Restorative Art Test 2 Part 2 Nose

Plattyrhine

A nasal classification given to noses that are short,broad and has a minimum of projection, common to individuals of African descent

Basket weave suture

Can be used when their is nasal distortion due to cancer crossing the diseased area and secured in healthy tissue

The natural tension within a muscle

Cancer in one cheek may pull the nose to the opposite side due to this

Straight

Grecian,straight from root to tip

Wings of the nose

Lateral lobes of the nose. The widest part of the nose bordered by the nasal sulcus and the anterior nares.

Nasal tissue erosion

Results from feeding tubes,endotracheal tube or other medical device that was in the nares for an extended length of time

convex

Roman,aquiline,or hooked,curved as the beak of an eagle,a nose that has a hook,seen from profile may exhibit a hump in the bridge

concave

Snub,pug,infantine,retroussé,dip in the bridge of the nose and turned up on the end

dorsum

The anterior protruding ridge of the nose extending from root to top. It includes the bridge

bridge of nose

The dome over the nasal cavity. Point of greatest projection. The arched portion of the nose supported by the nasal bones.

nasal bone

The paired nasal bones are inferior to the glabella forming a dome over the superior portion of the nasal cavity

Mesorrhine

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

Leptorrhine

a nasal index common to individuals of Western European descent having a long, narrow, and high-bridge.

Plaster of Paris will set slowly if mixed with

cold vinegar water

root of the nose

the apex (top) of the pyramidal mass of the nose which lies directly inferior to the forehead; the concave dip inferior to the forehead (profile view)

Columna Nasi

the fleshy termination of the nasal septum at the base of the nose; located between the nostrils; the most inferior part of the mass of the nose

nasal cavity

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

Protruding lobe of the nose

the rounded, anterior projection of the tip of the nose

Nasal spine of the maxilla

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