off nasal palate

29
Q

What kind of saliva is serous?

A

Watery mainly protein

30
Q

Mucous

A

Thick mucus- has carbs

31
Q

What is the largest salivary gland?

A

Parotid

32
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How much saliva does the parotid gland produce and where is it located?

A

25%, below ear inside the gum

33
Q

What is the submandibular salivary gland and how much saliva does it produce?

A

It’s the size of a walnut under the tongue, has 65% of the saliva

34
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Describe the sublingual gland

A

10% of saliva ( Bartholds duct)

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