Chapter 3 Features Of The Face

Question 1

Outer canthus (of the eye)

Answer 1

Fold of tissue at the outer corner of the eyelids.

Question 2

Inner canthus ( of the eye)

Answer 2

Fold of tissue at the inner corner of the eyelids.

Question 3

Ala of the nose

Answer 3

Winglike tip on the outer side of each nostril.

Question 4

Philtrum

Answer 4

Rectangular area between the two ridges running from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip.

Question 5

Tragus ( of the ear)

Answer 5

Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear.

Question 6

Nasion

Answer 6

Midpoint between the eyes just below the eyebrows; on the skull, the point where the two nasal bones and frontal bones join.

Question 7

Glabella

Answer 7

Smooth surface of the frontal bone; also the anatomic area directly above the root of the nose.

Question 8

Root

Answer 8

Commonly called the bridge of the nose

Question 9

Septum

Answer 9

Tissue that divides the nasal cavity into two nasal fossae.

Question 10

Anterior naris

Answer 10

Nostril

Question 11

Mental protuberance

Answer 11

Part of the mandible that forms the chin.

Question 12

Angle of the mandible

Answer 12

Lower posterior of the ramus.

Question 13

Zygomatic arch

Answer 13

Prominence of the cheek.