Milady Esthetics Final Exam | 260 Questions And Answers
Why is UVB radiation also know as "burning rays"? Correct Ans ➡ UVB wavelengths
cause burning of the skin as well as cancer
What is NOT an element of the skins acid mantle? Correct Ans ➡ Blood
What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness? Correct Ans ➡
Hyperproduction of cells
What are the items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold, heat and pressure? Correct
Ans ➡ Sensory nerve endings
What are most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of the body? Correct Ans
➡ Sensory nerve fibers
What is the average internal temperature of the body in degrees Fahrenheit? Correct Ans ➡
98.6
Why does the body perspire? Correct Ans ➡ To protect us from overheating
What are follicles? Correct Ans ➡ Tubelike openings in the epidermis
What is not a compound in the body from which free radicals take electrons? Correct Ans ➡
Sebum
What is Glycation? Correct Ans ➡ The binding of a protein molecule to a glucose
molecule
What are hair papillae? Correct Ans ➡ Cone shaped elevations at the base of the follicle
Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found? Correct Ans ➡ Skin
What is hydrolipidic film? Correct Ans ➡ Oil-water balance that protects the skins surface
What is a fiber protein found in skin, hail and nails? Correct Ans ➡ Keratin
What is the acid mantle? Correct Ans ➡ Protective layer of lipids and secretions on the
skins surface
Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands found? Correct Ans ➡
Underarm and genitals
What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle? Correct Ans ➡ Goose
bumps
, What does the skins barrier function protect us from, in addition to irritation? Correct Ans ➡
Intercellular water loss
What are Ceramides? Correct Ans ➡ Glycolipid materials
What is collagen? Correct Ans ➡ Fibrous tissue made from protein
What are corneocytes? Correct Ans ➡ Hardened keratinocytes
What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis? Correct Ans ➡
Dermal papillae
Where in the face does the chronic condition rosacea primarily appear? Correct Ans ➡
Cheeks and nose
What protects the surface of the skin? Correct Ans ➡ Sebaceous glands
What are guard cells of the immune system that sense unrecognized foreign invaders, such as
bacteria? Correct Ans ➡ Langerhans immune cells
What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external factors and that lubricates
both the skin and hair? Correct Ans ➡ Sebum
What is the common name for the stratum corneum? Correct Ans ➡ Horny layer
What is true of the stratum corneum? Correct Ans ➡ It is the outermost layer of the skin
What is the common name for the stratum germinativum Correct Ans ➡ Basal layer
Where in the skin is the stratum germinativum located? Correct Ans ➡ Above the
papillary layer of the dermis
What is the common name for the stratum granulosum? Correct Ans ➡ Granular layer
What forms the cells in the stratum granulosum that resemble granules? Correct Ans ➡
Keratin
What is another name for the subcutaneous layer of the skin? Correct Ans ➡ Hypodermis
What part of the skin provides a protective cushion and energy storage for the body? Correct
Ans ➡ Subcutaneous layer
What is another name for subcutis tissue? Correct Ans ➡ Adipose tissue
What are the glands that excrete perspiration, regulate body temperature, and detoxify the body?
Correct Ans ➡ Sudoriferous
Why is UVB radiation also know as "burning rays"? Correct Ans ➡ UVB wavelengths
cause burning of the skin as well as cancer
What is NOT an element of the skins acid mantle? Correct Ans ➡ Blood
What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness? Correct Ans ➡
Hyperproduction of cells
What are the items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold, heat and pressure? Correct
Ans ➡ Sensory nerve endings
What are most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of the body? Correct Ans
➡ Sensory nerve fibers
What is the average internal temperature of the body in degrees Fahrenheit? Correct Ans ➡
98.6
Why does the body perspire? Correct Ans ➡ To protect us from overheating
What are follicles? Correct Ans ➡ Tubelike openings in the epidermis
What is not a compound in the body from which free radicals take electrons? Correct Ans ➡
Sebum
What is Glycation? Correct Ans ➡ The binding of a protein molecule to a glucose
molecule
What are hair papillae? Correct Ans ➡ Cone shaped elevations at the base of the follicle
Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found? Correct Ans ➡ Skin
What is hydrolipidic film? Correct Ans ➡ Oil-water balance that protects the skins surface
What is a fiber protein found in skin, hail and nails? Correct Ans ➡ Keratin
What is the acid mantle? Correct Ans ➡ Protective layer of lipids and secretions on the
skins surface
Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands found? Correct Ans ➡
Underarm and genitals
What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle? Correct Ans ➡ Goose
bumps
, What does the skins barrier function protect us from, in addition to irritation? Correct Ans ➡
Intercellular water loss
What are Ceramides? Correct Ans ➡ Glycolipid materials
What is collagen? Correct Ans ➡ Fibrous tissue made from protein
What are corneocytes? Correct Ans ➡ Hardened keratinocytes
What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis? Correct Ans ➡
Dermal papillae
Where in the face does the chronic condition rosacea primarily appear? Correct Ans ➡
Cheeks and nose
What protects the surface of the skin? Correct Ans ➡ Sebaceous glands
What are guard cells of the immune system that sense unrecognized foreign invaders, such as
bacteria? Correct Ans ➡ Langerhans immune cells
What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external factors and that lubricates
both the skin and hair? Correct Ans ➡ Sebum
What is the common name for the stratum corneum? Correct Ans ➡ Horny layer
What is true of the stratum corneum? Correct Ans ➡ It is the outermost layer of the skin
What is the common name for the stratum germinativum Correct Ans ➡ Basal layer
Where in the skin is the stratum germinativum located? Correct Ans ➡ Above the
papillary layer of the dermis
What is the common name for the stratum granulosum? Correct Ans ➡ Granular layer
What forms the cells in the stratum granulosum that resemble granules? Correct Ans ➡
Keratin
What is another name for the subcutaneous layer of the skin? Correct Ans ➡ Hypodermis
What part of the skin provides a protective cushion and energy storage for the body? Correct
Ans ➡ Subcutaneous layer
What is another name for subcutis tissue? Correct Ans ➡ Adipose tissue
What are the glands that excrete perspiration, regulate body temperature, and detoxify the body?
Correct Ans ➡ Sudoriferous
