Chapter 7 - Skin Structure, Growth, & Nutrition

Question 1

About how many years Of post-high school education and training are required to become a dermatologist?

Answer 1

Twelve

Question 2

The average adult skins weighs _ pounds?

Answer 2

6 - 9

Question 3

The surface of healthyskin is slightly _?

Answer 3

Acidic

Question 4

The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the _?

Answer 4

Epidermis

Question 5

The layer of the skin that is seen and treated by the cosmetologist is the _?

Answer 5

Stratum corneum

Question 6

What is a fibrous protein that is the principal component of hair and nails p

Answer 6

Keratin

Question 7

The stratum germinativum is composed Of several layers with special cells that produce a dark skin pigment called _?

Answer 7

Melanin

Question 8

The highly sensitive dermis layer is about (blank) times thicker than the epidermis?

Answer 8

25

Question 9

The outermost layer of the dermis is the _ __ _ layer?

Answer 9

Papillary

Question 10

Which type of nerve fibers carry impulses from the brain to the muscles?

Answer 10

Motor

Question 11

Which body part sends messagesto the brain?

Answer 11

Sensory nerve fibers

Question 12

(Blank) helps protect sensitive calls from uv rays

Answer 12

Melanin

Question 13

What is a fibrous protein that gives skin form and strength?

Answer 13

Collagen

Question 14

What is a small, round elevation on the skin that contains no fluid but may develop pus?

Answer 14

Papule

Question 15

Water is the number one nutrient of the body and composes what percentage of the body’s weight?

Answer 15

50-70%

Question 16

The medical branch of science that deals with the study of skin its functions and diseases is blank?

Answer 16

Dermatology

Question 17

The largest organ of the human body is the?

Answer 17

Skin

Question 18

Continued pressure on any part of the skin causes it to thicken and develop into a

Answer 18

Callus

Question 19

How does the skin on the scout different from other skin?

Answer 19

The scalp is larger and deeper hair follicles

Question 20

The epidermis has blank layers?

Answer 20

Five

Question 21

The skin layer in which the shedding of the skin cells first begins in the stratum?

Answer 21

Spinosum

Question 22

The deepest layer of the epidermidis, the basal cell layer, is also known as the?

Answer 22

Stratum germinativum

Question 23

What is the name of the special sale in the stratum germinativum responsible for producing dark skin pigment?

Answer 23

Melanocytes

Question 24

The underlying or inner layer of the skin which is also called the derma corium cutest or true skin is the ?

Answer 24

Dermis

Question 25

The muscle that causes goosebumps when a person is frightened or cold is the?

Answer 25

Arrector pili muscle

Question 26

Small, cone shaped elevations at the bottom of hair follicles are known as

Answer 26

Dermal papillae

Question 27

The top of the papillary layer where it joins the epidermidis is the

Answer 27

Epidermal dermal Junction

Question 28

The deeper layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients is the

Answer 28

Reticular later

Question 29

Fatty tissue found below the dermis is called

Answer 29

Subcutaneous tissue

Question 30

What layer of the dermis house is the nerve endings that provide the body with the sense of touch

Answer 30

Papillary layer

Question 31

The tiny grains of pigment deposited in cells that provide skin with its color are

Answer 31

Melanin

Question 32

Melanin produced by the body that is red to yellow in color is

Answer 32

Pheomelanin

Question 33

The fibrous proteins that gives skin it’s flexibility and helps skin regain its shape after being expanded is

Answer 33

Elastin

Question 34

Oil glands that are connected to hair follicles are also called

Answer 34

Sebaceous glands

Question 35

When sebum hardens in the sebaceous duct becomes clogged the poor impaction that is formed is a

Answer 35

Comedo

Question 36

Vitamin blank may help improve the skins elasticity and thickness

Answer 36

A

Question 37

Vitamin blank promotes the production of collagen

Answer 37

C

Question 38

Which vitamin enables the body to properly absorb and use calcium

Answer 38

D