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Build a solid foundation of orafacial anatomy with just the right depth and breadth of coverage for Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting students.

An innovative organization brings together system and regional approaches to ensure you understand the structures of the head and neck and how they work together during normal function.

Brilliant full-color photographs, illustrations, and diagrams in every chapter let you easily examine every detail.

Begin with an overview of the head and neck from the bony apertures of the skull to the fascial spaces of the mouth and the neck. Then, explore how these structures perform in conjunction the systems of the body, including the cardiovascular, lymphatic, and nervous systems.

This book was written to assist novice students in learning and understanding the complex regional anatomy that will form the foundation of their careers in dental hygiene. The book is written in a student-friendly style, with over 400 vividly colored and labeled illustrations, tables, and flowcharts. Each chapter begins with a set of objectives to help the student focus on what should be learned by the completion of the chapter. The objectives are followed by a brief overview that explains the topic of the chapter and why it is relevant to the student. Review questions follow the major subdivisions of the chapter; these questions allow the student to reflect on the subject matter before continuing on to new material. Major features of each chapter are the specialty boxes that contain additional information regarding structure and function, clinical correlates, and developmental anatomy. Each chapter contains tables or flowcharts to help the student organize the information to study.

In addition to the chapter summary, each chapter ends with a Learning Lab, a unique feature that offers the student the opportunity to experience hands-on learning and problem solving through two types of exercises. The Laboratory Activities encourage students to explore anatomy through palpation of their own bodies and through creation of models and simple sketches. Students will create a model of the muscles of the neck, and palpate skeletal features, muscles, and lymph nodes as well as examine surface features of the face and oral cavity. The Learning Activities help reinforce students’ recognition of anatomical structures by presenting detailed diagrams from the text for labeling, self-testing, and study. Other Learning Lab exercises include clinical vignettes in which students must apply their knowledge of anatomy to solve a clinical problem.

Contents

Chapter 1 Essentials of Anatomy
Chapter 2 Skull and Cervical Vertebrae
Chapter 3 Regional Anatomy of the Neck
Chapter 4 Pharynx, Larynx, and Soft Palate
Chapter 5 Muscles of Facial Expression
Chapter 6 Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses
Chapter 7 Muscles of Mastication and the Temporomandibular Joint
Chapter 8 Oral Cavity
Chapter 9 Salivary Glands
Chapter 10 Fascial Spaces and the Spread of Infection
Chapter 11 Vascular Supply of the Head and Neck
Chapter 12 Lymphatic Drainage of the Head and Neck
Chapter 13 Brain and Spinal Cord
Chapter 14 Sensory and Motor Pathways
Chapter 15 Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 16 Cranial Neves
Chapter 17 Trigeminal Neve
Chapter 18 Anatomy of Intraoral Injections
Chapter 19 Orofacial Reflexes