Chapter 3&9 Basics Mandalyn
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Physiology is the study of? - ✔✔The study of the functions of living organisms.
What is the largest organ of the body? - ✔✔The Skin
What are appendages of the skin include? - ✔✔Hair, and nails, glands
What removes and depletes lipids? - ✔✔Exfoliation
The skin protection against? - ✔✔Outside elements and microorganisms.
The barrier function of the skin includes the - ✔✔Acid mantle
What is the average p.h. of the acid mantle? - ✔✔5.5ph
What does TEWL stand for? - ✔✔Transepidermal water loss
What is intercellular cement made up of? - ✔✔Lipids
What are T cells? - ✔✔Immune cells that and attack virus-infected cells
Sensory nerve fibers are most abundant in the? - ✔✔fingertips
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, What is the average bodies temperature? - ✔✔98.6 F
What glands excrete perspiration? - ✔✔Sweat glands
What do sebaceous glands do? - ✔✔Produce oils
What does the term "Not beyond the DEJ" stand for? - ✔✔Estheticians are only able to
work on the epidermis.
Keratinocytes make up what % of the epidermis? - ✔✔95%
Clear cells best describes what skin layer? - ✔✔Stratum Lucidum
What is the average adult skin turn over rate? - ✔✔28 Days
Define desquamation - ✔✔Continual shed of skin and replacement of new cells coming
to the surface.
Squamous cells are defined as - ✔✔Flat and scaly
What layer of the epidermis is located just below the stratum corneum? - ✔✔Stratum
Lucidum
Where on the body is skin the thickest? - ✔✔palms of hands and soles of feet
Where are keratin and intercellular lipids formed? - ✔✔stratum granulosum
What layer of the skin contains melanocytes? - ✔✔stratum germinativum
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Academy Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Physiology is the study of? - ✔✔The study of the functions of living organisms.
What is the largest organ of the body? - ✔✔The Skin
What are appendages of the skin include? - ✔✔Hair, and nails, glands
What removes and depletes lipids? - ✔✔Exfoliation
The skin protection against? - ✔✔Outside elements and microorganisms.
The barrier function of the skin includes the - ✔✔Acid mantle
What is the average p.h. of the acid mantle? - ✔✔5.5ph
What does TEWL stand for? - ✔✔Transepidermal water loss
What is intercellular cement made up of? - ✔✔Lipids
What are T cells? - ✔✔Immune cells that and attack virus-infected cells
Sensory nerve fibers are most abundant in the? - ✔✔fingertips
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, What is the average bodies temperature? - ✔✔98.6 F
What glands excrete perspiration? - ✔✔Sweat glands
What do sebaceous glands do? - ✔✔Produce oils
What does the term "Not beyond the DEJ" stand for? - ✔✔Estheticians are only able to
work on the epidermis.
Keratinocytes make up what % of the epidermis? - ✔✔95%
Clear cells best describes what skin layer? - ✔✔Stratum Lucidum
What is the average adult skin turn over rate? - ✔✔28 Days
Define desquamation - ✔✔Continual shed of skin and replacement of new cells coming
to the surface.
Squamous cells are defined as - ✔✔Flat and scaly
What layer of the epidermis is located just below the stratum corneum? - ✔✔Stratum
Lucidum
Where on the body is skin the thickest? - ✔✔palms of hands and soles of feet
Where are keratin and intercellular lipids formed? - ✔✔stratum granulosum
What layer of the skin contains melanocytes? - ✔✔stratum germinativum
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