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