Restorative Art Vocab F-H Flashcards
Anatomically, the region from the eyes to the base of the chin; physiognomically, the region from the normal hairline to the base of the chin.
Face
Any unusual disfigurements or irregularities of the face such as moles, warts, scars, birthmarks, pustules, or pock marks.
Facial Blemishes
Those markings found on the face from infancy.
Facial Blemishes- Natural
Those markings which develop on the face and neck, usually as the result of sagging muscles and loss of elasticity of the skin.
Facial Blemishes- Acquired
The character lines of the face and neck; wrinkles, grooves, cords, and dimples.
Facial Markings
The silhouettes of the face from the side view.
Facial Profiles
Mathematical relationships of the facial features to one another and/or to the head and face.
Facial Proportions
Expression or appearance of the facial features after death. The look of death.
Facies Hippocratica
A sheet or band of tissues which invests and connects the muscles.
Fascia
Organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; chemically, a triglyceride ester, composed of glycerol and fatty acids.
Fat
To reduce gradually to an indistinguishable edge; to taper.
Feather
Lesions of the mucous membranes of the lip or mouth usually caused by Herpes Simplex Type 1.
Fever Blisters
Material used to fill a large cavity. (e.g. paster of paris and cotton, liquid sealer and cotton).
Filler
The degree of rigidity or stability; a condition of the tissues necessary for the application of wax.
Firmness
The most viscous type of wax; a putty-like material used to fill large cavities or model features.
Firm Wax
An injury caused by heat which produces redness of the skin.
First Degree Burn (Hyperemia)
Groove.
Fissure
To fasten the eyes in unwavering attention upon an object.
Fixate
An agent employed in the preparation of tissues for the purpose of maintaining the existing form of the structure. Many agents are used, the most important one being formalin.
Fixative
The fundamental complexion compound of the coordinating compounds; a combination of yellow, red and white.
Flesh-Pink
Bending a body part such as the arm.
Flexion
Flushed with red, when describing a complexion; not as vivid as ruddy.
Florid
An area of dehydration caused by too strong of a concentration of formaldehyde with the subsequent darkening of the tissues.
Fluid Burn
A common dye which is used to test for blood circulation.
Fluorescein
The illumination produced by a tubular electric discharge lamp; the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of a tube.
Fluorescent Light
An elongated prominence adjoining a surface.
Fold
A hole, small opening; example: ____ magnum of the occipital bone.
Foramen
An opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes from the brain.
Foramen Magnum
Colorless, strong-smelling gas that when used in solution is a powerful preservative and disinfectant; a potential occupational carcinogen.
Formaldehyde (HCHO, CH20)
Grey discoloration of the body caused by the reaction of formaldehyde from the embalming process with hemoglobin to form methyl hemoglobin.
Formaldehyde Grey
The quality of a color to draw attention by means of its intensity or advancing characteristics.
Force
A surgical instrument with two opposing blades used to grasp tissues, needles, cotton, etc.
Forceps
Area between the elbow and wrist.
Forearm
That part of the face above the eyes.
Forehead
A mixture of formaldehyde gas dissolved in water that contains 40% by volume, 37% by weight and 7% methyl alcohol to stabilize the HCHO.
Formalin
A depression; a concavity.
Fossa
The complexion cosmetic in ornamental cosmetology.
Foundation
Total evacuation (absence) of tissue.
Fourth Degree Burn
Broken bone.
Fracture
The vertical restraining fold of mucous membrane on the midline of the inside of each lip connecting the lip with the gum.
Frenulum
A mask of paper cut out to expose an area while shielding other parts.
Frisket (Templet, Template)
The anterior view of the face or features.
Frontal
The anterior third of the cranium, forming the forehead and the anterior portion of the roof of the skull.
Frontal Bone
Paired, rounded, unmargined prominences of the frontal bone found approximately one inch beneath the normal hairline.
Frontal Eminences
Helps to raise the eyebrows.
Frontalis Muscle
The ascending part of the upper jaw which gradually protrudes as it rises beside the nasal bone to meet the frontal bone; the ascending process of the upper jaw.
Frontal Process of the Maxilla
The hollows formed on either side of the separation of the two plates of the frontal bone beneath the superciliary ridge.
Frontal Sinuses
The first (or basic) colorant applied when the coordinating compounds are employed for a complexion coloring; a “flesh-pink.”
Fundamental Compound
Base of a hollow organ, for example, the part furthest from its outlet.
Fundus
The quality and quantity of illumination used for presentation of casketed remains.
Funeral Lighting
Chemical agents capable of destroying, and/or inhibiting the growth of saprophytic or pathogenic fungi, including molds.
Fungicides
A crevice in the skin accompanied by adjacent elevations.
Furrow (Wrinkle, Sulcus)
Necrosis in a wound infected by an anaerobic gas forming bacillus, the most common etiologic agent being Clostridium perfringens.
Gas Gangrene
A light, open-mesh variety of muslin or similar material.
Gauze
The shape of a plane figure determined by its outline, such as rounded, 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 fine netting type of window curtain which lets daylight in but obscures the interior of the room from without.
Glass Curtain
Of the tongue.
Glossal
A syrupy, colorless liquid obtained from fats or oils as a by-product of the manufacturing of soaps and fatty acids; used as a vehicle for some cosmetics.
Glycerin
Enlargement of the thyroid gland causing swelling of the front part of the neck.
Goiter
The gradual passing in insensible degrees of one density into another.
Gradation
A neutral, achromatic color resulting from the mixture of black and white pigments; a color resulting from the mixture of complementary pigmentary hues in equal quantities.
Gray
Gray area of the central nervous system; contains neuron cell bodies and unmyelinated processes of neurons.
Gray Matter
The viscous, spongy part of the extracellular matrix of connective tissue; its large molecules attract water and hold tissue fluid.
Ground Substance
A mixture of fats and petrolatum (or lanolin) and pigments; used for theatrical and television purposes.
Greasepaint
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 in equal quantities; one of three secondary pigmentary hues.
Green
An elongated depression in a relatively level plane or surface.
Groove
The outline of hair growth on the head or face; the lowest centrally located part of the hair of the cranium.
Hairline
A grouping of hairs, affixed by suturing, utilized in hair restorations.
Hair Patch
A long lock of hair used to supplement the quantity of scalp hair.
Hair Switch
The anterior portion of the roof of the mouth.
Hard Palate
An agent or material exposing one to risk.
Hazardous Material
A rounded projection beyond a narrow neckline portion; example: head of the femur.
Head
The outline of the exterior margins of the head.
Head Shape
A more or less permanent coagulation and stiffening of tissues as a result of exposure to very high temperatures which are constantly above 120 degrees F.
Heat Stiffening
The vertical measurement of a feature or part of a feature; the distance above the base.
Height
The outer rim of the ear.
Helix
A swelling or mass of clotted blood confined to an organ or space caused by a ruptured blood vessel.
Hematoma
The non protein portion of hemoglobin; the red pigment of the hemoglobin.
Heme
Red pigment; the protein coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles which serve to convey oxygen to the tissues.
Hemoglobin (Oxyhemoglobin)
Destruction of red blood cells that liberates hemoglobin.
Hemolysis
A surgical instrument with two opposing blades used to grasp and hold tissues, needles, small objects and to compress blood vessels; it has a locking device and either serrated (grooved), channels (to hold needles) or rat-tooth (fanged) ends.
Hemostat (Lock Forceps)
Inflammation of the liver. It may be caused by a variety of agents, including viral infections, bacterial invasion, and physical or chemical agents. It is usually accompanied by fever, jaundice, and an enlarged liver.
Hepatitis
An inflammatory skin disease marked by small vesicles in clusters, usually restricted to diseases caused by Herpes virus.
Herpes
A surface lying at right angles to the source of illumination which reflects the maximum amount of light; the brighter part.
Highlight
Application of a color which is lighter or brighter than the complexion would highlight the complexion.
Highlighting with Cosmetics
Roughly U-shaped, with the front being narrower than the sweep of the curve.
Horseshoe Curve
The property of a color by which it is distinguished from the other colors.
Hue
A chemical used in embalming fluid to cause the retention of moisture within embalmed tissues.
Humectant
Any liquid or semi-liquid of the body, as the aqueous or vitreous humor of the eyeball.
Humor
Shaped as a bent wood weapon with a central belly.
Hunting Bow (Cupid’s Bow)
Water soluble cosmetics.
Hydro Creams
Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluids in the ventricles of the brain.
Hydrocephalus
Reaction in which water is one of the reactants and compounds are often broken down. For proteins, the addition of water accompanied by action of enzymes results in the breakdown of protein into amino acids.
Hydrolysis
Absorbing moisture readily.
Hygroscopic
Shaped like the letter U; bone of this shape at the base of the tongue.
Hyoid
The injection of chemicals directly into the tissues through the use of a syringe and needle.
Hypodermic Injection
The injection of special creams or liquids into the tissues through the use of a syringe and needle to restore natural contour.
Hypodermic Tissue Building
Antemortem and/or postmortem settling of blood and/or other fluids to dependent portions of the body.
Hypostasis
