Question | Answer |
Alveolar Crest | highest point of the alveolar ridge |
alveolar socket | cavity within the alveolar process that surrounds the root of a tooth |
Ameloblasts | cells that form enamel |
anatomic crown | portion of the tooth this covered with enamel |
Apex | tapered end of each root tip |
Apical foramen | natural opening in the root |
Cementoblasts | cells that form cementum |
cementoclasts | cells that resorb cementum |
Cementum | specialized calcified connective tissue that covers the anatomic root of a tooth |
clinical crown | that portion of the tooth that is visible in the oral cavity |
conception | union of the male sperm and the female ovum |
coronal pulp | part that lies within the crown portion of the tooth |
cortical plate | dense covering of spongy bone that makes up the central part of the alveolar process |
Dental lamina | thickened band of oral epithelium that follows the curve of each developing arch |
Dental papilla | gingivae between the teeth |
Dental Sac | connective tissue that envelops the developing tooth |
Dentin | Hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp and is covered by enamel on the crown and by cementum on the root |
Dentinal fiber | fibers found in dential tubules |
dentinal tubules | microscopic canals found in dentin |
what are Planes | three imaginary lines used to divide the body into sections |
Frontal Plane | vertical place that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions |
Horizontal plane | plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions |
Midsagittal plane | Line that divides the body into equal right and left portions |
Basic unit of structure | cells |
Human body's four organizational levels | cells tissues organs body systems |
DNA , RNA found where? | nucleus |
What forms the Axial Skeleton | Skull spine rib cage |
What forms the Appendicular Skeleton | Shoulders arms hands hips legs feet |
Human Body has ten systems | skeletal muscular cardiovascular respiratory digestive endocrine urinary integumentary reproductive |
Two major body regions | axial division and appendicular region |
Anatomy is important to dental assisting because | To communicate as professionals and informed decision making |
two type of bones | cancellous compact |
Two major body regions | ventral and dorsal |
What does the appendicular skeleton protected | Nervous system respiratory system circulatory systems |
Four main types of tissues | Muscle connective Nerve epithelial |
cytoplasm | Gel Like fluid inside a cell |
Three basic types of joints | fibrous joint cartilaginous joint synovial joints |
Acne is a disorder of what system | Endocrine System ( hormones) |
Epilepsy is a disorder of what system | Nervous system |
Tuberculosis is a disease of what system | Immune system |
Diabetes mellitus is a disease of what system | Digestive and endocrine |
Abscess is a disorder of what system | nervous system |