Facial Markings Flashcards
Factors responsible for facial markings
Age
Environment
Positioning of the body
Condition of the body
The effect of this will cause a difference in appearance when the body is standing vs. lying down
Gravity
A linear crevice in the skin accompanied by bordering elevations
AKA a wrinkle
Furrow
An elongated depression in a surface plane
Groove
An elongated prominence of flesh which abuts convexly against an adjacent surface
Gold
Facial markings present at birth
Natural
Facial markings which may appear
Acquired
The vertical groove located on the central lobe of the upper lip
Philtrum
Form of the borders of the philtrum
irregular parenthesis
Position of the greatest depth of the philtrum
centrally or below
The prominence of the anterior part of the cheek which runs from the superior margin of the nasal wing to the side of the mouth
Nasolabial fold
The small angular area formed by the junction of the posterior margin of the nasal wing and the superior end of the nasolabial fold
Nasal sulcus
The shallow curving groove below the inner corner of the eyelids
Oblique Palpebral sulcus
The small convex prominence medial to the end of the line of lip closure
Angulus Oris Eminence
The depression at each end of the mouth
Angulus oris sulcus
In the youth, the angulus oris sulcus takes on this shape
triangular
In late maturity, the angulus oris sulcus takes on this shape
Oblique
The junction of the lower lip and the chin which may appear as a furrow (arc shaped)
Labiomental Sulcus
The junction of the base of the chin and the sub-mandibular area, which may appear as a furrow
Submental sulcus
Shallow depressions, round or vertical, located on the cheeks or chin
Dimples
The furrow which may develop along the margin of the nasolabial fold
Nasolabial Sulcus
The horizontal furrows of the forehead
Transverse frontal sulci
The vertical or horizontal furrows between the eyebrows
Interciliary sulci
The vertical interciliary sulci are aka
Frowning furrows
The transverse interciliary sulci are aka
Concentrating furrows
The vertical interciliary sulci lie
on the glabella
The transverse interciliary sulci lie
across the root of the nose
The furrows radiating from the lateral corner of the eye to the side of the face
Optic Facial Sulci
The vertical furrows of the lips extending from within the mucous membrane into the integumentary lip, appearing on the upper lip first
Labial Sulci
The transverse dipping furrows of the neck
Platysmal Sulci
Vertical prominences of the neck
Cords of the neck
