Nose Flashcards
1
Q
A dominant feature of the face, because of this, accurate size and form will be more important than on any other feature.
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The nose
2
Q
A pyrimidal mass.
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Nose
3
Q
The nose leans _________ to one side.
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Asymmetrical
4
Q
Form of the bilateral silhouette of the base of the nose:
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Three Fused Spheres
5
Q
The base of the nose is bisected by the upper lip.
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Profile View of The Nose
6
Q
- Leptorrhine
- Mesorrhine
- Platyrrhine
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Racial Classifications of The Nose
7
Q
- A nose of the white (caucasoid) race.
- Prominent at the bridge.
- Long
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Leptorrhine (Western European)
8
Q
- Nose of the yellow (mongoloid) race.
- Intermediate between the other two noses.
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Mesorrhine (Asiatic)
9
Q
- Nose of the black (African) race.
- Minimum projection at the bridge.
- Broad and short.
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Platyrrhine (African)
10
Q
- Size of the nasal bones.
- Margins of the nasal cavity.
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Dimensions of the nose are indicated by these things.
11
Q
- Width of the nose at the wings.
- Most inferior part of the nose at the nasal spine of the maxilla.
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Margins of The Nasal Cavity
12
Q
- Straight (Greek)
- Convex (Roman)
- Concave (Infantine, Retrosse, Snub, Pug)
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Profile Classifications
13
Q
- Most common type.
- The anterior ridge exhibits a straight line from the root to tip.
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Straight (Greek)
14
Q
- Sometimes called a hook or aquiline nose.
- The convexity may be continuous from the root to the tip.
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Convex (Roman)
15
Q
- Is the depressed type.
- The entire profile, from the root to the tip may dip concavely.
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Concave (Infantine, Retrousse, Snub, Pug)