Anatomical Landmarks of the Face and Descriptive Elements

Question 1

Area of the forehead between the eyebrows?

Answer 1

Glabella

Question 2

The beginning of the nose between the eyes?

Answer 2

Root of Nose or Nasal Root

Question 3

The degree to which the eye is open; the eye opening

Answer 3

Eye Aperture

Question 4

The skin between the eyebrows and the palprebral part of the upper eyelid (the part that contacts the eyeball), which folds into the eye socket.

Answer 4

Eye Cover Fold

Question 5

A place below the lower eyelid where a line or wrinkle may appear.

Answer 5

Lower Eyelid Furrow

Question 6

A place where a line or wrinkle may appear parallel to and below the lower eyelid running from near the inner corner of the eye and following the cheek bone laterally.

Answer 6

Infraorbital Furrow

Question 7

The fleshy skin of the side of the nose that forms the outside of each nostril.

Answer 7

Nostril Wings

Question 8

A place where a line or wrinkle may appear which begins adjacent to the nostril wings and runs down and outwards beyond the lip corners.

Answer 8

Nasolabial Furrow

Question 9

The vertical depression in the center of the upper lip directly under the tip of the nose

Answer 9

Philtrum

Question 10

The skin covering the bone of the chin.

Answer 10

Chin Boss

Question 11

The white part of the eyeball.

Answer 11

Sclera

Question 12

The mouth appears to be longer than usual in the horizontal plane.

Answer 12

Elongate

Question 13

The mouth appears to be shorter than usual in the horizontal plane.

Answer 13

De-elongate

Question 14

The red part of the lip is less visible than usual (opposite of widen).

Answer 14

Narrow

Question 15

The red part of the lip is revealed more than usual (opposite of narrow).

Answer 15

Widen

Question 16

The lips appear flattened against the teeth. They protrude less than usual. Does not involve sucking in the lips.

Answer 16

Flatten

Question 17

The lips come forward or out away from the face more than usual (opposite of flatten).

Answer 17

Protrude

Question 18

The muscle within the lips has contracted and the lips are not relaxed or loose.

Answer 18

Tighten

Question 19

The lips and skin are pulled like a rubber band.

Answer 19

Stretch

Question 20

The lips are turned inwards, disappearing entirely or almost entirely, but they are not tightened, pressed or stretched.

Answer 20

Rolled in

Question 21

A protrusion of the skin, where the skin is pushed outward by muscle, or by skin being stretch over the eyeball or bone.

Answer 21

Bulge

Question 22

Loose skin which wrinkles as it is gathered together or pushed, and remains loose, not taut.

Answer 22

Bag

Question 23

A pocket-like shape, often protrudes like a bulge.

Answer 23

Pouch

Question 24

A surface with no depth, usually quite fine in terms of width

Answer 24

Line

Question 25

A line which has some depth and often has more width than a surface line.

Answer 25

Wrinkle

Question 26

This term describes a place of the face where certain wrinkles may appear.

Answer 26

Furrow