Intro. Flashcards
care of deceased to recreate natural from and color
restorative art
refers to shape of a surface structure which is recognized by its outline and surface movement
form
refers to those rays of light reflected from the surface
color
color determined by
spectral composition, highlights, and shadows
external features:
cosmetics
internal features:
active dye in embalming chemical
setting features; suturing clean cuts, skin flaps, positioning skin, muscle features, etc.; resetting fractures; support surface tissues; minor buck teeth issues
pre-embalming treatments
internal(active) dye; maintaining feature corrections/alignments; limiting swelling
concurrent embalming treatments
remove scabs; excise diseased/mutilated tissue; suture incisions/lacerations; reduce swelling; deep wound preparation and waxing; bleaching; masking discolorations; external coloring and cosmetics; correct buck teeth; attach dismembered parts; hair replacement
post embalming treatments
study of structures and surface markings of the face and features
physiognomy
lack of symmetry; differences in paired features
asymmetrical
the most common characteristic of each part of a feature/face
norm
antrhopoligical classifications
european, asiastic, african
first people to practice and type of restorative art
egyptians
practice of reading faces in china; plato and aristotle all wrote about the subject of facial meaning
chinese and mediterrenean
low priority; little effort to restore
middle ages to 19th century
restoration began at the end of civil war
civil war era
done on own initiative; no instruction, cosmetics or instruments; trial and error
pioneers
calcium sulfate; white powdery substane which forms a quick setting paste when mixed with water
plaster of paris
too dark and oily to mix with cosmetics
clay and putty
manufacturers produced a practical substance, influence of mortuary schools in 1920s
waxes
body erect, feet together, palms facing forward, thumbs away from body
anatomical position
situated or placed in the middle of the body dividing it into right and left halves
median/sagittal plane
dividing body into front and back parts
frontal/coronal plane
divides body into upper and lower halves
horizontal/transverse plane
dissimilarities existing in two sides or halves of an object
bilateral differences
boundaries or edges
margins
anterior view
frontal
slanting/inclined, neither perpendicular nor horizontal
oblique
apparently solid structure having a square base and four triangular sides which meet at a central point
pyramid
recessed; withdrawl from normal position
recession
situated as a depression; concave
sunken
top of head
vertex
requires a long period of time, is extensive/requires technical skill
major restoration
full head of hair; deep wound preparation and care of deep lacerations; repair of multiple fractures; buck teeth; 3rd degree burns; repair missing feature/part
major restoration
requires minimum of effort, skill/time to do
minor restoration
tissue building; waxing; bleaching/concealing discolorations; removal of fever blisters; minor hair replacement(eyebrows, eyelashes); reduce swelling(nonsurgical)
minor restoration
