glossary test 1

Question 1

ear

Answer 1

organ of hearing

Question 2

edema

Answer 2

abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissues or body cavities

Question 3

electric spatula

Answer 3

an electrically heated blade used to dry moist tissues, reduce swollen tissues, and restore contour to natural form

Question 4

elevation

Answer 4

a raised surface or part

Question 5

emaciation

Answer 5

excessive leanness; a wasted condition resulting in sunken surfaces of the face

Question 6

embed

Answer 6

to fix or fasten in place

Question 7

eminence

Answer 7

a prominence or projection of a bone

Question 8

emphasis

Answer 8

the process of making color appear more vivid by illuminating it with a light of the same color

Question 9

enucleation

Answer 9

the removal of an entire mass or part, especially a tumor or the eyeball, without rupture

Question 10

epicranius (occipitofrontalis)

Answer 10

the muscles that draws the scalp posteriorly and inferiorly and raises the eyebrows

Question 11

epidermis

Answer 11

the outermost layer of skin; the cuticle or scarf skin

Question 12

excise

Answer 12

to remove as by cutting out

Question 13

excision

Answer 13

the area from which tissue has been removed

Question 14

exposed area

Answer 14

any visible surface which is to remain uncovered or unclothed

Question 15

external auditory meatus

Answer 15

the opening or passageway or the ear

Question 16

external pressure

Answer 16

weight applied to a surface

Question 17

eyebrows

Answer 17

(supercilia) superficial hairs covering the superciliary arches

Question 18

eyecap

Answer 18

a thin, dome like shell made of hardened cloth, metal, or plastic placed beneath eyelids to restore natural curvature and to maintain the position of posed eyelids

Question 19

eyelids

Answer 19

(palpebrae) tow movable flaps of skin which cover and uncover each eyeball

Question 20

eye shadow

Answer 20

a cosmetic color applied to the upper eyelid

Question 21

eye socket

Answer 21

the bony region containing the eyeball; the orbital cavity

Question 22

face

Answer 22

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

Question 23

facial markings

Answer 23

the “character” lines of the face and neck; wrinkles, grooves, cords, and dimples

Question 24

facial profiles

Answer 24

the silhouettes of the face from the side view

Question 25

facial proportions

Answer 25

mathematical relationships of the facial features to one another and/or to the head and face

Question 26

filler

Answer 26

material used to fill a large cavity (ex. plaster of paris and cotton; liquid sealer and cotton)

Question 27

firmness

Answer 27

the degree of rigidity or stability; a condition of the tissues necessary for the application of wax

Question 28

firm wax

Answer 28

(wound filler) the most viscous type of was; a putty like material used to fill large cavities or model features

Question 29

first degree burn

Answer 29

an injury caused by heat which produces redness of the skin

Question 30

fold

Answer 30

an elongated prominence adjoining a surface

Question 31

foramen magnum

Answer 31

an opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes from the brain

Question 32

forehead

Answer 32

that part of the face above the eyes

Question 33

form

Answer 33

external shape; a mold for casting; produce a certain shape; to constitute existing elements

Question 34

fourth degree burn

Answer 34

total evacuation (absence) of tissue

Question 35

fracture

Answer 35

broken bone

Question 36

frenulum

Answer 36

the vertical restraining fold of mucous membrane on the midline of the inside of each lip connecting the lip with the gum

Question 37

frontal

Answer 37

anterior; the anterior view of the face or features

Question 38

frontal bone

Answer 38

the anterior third of the cranium, forming the forehead and the anterior portion of the roof of the skull

Question 39

frontal eminences

Answer 39

paired, rounded, unmargined prominences of the frontal bone found approximately one inch beneath the normal hairline

Question 40

frontal process of the maxilla

Answer 40

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

Question 41

furrow

Answer 41

(wrinkle) a crevice in the skin accompanied by adjacent elevations

Question 42

geometric

Answer 42

the shape of a plane figure determined by its outline, such as rounded, oval, square, etc

Question 43

glabella

Answer 43

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

Question 44

grecian

Answer 44

a nasal profile form in which the dorsum exhibits a straight line from the root to the tip; a straight nasal profile

Question 45

groove

Answer 45

an elongated depression in a relatively level plane or surface

Question 46

hairline

Answer 46

the outline of hair growth on the head or face; the lowest centrally located part of the hair of the cranium

Question 47

hair patch

Answer 47

a grouping of hairs, affixed by suturing, utilized in hair restorations

Question 48

hard palate

Answer 48

the anterior portion of the roof of the mouth

Question 49

head shape

Answer 49

the outline of the exterior margins of the head

Question 50

height

Answer 50

the vertical measurement of a feature or part of a feature; the distance above the base