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Appendages include
a. hair
b. nails
c. sweat and oil glands
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Your skin contains what fraction of your body's primary immune cells?
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What does the skin protect against?
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outside elements and microorganisms |
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The barrier function of the skin includes |
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What is the average PH of the acid mantle? |
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What does TEWL stand for? |
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transepidermal water loss |
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The intercellular cement between epidermal cells is made up of... |
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What are the 4 layers of the skin |
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1. epidermis
2. dermis
3. reticular layer of the dermis
4. subcutaneous tissue |
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The immune cells that protect us from infection are the...
a. melanocytes
b. neurons
c. Langerhans cells
d. T cells |
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Sensory nerve fibers are most abundant in the.. |
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which glands excrete perspiration and detoxify the body |
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What do the sebaceous glands do? |
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1. soften the skin
2. secrete sebum
3. protect the skin from outside elements |
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Absorption occurs through which part of the skin |
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Estheticians are licensed to work on
a. epidermis and dermis
b. dermis only
c. epidermis only
d. neither the dermis or epidermis
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95% of the epidermis is made up of
a. papillary layer
b. reticular layer
c. melanocytes
d. Keratinocytes |
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What is the translucent layer that allows sunlight to pass through the skin? |
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what is the average cell turnover rate for the skin cells of the epidermis? |
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Shedding of skin cells in the outermost layers of the stratum corneum |
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what shape are squamous cells are |
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What layer is located just below the stratum corneum and in what larger layer is the stratum corneum located |
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1. stratum lucidem
2. epidermis |
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where is skin the thickest on the body |
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where is Keratin and intercellular lipids formed |
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which layer of the skin produces melanin? |
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mitosis occurs in which layer of the skin? |
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which cells in the basal layer produce pigment granules |
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the thickest layer of the skin |
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what are the 2 layers of the dermis |
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what cells aid in the production of collagen and elastin |
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the junction of the dermis and the epidermis |
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damage to the elastin fibers |
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what are the primary causes of wrinkels |
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damage and loss of elastin |
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subcutis or ____ tissue is found just below the reticular layer |
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how are the arrector pili muscles stimulated |
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differences to genetic skin color are due to... |
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the amount of melanin activated in the skin |
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products that suppress melanin production by means of interrupting the biochemical processes |
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apocrine glands are most active during |
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nourishment, to proliferate, protection |
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what is an indication of free radical damage |
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what are the burning rays |
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as estrogen depletes skin begins to lose its |
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what are the causes of couperose veins caused by |
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1. alimentary problems
2. harsh cosmetics
3. heat and cold fluctuations |
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What is the chief motor nerve of the face |
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In what phase of metabolism are complex compounds within the cell broken down into smaller ones? |
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Which of these is NOT a branch of the superficial temporal artery? |
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Which muscle is responsible for shrugging the shoulders? |
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The sternocleidomastoideus is the muscle that: |
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Which muscle is responsible for bending the wrist? |
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Which type of blood vessel contains valves that prevent backflow? |
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he buccinator is the muscle associated with: |
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