Restorative Art Vocab P-Q

Question 1

Liquids or els, usually available in spray or pack form, which are generally used in cases of skin slip, ulcerations and other surface involvements.

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Pack Application (Surface Application)

Question 2

Roof of the mouth.

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Palate

Question 3

One of the bones forming the posterior part of the hard palate and lateral nasal wall between the interior pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.

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Palatine Bone

Question 4

The eyelids both superior and inferior.

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Palbeprae (s. Palpebra)

Question 5

A face powder cosmetic pressed into a flat cake.

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Pancake

Question 6

In cosmetology, the graduation of tones of a color (either single or a mixture) from light to dark, obtained by varying the densities of application.

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Panchromatic Scale

Question 7

A white crystalline powder chemically derived from formaldehyde (a polymer) which is used as an antiseptic and preservative, usually an ingredient of hardening compound.

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Paraformaldehyde

Question 8

Two bones that form the roof and part of the sides of the skull.

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Parietal Bones

Question 9

The rounded peak of the external convexity of the parietal bones; determines the widest part of the cranium.

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Parietal Eminence

Question 10

Located near the ear.

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Parotid

Question 11

The large salivary gland in front of the ear.

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Parotid Gland

Question 12

Occurs when various drainage from an area is decreased.

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Passive Capillary Congestion

Question 13

A soft, moist opaque cosmetic with the consistency of dough and bound together with the aid of gum, starch, and water. If oils and fats are present, water is absent.

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Paste

Question 14

A group of hairs of uniform length applied simultaneously as a method of hair replacement.

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Patch of Hair

Question 15

Any living agents capable of producing disease.

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Pathogens

Question 16

Antemortem discoloration that occurs during the course of certain diseases; gangrene and jaundice.

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Pathological Discoloration

Question 17

Substance able to destroy lice.

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Pediculicide

Question 18

Effected through unbroken skin.

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Percutaneous

Question 19

Agents destructive to adult forms of insect life.

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Pesticide (Insecticide)

Question 20

Located at, or pertaining to, the periphery (the outer part of surface of a body); occurring away from the center.

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Peripheral

Question 21

Portion of the nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that lie outside the brain and spinal cord.

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Question 22

At right angles to another surface.

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Perpendicular

Question 23

Antemortem, pinpoint, extravascular blood discoloration visible as purplish hemorrhages of the skin.

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Petechia

Question 24

Diseased; due to a disease.

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Pathological Condition

Question 25

Wounds entering the inferior of an organ or cavity.

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Penetrating Wounds

Question 26

Superior portion of the bony nasal septum.

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Perpendicular Plate of the Ethmoid Bone

Question 27

A semi-solid, yellow mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum.

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Petroleum Jelly

Question 28

Finger or toe bones.

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Phalanges

Question 29

An antiseptic/disinfectant employed to dry moist tissues and to bleach discolored tissues.

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Phenol (Carbolic Acid)

Question 30

The vertical groove located medially on the superior lip; a natural facial marking.

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Philtrum

Question 31

The study of the structures and surface markings of the face and features.

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Physiognomy

Question 32

Most internal and most delicate of the three membranes (meninges) covering the brain and spinal cord.

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Pia Mater

Question 33

A coloring matter which can be applied to an object, when combined with some type of vehicle.

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Pigment

Question 34

A powder (usually composed of dry, pulverized pigments and talcum) employed to impart color to the skin.

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Pigment Powder

Question 35

The basis for mortuary cosmetology.

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Pigment Theory (The Prang System)

Question 36

The auricle or projected part of the exterior ear.

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Pinna (Ear)

Question 37

Condition in which interstitial spaces contain such excessive amounts of fluid that the skin remains depressed after palpation.

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Pitting Edema

Question 38

A hormone-secreting, golf-club shaped structure that hangs inferiorly from the brain and performs a variety of endocrine functions, such as regulating the gonads, thyroid gland, adrenal cortex, lactation, and water balance.

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Pituitary Gland (Hypophysis)

Question 39

Surface having very little curvature.

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Plane

Question 40

A white powdery substance which forms a quick-setting paste when mixed with water.

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Paster of Paris (Calcium Sulfate)

Question 41

A nasal classification which is short and board and has the minimum of projection; common to individuals of African descent.

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Platyrrhine

Question 42

Thin layer of muscle covering the anterior aspect of the neck.

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Platysma Muscle

Question 43

The transverse, dipping furrow of the neck; acquired facial marking.

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Platysmal Suci

Question 44

A small ball, cylinder, or tuft often made of cotton.

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Pledget

Question 45

Any device as cotton, cloth, wood, etc. used to fill or close an opening.

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Plug

Question 46

Preparation room equipment used to reduce neck swelling by variable air pressure.

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Pneumatic Collar (Air Collar)

Question 47

A place (usually invisible) at which access to inner positions may be had; a place at which a hypodermic needle may be inserted to pass into the same or another area.

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Point of Entry

Question 48

The part of the brain stem between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata.

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Pons

Question 49

Minute depressions in the surface of the skin, as in the openings of the sweat glands.

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Pores

Question 50

A prefix meaning "after, subsequent, later"; sometimes used incorrectly to refer to an autopsy.

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Post

Question 51

Treatments of restorative natures performed after the embalming operation

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Post Embalming

Question 52

Preparation room equipment for properly positioning bodies prior to, during, and after vascular embalming.

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Positioning Devices

Question 53

Toward the rear or caudal end; toward the back.

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Posterior (Dorsal)

Question 54

After death.

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Postmortem

Question 55

Extravascular color change that occurs when heme, released by hemolysis of red blood cells, seeps through the vessel walls and into the body tissues.

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Postmortem Stain (Laking)

Question 56

Any solid substance in the state of fine, loose particles as produced by crushing or grinding.

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Powder

Question 57

A device containing hairs or bristles set in a handle; used to apply and/or remove powder.

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Powder Brush

Question 58

A soft, circular pad for applying powder.

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Powder Puff

Question 59

A cosmetic instrument with 3 component parts consisting of a container, bulb syringe, and a spray nozzle. The device converts powders into airborne particulates.

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Powder Atomized (Powder Puff Applicator, Nebulizer, Powder Blower)

Question 60

Embalming equipment used to inject a substance into the mouth, giving the deceased a more life-like appearance by filling out the mouth.

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Poze Injector

Question 61

A prefix denoting priority; before in time or place.

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Pre

Question 62

Treatments of a restorative nature performed before the embalming operation.

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Pre-Embalming

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(1) Ability to remain intact, as the state of being prepared (usually chemicals) to resist decomposition and decay. (2) The science of treating the body chemically so as to temporarily inhibit decomposition.

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Preservation

Question 64

Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria, render unsuitable for nutrition the media upon decompositionwhich such bacteria thrive, and which will arrest by altering enzymes and lysins of the body as well as converting the decomposable tissue to a form less susceptible to decomposition.

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Preservative

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Chemical in powder form; typically used for surface embalming of the remains.

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Preservative Powder

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First in origin, time, or importance.

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Primary

Question 67

Three pigmentary hues: red, yellow, and blue, which can be combined to make all other hues.

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Primary Hue/Color

Question 68

A slender instrument for examining a wound or cavity; used in reduction of swellings by channeling through tissues beneath the skin.

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Probe

Question 69

Draws the skin of the forehead inferiorly.

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Procerus Muscle

Question 70

A systematic series of actions in the production of something; or an accessory outgrowth or prominence on the surface of bone.

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Process

Question 71

A photograph or painting in which the subject has been posed and lighted flatteringly by a professional photographer or artist.

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Professional Portrait

Question 72

The side view of the human head.

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Profile

Question 73

To turn the palm downward.

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Pronate

Question 74

Medial rotation of the forearm that causes the palm to face posteriorly.

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Pronation

Question 75

Refers to a body lying horizontally with the face downward.

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Prone

Question 76

Projection of the jaw(s) beyond the projection of the forehead.

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Prognathism

Question 77

The act of throwing forward; a part extending beyond the level of its surroundings.

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Projection

Question 78

Conspicuous in position or importance; or a projection or eminence.

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Prominence

Question 79

Lying face down

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Prone

Question 80

The relationships of the size of one feature as compared with another feature or with the width or length of the face

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Proportions

Question 81

An artificial device used to replace a limb, appendage, or other body part.

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Prosthetic Device

Question 82

The rounded, anterior projection of the tip of the nose.

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Protruding Lobe

Question 83

The state or condition of being thrust forward or projecting

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Protrusion

Question 84

Nearest the point of attachment, center of the body, or point of reference; the opposite of distal.

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Proximal

Question 85

A hole or slight wound resulting from piercing.

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Puncture

Question 86

Opening in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye

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Pupil

Question 87

Postmortem evacuation of any substance from an external orifice of the body as a result of pressure.

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Purge

Question 88

A color between blue and red; a secondary hue of pigments.

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Purple

Question 89

A suture made around the circumference of a circular opening or puncture to close it or to hold the margins in position.

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Purse String Suture

Question 90

A secretion from inflamed tissues; usually an opaque, creamy colored matter.

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Pus

Question 91

A small elevation of the skin with an inflamed base, containing pus.

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Pustule

Question 92

The decomposition of organic matter largely by the agency of micro-organisms, and resulting in the production of various solid, liquid and gaseous matters, some of which have a foul odor.

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Putrefaction

Question 93

An apparently solid structure having a square base and four triangular sides which meet at a central point.

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Pyramid

Question 94

Figure having four angles and four sides.

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Quadrangle

Question 95

Raises the wings of the nose, deepens the nasolabial sulcus.

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Quadratus Labii Superior Muscle

Question 96

A figure bounded by four lines.

Answer 96

Quadrilateral