MILADY ESTHETICS FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Why is UVB radiation also know as "burning rays"? - Answer-UVB wavelengths cause
burning of the skin as well as cancer
What is NOT an element of the skins acid mantle? - Answer-Blood
What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness? - Answer-
Hyperproduction of cells
What are the items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold, heat and pressure? -
Answer-Sensory nerve endings
What are most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of the body? -
Answer-Sensory nerve fibers
What is the average internal temperature of the body in degrees Fahrenheit? - Answer-
98.6
Why does the body perspire? - Answer-To protect us from overheating
What are follicles? - Answer-Tubelike openings in the epidermis
What is not a compound in the body from which free radicals take electrons? - Answer-
Sebum
What is Glycation? - Answer-The binding of a protein molecule to a glucose molecule
What are hair papillae? - Answer-Cone shaped elevations at the base of the follicle
Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found? - Answer-Skin
What is hydrolipidic film? - Answer-Oil-water balance that protects the skins surface
What is a fiber protein found in skin, hail and nails? - Answer-Keratin
What is the acid mantle? - Answer-Protective layer of lipids and secretions on the skins
surface
Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands found? - Answer-
Underarm and genitals
, What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle? - Answer-Goose bumps
What does the skins barrier function protect us from, in addition to irritation? - Answer-
Intercellular water loss
What are Ceramides? - Answer-Glycolipid materials
What is collagen? - Answer-Fibrous tissue made from protein
What are corneocytes? - Answer-Hardened keratinocytes
What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis? - Answer-
Dermal papillae
Where in the face does the chronic condition rosacea primarily appear? - Answer-
Cheeks and nose
What protects the surface of the skin? - Answer-Sebaceous glands
What are guard cells of the immune system that sense unrecognized foreign invaders,
such as bacteria? - Answer-Langerhans immune cells
What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external factors and that
lubricates both the skin and hair? - Answer-Sebum
What is the common name for the stratum corneum? - Answer-Horny layer
What is true of the stratum corneum? - Answer-It is the outermost layer of the skin
What is the common name for the stratum germinativum - Answer-Basal layer
Where in the skin is the stratum germinativum located? - Answer-Above the papillary
layer of the dermis
What is the common name for the stratum granulosum? - Answer-Granular layer
What forms the cells in the stratum granulosum that resemble granules? - Answer-
Keratin
What is another name for the subcutaneous layer of the skin? - Answer-Hypodermis
What part of the skin provides a protective cushion and energy storage for the body? -
Answer-Subcutaneous layer
What is another name for subcutis tissue? - Answer-Adipose tissue
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Why is UVB radiation also know as "burning rays"? - Answer-UVB wavelengths cause
burning of the skin as well as cancer
What is NOT an element of the skins acid mantle? - Answer-Blood
What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness? - Answer-
Hyperproduction of cells
What are the items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold, heat and pressure? -
Answer-Sensory nerve endings
What are most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of the body? -
Answer-Sensory nerve fibers
What is the average internal temperature of the body in degrees Fahrenheit? - Answer-
98.6
Why does the body perspire? - Answer-To protect us from overheating
What are follicles? - Answer-Tubelike openings in the epidermis
What is not a compound in the body from which free radicals take electrons? - Answer-
Sebum
What is Glycation? - Answer-The binding of a protein molecule to a glucose molecule
What are hair papillae? - Answer-Cone shaped elevations at the base of the follicle
Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found? - Answer-Skin
What is hydrolipidic film? - Answer-Oil-water balance that protects the skins surface
What is a fiber protein found in skin, hail and nails? - Answer-Keratin
What is the acid mantle? - Answer-Protective layer of lipids and secretions on the skins
surface
Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands found? - Answer-
Underarm and genitals
, What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle? - Answer-Goose bumps
What does the skins barrier function protect us from, in addition to irritation? - Answer-
Intercellular water loss
What are Ceramides? - Answer-Glycolipid materials
What is collagen? - Answer-Fibrous tissue made from protein
What are corneocytes? - Answer-Hardened keratinocytes
What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis? - Answer-
Dermal papillae
Where in the face does the chronic condition rosacea primarily appear? - Answer-
Cheeks and nose
What protects the surface of the skin? - Answer-Sebaceous glands
What are guard cells of the immune system that sense unrecognized foreign invaders,
such as bacteria? - Answer-Langerhans immune cells
What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external factors and that
lubricates both the skin and hair? - Answer-Sebum
What is the common name for the stratum corneum? - Answer-Horny layer
What is true of the stratum corneum? - Answer-It is the outermost layer of the skin
What is the common name for the stratum germinativum - Answer-Basal layer
Where in the skin is the stratum germinativum located? - Answer-Above the papillary
layer of the dermis
What is the common name for the stratum granulosum? - Answer-Granular layer
What forms the cells in the stratum granulosum that resemble granules? - Answer-
Keratin
What is another name for the subcutaneous layer of the skin? - Answer-Hypodermis
What part of the skin provides a protective cushion and energy storage for the body? -
Answer-Subcutaneous layer
What is another name for subcutis tissue? - Answer-Adipose tissue
