1. Chapter 1 Career Opportunities and History of Esthetics
2. Esthetics a branch of anatomical science that deals with the overall health and
(aes- thetics) well-being of the skin (the largest organ of the human body)
3. Esthetician A specialist in the cleansing, beautification, and preservation of the health
of skin on the entire body, including the face and neck.
4. Clinical involves the integration of surgical procedures and esthetics treatments.
Esthetics
(medical
esthet- ics)
5. Henna A dye obtained from the powdered leaves and shoots of the mignonette
tree; used as a reddish hair dye and in tattooing.
6. Kosmetikos Greek word meaning skilled in the use of cosmetics
7. Oncology the study and treatment of cancer and tumors
8. Chapter 2 Anatomy and Physiology
9. Anatomy the study of the structures of the human body and the substances
these structures are made of. It is the science of thew interconnected
detail of organisms, or their parts.
10. Physiology The study of the functions and activities performed by the body
structures, includ- ing physical and chemical processes.
11. Histology the study of the structure and composition tissue.
(micro- scopic
anatomy)
12. Cells basic unit of all living things
13. Protoplasm a watery gel-like fluid containing the nutrient material necessary for cell
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growth, reproduction, and self-repair.
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14. Organelles (small small structures or miniature organs within a cell that have their own
function.
organs)
15. Abduction muscles that draw a body part. such as finger, arm, or toe, away from the
midline of the body or of an extremity. In the hand, it separates the
fingers.
16. Absorption The transport of fully digested food into the circulatory system to feed the
tissues and cells.
17. Accessory Nerve "eleventh cranial nerve"; a type of motor nerve that controls the motion of
the neck and shoulder muscles.
18. Adduction muscles that draw a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, inward
towards the median axis of the body or of an extremity. In the hand, draws
the fingers together.
19. Adenosine transports chemical energy within cells for metabolism.
Triphosphat
e (ATP)
20. Adipose Tissue A specialized connective tissue considered fat, which gives smoothness
and con- tour to the body and cushions and insulates the body.
21. Adrenal Glands glands that are located at the top of the kidneys assisting in the regulatio
of
metabolism, stress response to blood pressure, and support of the
immune system health through the generation of specific hormones.
22. Aorta the body's largest artery; receives blood from the left ventricle and
distributes it
to the body.
23. Arteries Thick-walled, muscular, flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood away
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