Restorative Arts Eyes

Restorative Arts Eyes / Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science / Exam date: 1/28/2025 {EXAM WILL INCLUDE ALL OTHER FLASHCARDS}

Supraorbital margin

The superior rim of the eye socket located on the frontal bone

Supercilicum

Eyebrows

Hair that grows upward and outward and is unequal in length

Denser near the glabella

Superior orbital region/area

Region between the supercilium and the superior palpebrae composed of muscle and fat

Is the deepest near the root of the nose

Nasal orbital fossa

A triangular concave depression superior to the medial portion of the superior palpebrae

Superior palpebrae

The upper lid

Vertically it is three times as large as the lower lid

When normally closed, it covers the cornea

Line of closure

The line forms between the two eyelids when they are closed, and which marks their proper place of contact with each other

Cilium

Eyelashes

The fringe of hair edging the eyelids

Inferior palpebrae

The lower lid

Follows the curve of the eyeball and inclines from the line of closure

The upper lid overlaps the lower lid at the lateral end of the lower lid

Superior palpebrae sulcus

The groove or furrow of the superior border of the superior palpebrae

An acquired facial marking

Optical facial sulcus

The furrows radiating laterally from the lateral corner of the eye

An acquired facial marking

Inferior palpebrae sulcus

The groove or furrow of the inferior border of the inferior palpebrae

An acquired facial marking

Oblique palpebral sulcus

The shallow dark curving groove below the medial corner of the eyelid

It moves inferior and laterally, a natural facial marking

Inner/medial canthus

Small elevation extending medially and obliquely from the medial corner of the superior palpebrae

There are no eyelashes here