exam 12 (from quizlet)

Question 1

Which gland coordinates the production & release of hormones that travel to the pituitary gland from the base of the brain?

Answer 1

Hypothalamus

Question 2

When thinning of the skin, hair loss, and weight loss occur, what are these symptoms of?

Answer 2

Hyperthyroidism

Question 3

Seaweed body wrap does what?

Answer 3

Releases harmful toxins

Question 4

Fulguration is a method which uses what?

Answer 4

High frequency

Question 5

Before and after liposuction, what are the treatments that can be performed?

Answer 5

Endermology

Question 6

What is another name for water therapy?

Answer 6

Balneotherapy

Question 7

What is another name for a vichi shower?

Answer 7

Affusion therapy

Question 8

What lies between collagen and elastin?

Answer 8

hyaloronic acid

Question 9

Distended capillaries, couperouse skin

Answer 9

telangiectasis

Question 10

What is the integumentary system?

Answer 10

the skin

Question 11

What is the medical term for a face lift?

Answer 11

Rhytidectomy

Question 12

What does exfoliation and vacuum stimulate?

Answer 12

Reproduction by the fibroblasts of new living cells

Question 13

What kind of scars do we NOT treat with microdermabrasion?

Answer 13

Ice pick scars

Question 14

Corneocytes do what?

Answer 14

They act as cellular glue in the epidermis holding the cells together.

Question 15

Diathermy is what?

Answer 15

A special current used in the treatment of talangictasis.

Question 16

What does the thymus gland do?

Answer 16

Signals the development of the immune system in young people.

Question 17

A bleaching agent derived from bacteria on a Japanese mushroom.

Answer 17

What is kojic acid?

Question 18

Direct current causing a chemical reaction?

Answer 18

Galvanic

Question 19

Prior to a Jessners peel, what do you do?

Answer 19

Strip the skin of oil.