Flashcards Restorative Art II Glossary Quiz #1 | Quizlet

What is major restoration?

Those requiring a long period of time, are extensive, require advanced technical skill, and expressed written consent to perform.

What is the mandible?

The horseshoe-shaped bone forming the inferior jaw.

What is the mandibular fossa?

The small oval depression on the zygomatic process of the temporal bone 1 into which the condyle of the mandible articulates, just anterior to the external auditory meatus. Forms the temporal mandibular joint (TMJ).

What is mandibular prognathism?

A jaw protrusion of the inferior jaw.

What is the mandibular sulcus?

The furrow beneath the jawline which rises vertically on the cheek; an acquired facial marking.

What is the mandibular suture?

A stitch used to hold the mouth closed; placed behind the lips, 10 one part is passed through around the inferior jaw at the median plane, while the other part extends through the nasal septum or the superior frenulum

What are the margins?

The boundaries or edges.

What is massage cream?

A soft, white, oily preparation used as a protective coating for external tissues; a base for cream cosmetics and a wax softener; an emollient.

What is the masseter?

Muscles of mastication which close the mandible.

What is the mastoid process?

The rounded projection on the inferior portion of the temporal bones just posterior to the lobe of the ear.

What is the maxilla?

A paired bone with several processes that form the skeletal base of most of the superior face, roof of the mouth, sides of the nasal cavity, and floor of the orbit.

What is a maxillary prognathism?

When the superior jaw protrudes.

What is medial?

Nearer to the midline; opposite of lateral direction.

What is the medial lobe?

Tiny prominence on the midline of the superior mucous membrane.

What is the medial plane?

The plane situated or placed in the middle of the body dividing it into the right and left halves.

What is the mental eminence?

A triangular projection on the inferior portion of the anterior mandible.

What is the mentalis?

The muscle which elevates and protrudes the inferior lip, wrinkles the skin over the chin.

What is the mesorrhine?

A nasal classification which is medium broad and medium-low bridged; common to individuals of Asian descent.

What is minor restoration?

Those requiring a minimum effort, skill, or time to complete.

What is modeling?

Constructing a form with a pliable material such as wax or clay.

What is a mouth former?

A device used in the mouth for shaping the contour of the lips.

What are the mucous membranes?

The visible red surfaces of the lips; the lining membrane of body cavities which communicate with the exterior.

What is a musculature suture?

A stitch used to hold the mouth closed; placed behind the lips; part is passed through the muscles tangent to the inferior jaw (while the other part extends through either the nasal septum or the superior frenulum).

What does mute mean?

To reduce the intensity of a color by the addition of another color.

What does mutilated mean?

Disfigured by a loss of a natural part by force.

What are nasal bones?

Directly inferior to the glabella and forming a dome over the superior portion of the nasal cavity.

What is the nasal cavity?

The orifice in the bony face bounded by the margins of the nasal bones and the maxilla.

What is the nasal spine of the maxilla?

The sharp, bony projection located medially at the inferior margin of the nasal cavity.

What is the nasal sulcus?

The angular area between the posterior margin of the wing of the nose and the nasolabial fold; a natural facial marking.

What is the nasolabial fold?

The anterior fold of the cheek which descends laterally along the upper lip from the wing of the nose; a natural facial marking.

What is the nasolabial sulcus?

The furrow lying medial and adjacent to the nasolabial fold; an acquired facial marking.

What is the naso-orbital fossa?

The concavity superior and medial to the inner corner of the eye.

What are natural facial markings?

Those that are present at birth; hereditary.

What are natural shadows?

Areas of color in the tissues normally darker than the adjacent areas.

What is a needle injector?

An instrument used to impel specially designed metal pins (with wire attached to each pin) into bone.

What is a neoplasm?

A new and abnormal formation of tissue, as a tumor or growth.

What is a nevus?

A birthmark; a congenital skin blemish; any congenital anomaly, including various types of birthmarks and all types of moles.

What is the norm?

The most common characteristics of each feature; typical, common, average.

What is a notch?

A relatively deep indentation, usually between two projections.

What is oblique?

Slanting or inclined, neither perpendicular nor horizontal.

What is the oblique palpebral sulcus?

The shallow, curving groove below the medial corner of the eyelids; a natural facial marking.

What is oblong?

A frontal head form in which the head is long and narrow throughout.

What is the occipital bone?

The lowest part of the back and base of the cranium, forming a cradle for the brain.

What is the occipital protuberance?

The prominence at the center of the external surface of the occipital bone.

What is the occipitofrontalis?

Same as the epicranius.

What are the optic facial sulci?

Same as Crow's feet.

What is the oral cavity?

The mouth; the orifice containing the teeth and tongue.

What is the orbicularis oculi?

The muscle that closes the eyelids; compresses the lacrimal sacs.

What is the orbicularis oris?

The muscle that closes and puckers the lips.

What is the orbital cavity?

The same as the eye socket.

What is the orbital pouch?

Bags under the eyes; the fullness between the inferior palpebrae and the oblique palpebral sulcus.

What is an orifice?

The entrance or outlet of any body cavity; an opening.

What is an origin?

The attachment of a muscle which moves least when the muscle contracts; the beginning.

What is an "oval" face shape?

A frontal head form in which the head is generally egg-shaped, with the cranium slightly wider than the jaws; most common geometric head form.

What is an overtone?

A coloring modified by an overlying color; a color which visibly predominates more than general coloring; a wash.