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Mod 2 terms Ch.5
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mentalis | Muscle of chin-Protrudes lower lip and wrinkles the skin |
| Mandible | Bone of lower jaw |
| Maxilla | Two bones that frm the uppe jaw |
| Crepitus | TMJ- Bone cracking, sound under skin around joints. |
| Cancellous Bone | light weight, sponge-like bone |
| Bruxism | Grinding of teeth |
| Articulate | Join togeather |
| Sialolith | Stone in salivary duct. |
| Mastication | Chewing |
| Zygomatic | Cheekbone |
| Xerostomia | Dry mouth |
| Insertion | movable end of a muscle |
| Masseter | Chewing muscle that closes mouth |
| Glenoid Fossa | Shallow impression within the temporal bone |
| Foramina | openings in bone allowing for passage of nerve & blood vessels. |
| Suture | Immovable line of union between two bones |
| Temporomandibular joint | Joint between temporal bone of skull and the condyle of the mandible |
| Alveolar Process | Part of the mandible and maxilla that contains the tooth sockets. |
| Orgin | Fixed attachment of a muscle. |
| maxillary tuberosity | rounded prominence of bone posterior to maxillary molars |