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Skin Care

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What do histocyes ingest? Foreign Particles
What vitamin does the skin manufacture? Vitamin D
What are histocytes responsible for? Activating mast and t-cells
Extringic ageing involves? Drugs, Sun exposure and Lifestyle
What cells are present in the Germanativum? Melanocytes
Melanocytes produce? Melanin
What is a langerhan? Dendritic cell / Immune cell
The dermis is the ? skin structure Thicker
It lies beneath the? Epidermis
The dermis is mainly composed of? Collagen
This accounts for? 75% of the weight of the dermis
P.Acne is an? Anaerobic bacteria
Is P.Acne present on everyone? Yes
What influences sebum slow? Male sex hormones
What can P.Acne do? Survive with out oxygen
The sebaceous glands are affected by the? Endocrine System
Fibroblast absorbs? Amino acids
What do free radicals do? Attack fully charged cells to make them selves stable. Thus damaging the cells they stole from
Mast cells produce? Histamines
What are the apocrine glands connected to? Hair follicle
An accumulation of mast cells occur in? Eczema and scleraderma
What dermis layer manufactures collagen and elastin fibres? Reticular layer
What structure in the dermis make collagen? Fibroblast cells
Where are the sebaceous glands situated? The dermis and they open into the hair follicles
What sweat gland is the most numerous Eccrine
What layer is responsible for reproduction? Papillary layer
What layer performs repairs Reticular layer
Eosinphils are responsible for activating? Mast and t-cells
What do UV rays do to the body? Over heats and dehydrates the skin
What parts of the skin do UV rays affect? The surface layer of the dermis and deep in the dermis
Where are the sebaceous glands located? Reticular layer
Which layer of the dermis is next to the hyperdermis?` Reticular layer
Instringic ageing involves? Cells not regenerating Thinning of collagen and elastin fibres Loss of fat in the face
What are the components of the pilo sebaceous unit? Hair shaft, Hair follicle, Arectipili and Sebaceous gland
What are mast cells? Cytoplasm
Mast cells are filled with? Histamines and hyuluronic acid
What skin types contain more mast cells? Wrinkles
Melanocytes are classified as? Dendritic cells
What do capillaries bring? Oxygen
What are found in the papillary that are sensitive to heat and pain? Tactile corpuscles
What do tactile corpuscles form around the hair follicle? Connective tissue sheath
What do fibroblast cells produce? Collagen, Elastin and Hyluronic acid
What does collagen allow the skin to retain? It's youthful appearence
Signs of oily skin are? Oily skin, Large open pores, Presence of black heads, Shiny and Sallow and Dull/lacks lustur
The two types of eczema are? Endrogenous and Exogenous
The two forms of eczema are? Atopic and Seborrheic
What are hypersensitive skin triggers? Climate, Stress, Emotion, Food, Fragrances and Aggressive scrubbing
Signs of rosacea are? Shiny but not oily. Butterfly pattern. Smaller open pores. No black heads. Red skin. Tense. Broken capillaries.
What transfers melanin to the surrounding keratinocytes? Dendrites
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