Six Primary Functions Of The Skin

Question 1

P for

Answer 1

Protection

Question 2

H for

Answer 2

Heat regulation

Question 3

A for

Answer 3

Absorption

Question 4

S for

Answer 4

Sensation

Question 5

E for

Answer 5

Excretion

Question 6

S for

Answer 6

Secretion

Question 7

Nerve sensors send messages where

Answer 7

To the brain

Question 8

Where do Motor nerves send messages to

Answer 8

Back to relay to the body how to respond

Question 9

What oil on the epidermis gives protection from external factors

Answer 9

Sebum oil

Question 10

What is the protective barrier made up of sebum lipids sweat and water called

Answer 10

Acid mantle

Question 11

What does the hydrolipidic film do

Answer 11

It protects the skin from drying out and from exposure to external factors

Question 12

What is the acid mantles normal PH

Answer 12

5.5

Question 13

The skins mechanism that protects us from irritation and intercellular water loss

Answer 13

The barrier function

Question 14

What is transepidermal water loss

Answer 14

The water loss caused by evaporation on the skins function

Question 15

Cells that produce pigment and protect our bodies from harmful UV rays

Answer 15

Melanocytes

Question 16

Melanocytes produce pigment granules called what

Answer 16

Melanosomes

Question 17

Melanosomes produce a protein called

Answer 17

Melanin

Question 18

What hormones stimulate the skin cells to reproduce

Answer 18

The epidermal growth factor

Question 19

What is the body’s internal thermostat set at

Answer 19

98.6

Question 20

When we are cold what hair follicles contract and cause goosebumps

Answer 20

Arrector pili muscles

Question 21

Tubelike openings for sweat glands on the epidermis

Answer 21

Pores

Question 22

Tubelike despressions with oil glands attached to them

Answer 22

Follicles

Question 23

Oily substance that protects the surface of the skin and lubricates both skin and hair

Answer 23

Sebum

Question 24

Oil glands also known as

Answer 24

Sebaceous glands

Question 25

What percentage of water is your skin

Answer 25

50-70%

Question 26

Also known as the hypodermis

Answer 26

Subcutaneous tissue

Question 27

Adipose tissue is also known as

Answer 27

Subcutis tissue

Question 28

What is the bottom layer of the dermis

Answer 28

Reticular (bottom layer )

Question 29

What is the top layer of the dermis

Answer 29

The papillary layer

Question 30

Membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis

Answer 30

Dermal papillae

Question 31

Large protein molecules and water binding substances found between the fibers of the dermis

Answer 31

Glycosaminoglycans

Question 32

Beneficial hydrating fluids that are part of the dermal substance

Answer 32

Hyaluronic acid