Pedicure Revision

Question 1

What is a contraindication?

Answer 1

A condition which prevents a treatment from going ahead.

Question 2

What is mitosis?

Answer 2

Cell division

Question 3

Name the 3 layers of the skin

Answer 3

Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous layer

Question 4

What are the functions of the skin?

Answer 4

Protection
Regulation
Sensation
Absorption 
Excretion
Secretion
Vitamin D production

Question 5

What is the knee cap otherwise known as?

Answer 5

Patella

Question 6

Name the two bones in the lower leg?

Answer 6

Tibia and Fibula

Question 7

What is the heel bone otherwise known as?

Answer 7

Calcaneus

Question 8

What is the calf muscle known as?

Answer 8

Gastrocnemius

Question 9

What is the lymphatic system made up of?

Answer 9

Lymphatic vessels and organs

Question 10

What colour is lymph?

Answer 10

Pale milky colour

Question 11

What lymph node do we work towards in the pedicure?

Answer 11

Popliteal

Question 12

What is blood made up from?

Answer 12

Plasma
White blood cells
Platelets
Red blood cells

Question 13

Name the vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart?

Answer 13

Artery

Question 14

Name the vessel that transports deoxygenated blood to the heart

Answer 14

Vein

Question 15

What is the name of the smallest blood vessels that create a large network of blood vessels?

Answer 15

Capillaries

Question 16

Where is the Soleus muscle?

Answer 16

The back of the lower leg