Structures of the Nose Flashcards
A pyrimidal mass
Nose
A dominant feature of the face, because of this accurate size and form will be more important than on any other feature
Nose
This leans asymmetrically to one side
Nose
Form of the bilateral silhouette of the base of the nose
3 fused spheres
The base of the nose is
bisected by the upper lip
Nose of the white, western european, or caucasoid race
Prominent at the bridge
Long
Leptorrhine
Nose of the yellow, asian, or mongoloid race
Intermediate between leptorrhine and platyrrhine
Messorrhine
Nose of the black, african, or negroid race
Minimum projection at the bridge
Broad and short
Platyrrhine
Dimensions of the nose are indicated by
Size of the nasal bones
Margins of the nasal cavity
Width of the nose at the wings
Most inferior part of the nose at the nasal spine of the maxilla
Most common type of profile classification of nose
The anterior ridge exhibits a straight line from the root to tip
Straight
Greek
Sometimes called a hook or aquiline noes
Covexity may be continuous from the root to the tip
Convex
Roman
Depressed
The entire profile, from the root to the tip, may dip concavely
Concave Infantine Retrousse Pug Snub
The bridge of the nose
The thin covering of tissues repeat the form of the
Nasal bones
Is pear shaped in form
Influences the length and width of the nose
Borders of the nasal cavity
The sharp bony projection located medially at the inferior margin of the nasal cavity
Nasal Spine of the maxilla