Milady Standard Esthetics: Chapter 2 - Anatomy & Physiology

Milady Standard Esthetics:
Chapter 2 - Anatomy &
Physiology

How much blood does the human body contain? - ANSWER
8 to 10 pints



What is a nutritive fluid flowing through the circulatory system? -
ANSWER Blood



What are platelets? - ANSWER Blood
components that contribute to the blood clotting process



What is the study of tiny structures found in living tissues? -
ANSWER Histology



What is one reason etheticians should study body systems, organs, and
tissues? - ANSWER To understand the effect
that services have on the body

, What is protoplasm? - ANSWER A substance
of which the cells of all living things are composed



What is the process of cell reproduction called? - ANSWER
Mitosis



What is the sternum? - ANSWER A flat bone
that forms the ventral support of the ribs



What is the fluid part of the blood that carries food and secretions to the
cells and carbon dioxide from the cells? - ANSWER
Plasma



The origin part of a muscle is ____________________ to the skeleton. -
ANSWER Attached



What are the structures composed of specialized tissues and performing
specific functions? - ANSWER Organs