CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE
Why is UVB radiation also know as "burning rays"? - (answer)UVB wavelengths
cause burning of the skin as well as cancer
What is NOT an element of the skins acid mantle? - (answer)Blood
What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness? -
(answer)Hyperproduction of cells
What are the items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold, heat and
pressure? - (answer)Sensory nerve endings
What are most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of the body?
- (answer)Sensory nerve fibers
What is the average internal temperature of the body in degrees Fahrenheit? -
(answer)98.6
Why does the body perspire? - (answer)To protect us from overheating
What are follicles? - (answer)Tubelike openings in the epidermis
,What is not a compound in the body from which free radicals take electrons? -
(answer)Sebum
What is Glycation? - (answer)The binding of a protein molecule to a glucose
molecule
What are hair papillae? - (answer)Cone shaped elevations at the base of the
follicle
Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found? - (answer)Skin
What is hydrolipidic film? - (answer)Oil-water balance that protects the skins
surface
What is a fiber protein found in skin, hail and nails? - (answer)Keratin
What is the acid mantle? - (answer)Protective layer of lipids and secretions on the
skins surface
Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands found? -
(answer)Underarm and genitals
What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle? - (answer)Goose
bumps
, What does the skins barrier function protect us from, in addition to irritation? -
(answer)Intercellular water loss
What are Ceramides? - (answer)Glycolipid materials
What is collagen? - (answer)Fibrous tissue made from protein
What are corneocytes? - (answer)Hardened keratinocytes
What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis? -
(answer)Dermal papillae
Where in the face does the chronic condition rosacea primarily appear? -
(answer)Cheeks and nose
What protects the surface of the skin? - (answer)Sebaceous glands
What are guard cells of the immune system that sense unrecognized foreign
invaders, such as bacteria? - (answer)Langerhans immune cells
What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external factors and
that lubricates both the skin and hair? - (answer)Sebum