Restorative Art: Glossary Flashcards
Antemortem injuries resulting from friction of the skin against a firm object resulting in the removal of the epidermis
Abrasions
A localized collection of pus
Abscess
Process of taking in
Absorption
A colored object absorbs certain rays of light, which illuminates it while other rays are reflected
Absorption
Bluntly adjoin another structure
Abut
Dimethyl ketone
Acetone
A colorless liquid which is used to soften and remove scabs, as a solvent for wax, or as a stain remover
Acetone
A color not found in the visible spectrum
Achromatic color
A neutral color such as white, black, gray, and silver and gold (for decorative purposes)
Achromatic color
Those developed throughout your lifetime, as a result of repetitious use of certain muscles
Acquired facial markings
Process of mixing colored lights on a surface whereby the wavelengths of each are combined
Additive method
Adding of two or more colored lights together to create another light
Additive method
Sticking or adhereing closely
Adhesive
A substance that may be applied in order to sustain contact of two surfaces
Adhesive
A colloidal solution dispensed as a mist
Aerosol
Psychological
After-image
Visual impression remaining after the stimulus has been removed
After-image
A kind of pressured atomizer for spraying liquid paint or cosmetic upon a surface
Airbrush
The ridge projecting from the inferior surface of the maxilla (and the superior surface of the mandible) which contains the sockets of the teeth
Alveolar process
Sockets of the teeth protrude
Alveolar prognathism
Cut off a limb
Amputate
Dismember
Amputate
In color, two or more hues which have the same hue in common
Analogous
A descriptive reference for locating arteries and veins by means of anatomical structures which are known
Anatomical guide
The position of the body standing erect, arms to the side of the body, and the palms of the hands turned outward (forward)
Anatomical position
A material or technique employed to secure tissues or restorative materials in a fixed position
Anchor
Angulus
Angle
Sharp turn formed by the meeting of two borders or surfaces
Angle
Angle formed by junction of the posterior edge of the ramus of the mandible and the inferior surfaces of the body of the mandible
Angle of the mandible
The degree from vertical at which the surface(s) of a prominent feature projects
Angle of projection
The small convex prominence lateral to the end of the line of lip closure of the mouth
Angulus oris eminence
The groove at each end of the line of closure of the mouth
Angulus oris sulcus
Before death
Antemortem
Before or in front of
Anterior
Refers to the ventral or abdominal side of the body
Anterior
External nostril openings
Anterior nares
Inner rim of the ear
Antihelix
Small eminence obliquely opposite the tragus, located on the superior border of the lobe of the ear
Antitragus
An opening
Aperture
Watery
Aqueous
Prepared with water as a solvent
Aqueous
The clear, thin alkaline fluid which fills the anterior chamber of the eyeball
Aqueous humor
Curved, as the beak of an eagle
Aquiline
As viewed from the profile, a nasal profile which exhibits a “hook” or convexity in its dorsum
Aquiline
Any structure of a curved or bow-like outline
Arch
Loose, connective tissue that occupies the interspaces of the body
Areolar
Framework
Armature
A material, generally of pliable metal or wood, employed to create a frame of support for a wax restoration
Armature
Drawing out liquids or gases by means of suction
Aspiration
Lack of symmetry or proportion
Asymmetry
Similarity without identity
Asymmetry
The three this muscles in the region of the ear
Atomizer
Sheet-cotton, gauze, or other material used in dressing wounds or wrapping a structure
Bandage
The first applied cream or cosmetic
Base
The vehicle in the cosmetic
Base
Example: oil base
Base
One of the four hues corresponding to the pigment of the skin
Basic pigment
Examples: white, yellow, red, or brown
Basic pigment
A network of stitches employed to cross the borders of a cavity or excision, used to anchor fillers and to sustain tissues in their proper position
- Basket-weave suture
* Cross stitch
The area of the lips, cheeks, chin, and neck, which has hair growth
Beard area
Refers to two sides
Bilateral
Bilateral view
Bilateral silhouette
Referring to an inferior or superior view, which allows comparison of two sides of an object or facial feature
Bilateral silhouette
The color of jet in pigments
Black
The darkest of all colors
Black
Achromatic
Black
Absence of illumination in light
Black
To whiten by removing color
Blanch
To make pale
Blanch
To cause to become pale or blanched
Bleach
A chemical which lightens a skin discoloration
Bleach
The act of lightening a discoloration by chemical means
Bleach
The act of lightening a discoloration by hypodermic means or by surface compress
Bleaching
Color which escapes at the edge of a mixture
Bleed
To mix or intermingle a color (or colors) smoothly
Blend
To make a gradual change from one color to another
Blend
A thin vesicle on the skin containing a watery matter
Blister
Having relatively large patches of color somewhat different from the rest of the coloring
Blotched
Light yellowish color, usually describing hair color
Blonde
A raised support as the arched portion of the nose which is supported by the nasal bones
Bridge
A raised support as a structure or span connecting two parts of a mutilated bone
Bridge
A temporary suture consisting of individually cut and tied stitches employed to sustain the proper position of tissues
- Bridge stitch
* Interrupted suture
A brown or copper-like color
Bronze
The color of tanned leather
Brown
Brightness
Brilliance
The lightness or darkness of a color
Brilliance
The quality of light
Brilliance
Value
Brilliance
Dark brown or black color, usually describes hair color
Brunette
An injury caused by a blow without laceration
- Bruise
* Ecchymosis
A contusion
- Bruise
* Ecchymosis
The space between the lips and the gums and teeth
Buccal cavity
The vestibule of the oral cavity
Buccal cavity
The shallow concavities of the cheeks, natural on some persons, which extend obliquely downward from below either the medial or lateral margins of the cheekbones
Buccal depression
Compresses the cheek, retracts the angle of the mouth
Buccinator muscle
The vertical furrow of the cheek
Bucco-facial sulcus
Teeth which jut out
Buck teeth
May occur either with or without protrusion of the gums and may occur in either the maxilla, the mandible, or both
Buck teeth
To oxidize or to be oxidized by fire or equivalent means
Burn
The tissue reaction or injury resulting from application of heat, extreme cold, caustics, radiation, friction, or electricity
Burn
A compressed mass of powder
Cake
A benign or malignant growth
Cancer
Colorless crystals liquefied by water, which is an antiseptic / disinfectant and dries moist tissues and bleaches discolored tissue
- Carbolic acid
* Phenol
Purple-red in coloration
Carmine
Crimson
Carmine
The yellow pigment of the skin
Carotene
The gristle or white elastic substance attached to the ends of bones and forming parts of structures such as the septum of the nose and the framework of the ear
Cratilage
Casting
Cast
Any object that has been made from a mold, the positive reproduction obtained from a negative impression
Cast
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the white race
Caucasian
The division of mankind comprising the chief races of Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia
Caucasian
Named on the supposition that the people of the Caucasus were typical of the race
Caucasian
A chemical capable of drying tissues by searing
Caustic
A hollow place or part
Cavity
Any substance used for making two surfaces adhere to each other, such as the lips or the eyelids or the margins of an incision
Cement
Reduced to carbon
Charred
The state of tissues destroyed by burning
Charred
Color intensity or purity
Chroma
Synonym for intensity
Chroma
A color having a hue, as related to the visible spectrum
Chromatic color
Eyelashes
Cilia
The fringe of hair edging the eyelids
Cilia
A clear syrup-like liquid that evaporates to leave a contractile white film
Collodion
Employed as a liquid sealer
Collodion
A suspension of pigments in a liquid vehicle so bound together there is no separation of particles
Colloid
A visual sensation
Color
A property of material objects, including sources of light, by which they are visually distinguished as possessing the qualities of redness, brownness, greenness, grayness, etc
Color
The cosmetically treated surface
Colorant
Substance used to produce the color of objects as dyes, pigments, inks, paints, etc.
Colorant
Illumination of an identifiable hue
Colored light
Colored glass gelatin or other substance which transmits light of certain wavelengths and absorbs the others
Color filter
A circle in which the primary, secondary, and intermediate hues are arranged in orderly intervals
Color wheel
The medial partition between the nostrils
Columna nasi
Opposite colors on a wheel
Complements
Any two hues, which, by their mixture, produce gray
Complements
The color and texture of the skin, especially that of the face
Complexion
Forming a part or ingredient
Component
Composed of two or more of the basic pigments
Compound color
One where the broken end of the bone has penetrated the skin
Compound fracture
A pad of gauze or absorbent cotton which is saturated with water or a chemical and placed under or upon tissues in order to preserve, bleach, dry, constrict, or reduce swelling
Compress
Having a depressed or hollow surface
- Concave
* Concavity
A depressed profile form which may dip concavely from root to tip
Concave nasal profile
One in which the forehead protrudes from the eyebrows and the chin protrudes more than the superior mucous membrane
Concave profile
Concave shell of the ear
Concha
The deepest depression of the ear
Concha
A rounded eminence at the articulating end of the bone
Condyle
The posterior process of the ramus of the mandible
Condyle
Sensory nerves in the retina of the eye having to do with color detection
Cones of the eye
Contract or compress
Constrict
The outline or surface form
Contour
A bruise
Contusion
Ecchymosis
Contusion
One color of illumination striking an object of a completely different color, causing the color of the object to be converted or completely destroyed
Conversion
Curved evenly
Convex
Resembling a segment of the outer edge of a sphere
Convex
A profile variation in which the forehead recedes from the eyebrows while the chin protrudes beyond the plane of the upper lip
Convex-concave profile
A nasal profile which exhibits a hump in its linear form
- Convex nasal profile
- Roman
- Aquiline
A basic profile form in which the forehead recedes from the eyebrows while the chin recedes from the plane of the upper lip
Convex profile
Most common profile form
Convex profile
A profile variation in which the forehead recedes from the eyebrows while the chin and upper project equally to an imaginary vertical line
Convex-vertical profile
A color that creates the impression of coldness
Cool hue
Examples: blue, green, or purple
Cool hue
A receding color
Cool hue
A color of short wavelengths
Cool hue
Vertical prominence of the neck
Cords of the neck
The transparent structure which constitutes the anterior part of the external layer of the eyeball
Cornea
The anterior, non-articulating process of the ramus of the mandible which serves as the insertion for the temporalis muscle
Coronoid process
A cosmetic technique which consists of highlighting those parts of the face or individual features to enlarge or bring them forward or shadowing them to reduce the appearance of size or deepen a depression
Corrective shaping with cosmetics
Draws the eyebrows inferiorly and medially
Corrugator muscle
A preparation for beautifying the complexion, skin, etc
Cosmetic
The first applied cream or cosmetic
Cosmetic base
The person applying a cosmetic or wax
- Cosmetist
* Cosmetologist
The study of beautifying and improving the complexion, skin, hair, and nails
Cosmetology
That part of the skull which encloses the brain
Cranium
A semi-solid cosmetic
Cream cosmetic
Application of massage-cream or petroleum jelly to a surface
Creaming
Top of a curve (as a wave) where the direction changes
Crest
The horizontal plate of the ethmoid bone separating the cranial cavity from the nasal cavity
Cribriform plate
A deep purplish-red color
Crimson
The topmost part of the head
Crown
Bifurcation of the antihelix of the ear
Crura
The part of the helix of the ear which is flattened in the concha
Crus
A solvent commercially-prepared
Cuticle remover
Used to remove dead cuticle from the nails and aid in the removal of obstinate scabs
Cuticle remover
To cut off the head
Decapitate
Separation of compounds into simpler substances by the action of microbial or autolytic enzymes
Decomposition
A material employed to fill cavities or excisions and serve as a foundation for the superficial wax restoration
Deep filler
Partial loss of moisture content
Dehydration
Having the component parts closely compacted together, relatively opaque
Dense
Thickness of the applied cosmetic
Density
Oblique insertion of the teeth
Dental prognathism
A ligature of superior and inferior teeth employed to hold the mandible in position
Dental tie
Set of artificial teeth
Denture
To lower inferiorly or to reduce projection
Depress
A hollow or lower region
Depression
The lowering of a part
Depression
Depresses the angle of the mouth
- Depressor angulus oris
* Triangularis muscle
Draws the lower lip inferiorly and slightly lateral
- Depressor labii inferioris
* Quadratus muscle
The state or degree of being deep
Depth
The skin, especially the corium
- Derma
* Dermis
True skin
Corium
The separation of the epidermis from the dermis as a result of putrefaction
- Desquamation
* Skin slip
Rendered thoroughly dry
Desiccation
Exhausted of moisture
Desiccation
Variation from the common or established
Deviation
A frontal-view geometric head shape which is widest across the cheekbones, narrowing in width in both the forehead and the jaws
Diamond
Draws the hyoid bone anteriorly and posteriorly
Digastricus muscle
A substance thinned or reduced in concentration and thereby lessened in brilliance
Dilution
Shallow depressions located on the cheek or chin
Dimples
Rounded or vertical
Dimples
To disjoin bones
Disarticulate
Act of cutting apart
Dissection
To expand or swell
Distend
A state of stretching out or becoming inflated
Distention
State of being twisted or pushed out of natural shape or position
Distortion
Back
Dorsum
Protruding ridge of the nose
Dorsum
A compacted cake type of red cosmetic
Dry rouge
A white powder used to dry a cosmetized surface
Drying powder
Freedom from wetness
Dryness
A condition of tissues necessary for the adhesion of cement, sealer, deep filler, or wax
Dryness
Somewhat dark in color
Dusky
Synonym for “swarthy” (used regarding the complexion)
Dusky
The organ of hearing
- Ear
* Pinna
A discoloration of the skin caused by the escape of blood within the tissues and generally attended by swelling
- Ecchymosis
* Bruise
Abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissues or body cavities
Edema
An electrically-heated blade that may be used to dry moist tissues, reduce swollen tissues, and restore contour
Electric spatula
A raised surface or part
Elevation
a relatively long but slightly dipping curve
Elliptical curve
Excessive leanness
Emaciation
A wasted condition of the body
Emaciation
Sunken surfaces of the face
Emaciation
The process of chemically treating the dead human body to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms, to temporarily inhibit organic decomposition, and to restore an acceptable physical appearance
Embalming
To fix or fasten in a surrounding mass
- Embed
* Imbed
A prominence or projection of a bone
Eminence
A smoothing agent
Emollient
Having the power of softening living tissues, such as massage cream, etc
Emollient
A cosmetic with this characteristic
Emollient
Using the same color light as the color of the object
Emphasis
A permanent mixture of two or more immiscible substances which are united with the aid of a binder or emulsifier
Emulsion
Immiscible substances
Oil and water
Binder
Gum
Emulsifier
Soap
The removal of an entire mass or part, especially a tumor or the eyeball, without rupture
Enucleation
The outermost layer of skin
Epidermis
The cuticle or scarf skin
Epidermis
A clear, volatile liquid used as a wax solvent or to remove grease, oil, and adhesive tape stains
Ether
Turn outward
Evert
To remove as by cutting out
Excision
The area from which something has been cut out
Excision
Any visible surface that is to remain uncovered or unclothed
Exposed area
Ear passage
External auditory meatus
The deep hole located in the inferior portion of the medial one-third of the ear on the anterior border
External auditory meatus
Weight applied to a surface
External pressure
Drawn or pulled out
Extraction
Superficial hairs covering the superciliary arches
- Eyebrows
* Supercilia
A cosmetic in pencil form for coloring hair
Eyebrow pencil
A thin, dome like shell made of hardened cloth, metal, or plastic
Eyecap
Used beneath the eyelids to restore the natural curvature and, in some cases, to hold the eyelids closed
Eyecap
One of two movable flaps of skin which cover and uncover the eyeball
Eyelid
A cosmetic color applied to the superior eyelid
Eyeshadow
The bony region containing the eyeball
- Eyesocket
* Orbit
The orbital cavity
- Eyesocket
* Orbit
Anatomically, the region from the eyes to the base of the chin
Face
Physiognomically, the region from the normal hairline to the base of the chin
Face
The “character” lines, wrinkles, grooves, cords, and dimples of the face and neck
Facial markings
The silhouette of the face from the side view
Facial profile
Mathematical relationship of the size of the features to each other and / or to the head
Facial proportions
To reduce gradually to an indistinguishable edge
Feather
Synonym for “taper”
Feather
Material used to fill a large cavity
Filler
Examples: plaster-of-Paris and cotton, liquid sealer and cotton
Filler
Degree of rigidity, stability
Firmness
A condition of the tissues necessary for the application of wax
Firmness
The most viscous type of wax
- Firm wax
* Wound filler
A putty-like material used to fill large cavities or model features
- Firm wax
* Wound filler
An injury caused by heat which produces redness of the skin
First degree burn
Hyperemia
First degree burn
Flushed with red, said of a complexion
Florid
A long, electric discharge lamp in which the radiant energy from the electric discharge is transferred by suitable materials (phosphorus) into wavelengths given higher luminosity
Fluorescent lamp
An elongated prominence adjoining a surface
Fold
Opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes from the brain, midway between the two mastoid processes
Foramen magnum
The quality of a color to draw attention by means of its intensity or advancing characteristics
Force
The part of the face above the eyes
Forehead
A depression
Fossa
Concave recess
Fossa
Total evacuation (absence) of tissue
Fourth degree burn
Broken bone
Fracture
The vertical restraining band of flesh on the medial aspect of the inside of each lip connecting the lip with the gum
Frenulum
The anterior view of the face or features
- Frontal
* Anterior
The anterior one-third of the cranium, forming the forehead
Frontal bone
A rounded prominences on the median line and a little inferior to the center of the frontal bone
Frontal eminence
The ascending part of the upper jaw which gradually protrudes as it rises beside the nasal bone to meet the frontal bone
Frontal process of the maxilla
The ascending profess of the upper jaw
Frontal process of the maxilla
The quality and quantity of illumination used for presentation of casketed remains
Funeral lighting
A crevice in the skin accompanied by adjacent elevations
- Furrow
- Sulcus
- Wrinkle
A light, open-mesh variety of muslin
Gauze
The shape of a plane figure determined by its outline
Geometrical
Examples: round, oval, square, etc
Geometrical
A single bony prominence of the frontal bone located between the superciliary arches in the inferior part of the frontal bone above the root of the nose
Glabella
A syrupy, colorless liquid obtained from fats or oils as a by-product of the manufacturing of soaps and fatty acids and used as a vehicle for some cosmetics
Glycerin
Color resulting from the mixture of black and white pigments
Gray
Achromatic
Gray
A neutral color
Gray
A color resulting from the mixture of complementary hues (chromatic)
Gray
A nasal profile form in which the dorsum exhibits a straight line from the root to the tip
- Grecian
* Straight nasal profile
The hue resulting from the mixture of yellow and blue pigments
Green