•habitual grinding of the teeth, especially at night
Bruxism
•If the body is standing erect it is in the _____ position.
Anatomical
The stem cell is?
Immature
What is in the Axial division
head, neck & trunk
•Band of tissue that passes from the facial oral mucosa at the midline of the arch to the midline of the inner surface of the lip
Frenum
Cavity located in the back of the body
Dorsal
Another term for joint
Articulation
•Above another portion or closer to the head
Superior
What are the planes of the body
Sagittal, midsagittal, frontal, horizontal
What does the dorsal cavity contain
Cranial & spinal cavity
•in which the teeth come together in a manner that produces abnormal strain on the joint and surrounding
Malocclusion
•Process by which the body takes in or receives (absorbs) a drug
Absorption
•Action by which a drug leaves the body
Excretion
Physical and chemical processes that occur within a living cell or organism and are necessary for the maintenance of life
Metabolism
•Amount of drug to be administered in a specific time, often according to body weigh
Dosage
Rhythmic action that moves food through the digestive tract
Peristalsis
Pertaining to the body region that consists of the arms & legs
Appendicular
Referring to the body region that compromises the head, neck & trunk
Axial
•Contains the stomach, live, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas & most of the intestines
Abdominal Cavity
•space between the teeth and the inner mucosal lining of the lips and cheeks.
Vestibule
Tough, connective, nonvascular elastic tissue
Cartilage
•A hollow, grooved, or depressed area in a bone.
Fossa
•A small, rough projection on a bone.
Tubercle
•A large, rounded process on a bone.
Tuberosity
What are the four structural units
Cells, tissue, organs, body systems