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