Review Stuff Flashcards
supra
above
infra
below
ex
out from
in
into
sub
under
ana
apart
dia
complete
epi
upon
de
down from
dexi
right side
a/an
without
ab
away from
in
(can also mean not), ex: insoluble
sclero
hard
dis
take away (disinfectant)
malaco
soft
pachy
thick
axis
axis/midline
front
forehead
apical
apex of root
coronal
crown
mucosa
orifice tissue lining (orifice is a hole)
suffixes that show relation to the root
a, al, ar, ary, eal, form
pathy
disease
ectomy
removal
otomy
making an incision
oma
tumor
cyte
cell
itis
inflammation
algia
pain
ate/ize
to use
cide
kill
gnosis
knowledge
opsy
view
trophy
development
rrhea
discharge
scope
instrument
plasty
surgical repair
malar bones
same as zygomatic
fontanel
baby’s soft spot and also coronal suture
palatine
2 bones that unite at the median palatine suture (create hard palate)
frontal sinus
supraorbital sinuses
ethmoidal sinuses
located on the side of each eye in the ethmoid
sphenoidal sinuses
multiple small sinuses located behind the eyes in sphenoid
maxillary
largest sinuses also called the atrium, right below the eyes in maxilla
sagittal suture
the suture binding the parietals
temperoparietal
also called squamous (located where your ears are)
symphysis
in the center of the mandible, creates chin (also called the mental_
lambdoid suture
binds occipital and parietals
pterygoid process
growth of sphenoid that goes downwards (also called pterygoid hamulus)
styloid process
small pointed growth from temporal bone (looks like a little point)
internal oblique ridge
bony ridge on the lingual surface of the mandible (also called mylohyoid ridge)
internal pterygoid
small muscle that raises the mandible
temporal
elevates and lowers jaw
external pterygoid
lateral movement of the jaw (on top of internal pterygoid)
masseter
closes/clenches jaw and is principal mastication muscle
Bell’s palsy
facial nerve
vertigo, tinnitus, ataxia
vestibulocochlear nerve
ganglion
a “gang” of nerves
Wharton’s duct (submandibular duct)
secretes saliva from the submandibular gland and sublingual gland
Stenson’s duct (parotid duct)
secretes saliva from parotid gland
ankyloglossia
tongue-tied (too much frenum attached to the tongue, which limits its movement)
circumvallate papillae
the largest papillae on dorsal part of tongue (tastes bitter)
filiform papillae
smallest hairlike papillae covering the entire dorsal part of tongue (no taste)
fungiform papillae
dark and red on the middle and anterior dorsal surface and along sides of tongue (tastes sweet, sour, and salty)
foliate papillae
on posterior lateral borders of tongue (tastes sour)
rugae
irregular folds on the hard palate surface
fauces
constricted opening leading from the mouth (basically just your mouth hole)
enzyme
chemical from body to digest food
Atrium of Highmore
maxillary sinus
hamulus
end of a process with a hooked end
mandibular notch
the dip between the coronoid and the condyle (also known as sigmoid notch)
fossa
a little housing/hinge for processes
dental lamina
membrane containing future teeth seeds
dental papilla
basically the inside of a tooth before it becomes a tooth
Hutchinson’s incisors
saw-like incisors
cuticle (also known as Nasmith membrane)
tissue layer that covers tooth at inital eruption
lines of Retzius
lines in enamel
tubules
Tomes’ dentinal tubules, tubes in dentin that go to the pulp chamber, transmit pain and nutrition
peg-shaped laterals
on laterals
marginal tissue
part of gingival tissue (not attached to anything)
papillary tissue
part of tissue that is between two teeth (the little triangle part)
mamelon
little tooth ridges that look like Hutchinson’s incisors (newborn)
fissures
grooves/depressions in tooth surface
