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STANDARD ESTHETICS BOOK TEST ACTUAL FINAL
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Practice STANDARD
ESTHETICS BOOK Test Prep WITH QUESTIONS AND
WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025!!! LATEST EXAM!!!
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 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
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Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found? -ANSWER--.....skin
What is hydrolipidic film? -ANSWER--.....oil-water balance that protects the
skin's surface
What is the acid mantle? -ANSWER--.....Protective layer of lipids and
secretions on the skins surface
Why is UVB radiation also known as "burning rays"? -ANSWER--.....UVB
wavelengths cause cancer as well as burning of the skin
What is not an element of the skin's acid mantle? -ANSWER--.....blood
(sebum, lipids, and sweat are part of the skin's acid mantle)
What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness?
-ANSWER--.....hyperproduction of cells
Histology is also known as..... -ANSWER--.....microscopic anatomy
Which of the following is not a characteristic of healthy skin?
Moist
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Smooth
Slightly Rough
Somewhat Acidic -ANSWER--.....slightly rough
What are the most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of
the body? -ANSWER--.....sensory nerve fibers
Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands
found? -ANSWER--.....underarm and genital areas
What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle?
-ANSWER--.....goosebumps
What are ceramides? -ANSWER--.....Glycolipid materials
What is collagen? -ANSWER--.....Fibrous tissue made from protein
What are corneocytes? -ANSWER--.....Hardened keratinocytes
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What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis?
-ANSWER--.....dermal papillae
How fast does hair grow? -ANSWER--.....6 inches per year/ 0.5 inches per
month
What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external factors
and that lubricates both the skin and hair? -ANSWER--.....sebum
What is the formal name for the horny layer? -ANSWER--.....Stratum
Corneum
What is the technical name for the nail? -ANSWER--.....Onyx
What is true of the Stratum Corneum? -ANSWER--.....It is the outermost
layer of the skin
What happens in the Stratum Germinativum? -ANSWER--.....Cells divide
STANDARD ESTHETICS BOOK TEST ACTUAL FINAL
Exam Practice Test Bank With 350 Real Exam
Practice STANDARD
ESTHETICS BOOK Test Prep WITH QUESTIONS AND
WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025!!! LATEST EXAM!!!
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 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
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Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found? -ANSWER--.....skin
What is hydrolipidic film? -ANSWER--.....oil-water balance that protects the
skin's surface
What is the acid mantle? -ANSWER--.....Protective layer of lipids and
secretions on the skins surface
Why is UVB radiation also known as "burning rays"? -ANSWER--.....UVB
wavelengths cause cancer as well as burning of the skin
What is not an element of the skin's acid mantle? -ANSWER--.....blood
(sebum, lipids, and sweat are part of the skin's acid mantle)
What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness?
-ANSWER--.....hyperproduction of cells
Histology is also known as..... -ANSWER--.....microscopic anatomy
Which of the following is not a characteristic of healthy skin?
Moist
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Smooth
Slightly Rough
Somewhat Acidic -ANSWER--.....slightly rough
What are the most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of
the body? -ANSWER--.....sensory nerve fibers
Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands
found? -ANSWER--.....underarm and genital areas
What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle?
-ANSWER--.....goosebumps
What are ceramides? -ANSWER--.....Glycolipid materials
What is collagen? -ANSWER--.....Fibrous tissue made from protein
What are corneocytes? -ANSWER--.....Hardened keratinocytes
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What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis?
-ANSWER--.....dermal papillae
How fast does hair grow? -ANSWER--.....6 inches per year/ 0.5 inches per
month
What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external factors
and that lubricates both the skin and hair? -ANSWER--.....sebum
What is the formal name for the horny layer? -ANSWER--.....Stratum
Corneum
What is the technical name for the nail? -ANSWER--.....Onyx
What is true of the Stratum Corneum? -ANSWER--.....It is the outermost
layer of the skin
What happens in the Stratum Germinativum? -ANSWER--.....Cells divide
