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Milady Cosm. chap 7.
Skin Structure and Growth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the medical branch of science that deals with the study of skin- its, nature, structure functions, diseases and treatment? | Dermatology |
| What physician is engaged in the science of treating the skin, its structures, functions and diseases? | Dermatologist |
| What specialist specializes in the cleansing, preservation of health, and beautification of the skin and body? | Esthetician |
| What is the largest Organ of the body? | Skin |
| Healthy skin is slightly moist, soft and flexible with a texture that is smooth and what? | fine-grained |
| Continued pressure on any part of the skin can cause it to thicken and develop what? | A callus |
| Appendages(additions) of the skin include hair, nails and what? | sweat and oil glands |
| The skin structure is generally thinnest where? | Eyelids |
| The skin on the scalp has larger and deeper what? | Hair follicles |
| The Outermost layer of skin is referred to as what? | Epidermis |
| The Epidermis layer of skin does not contain blood vessels...... T or F | True |
| What is the deepest layer of the Epidermis? | Stratum Germinativum |
| The Stratum Germinativum is responsible for growth of the epidermis... T or F | True |
| What are the dark special cells that protect sensitive cells and provide color to the skin?? | Melanocytes |
| The stratum granulosum can be referred to as what?? | granular layer |
| The Stratum Lucidum is the clear, transparent layer under the skin surface... T or F | True |
| Cells that are almost dead and pushed to the surface to replace cells are shed from where in the epidermis?? | Stratum Granulosum Layer |
| What is the underlying / inner layer of the skin called? | Dermis |
| The outermost layer, directly beneath the epidermis is the elastin layer... T or F | False Answer=Papillary layer |
| The deepest layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients and contains sweat and oil glands is called what | Reticular Layer |
| Tissues that give smoothness and contour to the body and provide a protective cushion is what?? | Subcutaneous tissue |
| What is the clear fluid that removes toxins and cellular waste and has immune function?? | Lymph |
| Motor nerve fibers attached to the hair follicle that can cause goosebumps are the arrector pili muscle... T or F | True |
| What nerves regulate the secretion of perspiration and sebum?? | Secretory nerve fibers |
| Basic sensations such as touch, pain,heat,cold,and pressure are registered by what? | Nerve Endings |
| The amount and type of pigment produced by an individual is determined by what? | Genes |
| What are two types of melanin produced by the body?? | Eu-melanin and pheomelanin |
| Where does skin get its strength, form and flexibility fibers?? | Dermis Layer |
| What is the fibrous protein that gives skin its form and strength?? | Collagen |
| What fiber gives skin its flexibility and elasticity?? | Elastin |
| What does the sudoriferous glands help the body regulate?? | Temperature |
| What tube-like duct ends at the skin's surface to form the sweat pore?? | Secretory coil |
| What are the sebaceous glands (oil glands)connected to?? | Hair Follicle |
| What are the 7 principle functions of the skin?? | Protection, Sensation , Heat Regulation, Excretion, Secretion, and Absorption |
| The best way to support the health of the skin is by eating foods from what groups?? | Fats, carbohydrates, and proteins |
| The skin on the scalp has larger and deeper hair follicles to accommodate the longer hair on the head... T or F | True |
| The skin is composed of 2 main divisions... What are they?? | Dermis and Epidermis |
| What skin layer is the thinnest of the skin and is also called the cuticle?? | Epidermis |
| The epidermis has may blood vessels... T or F | False It has none |
| The Stratum Germinativum is the deepest, live layer of the epidermis and is referred to with what other name?? | Basal Cell Layer |
| The Stratum Corneum can also be called?? | Horny layer |
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