Advanced Skin Care Massage Flashcards
the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin to specific points to help relieve pain or cure disease; originated in china
acupuncture
a common gray-to-black fine-grained volcanic rock
basalt
the sharing or transfer of heat between objects
conduction
a blood clot that has lodged in a narrow vein and caused a blockage, which, if untreated, can cause tissue death
embolism
a category of rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies
igneous
the lower portion of the bony eye socket, inferior to the eye
infraorbital ridge
a bony projection of the temporal bone, located behind the ear
mastoid process
the belief that the health of the entire organism is reflected in each individual part of the organism
microsystem
laugh lines
nasolabial groove
lymph nodes located in the face in front of the ears
preauricular nodes
a practice based on the believed that working on areas/reflex points found on the hands, feet, ears, and face can reduce tension in the body’s corresponding organs and gland structures; origin is unknown
reflexology
category of rock created by weathering actions of water, ice, wind, or other atmospheric actions, or by biological deposits
sedimentary
the application of pressure on acupuncture points found throughout the body to balance the body’s energy flow and to promote health; originated as a form of physical theraoy in japan
shiatsu massage
a depression at the front of the neck, located between the clavicle, sternocleidomastoid muscle, and trapezius muscle. the supraclavicular lymph nodes are here
supraclavicular triangle
