MILADY ESTHETICS FINAL EXAM REVIEW
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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
What are eccrine glands? Correct Answer Sweat glands
What protein fiber is found in the dermis and gives skin its
flexibility and firmness? Correct Answer Elastin
What hormone stimulates cells to reproduce and heal? Correct
Answer Epidermal growth factor (EGF)
, What is true of the epidermis? Correct Answer It is the outermost
layer of the skin
What performs the functions of stimulating cells, collagen, and
amino acids that form proteins? Correct Answer Fibroblasts
What term do clients commonly use when referring to follicles?
Correct Answer Pores
What comprises about 50-70 percent of the skin? Correct Answer
Water
What causes the body to produce its own vitamin D? Correct
Answer Exposure to the sun
What is NOT one of the six primary functions of the skin? Correct
Answer Reflection
What function does the enzyme tyrosinase perform? Correct
Answer Stimulates melanocytes and thus produces melanin
What is the other type of melanin the body produces, besides
eumelanin? Correct Answer Pheomelanin
How many times thicker than the epidermis is the dermis
approximately? Correct Answer 25
When do free radicals produce more free radicals? Correct
Answer While causing oxidation reactions
What causes skin cells' built-in antioxidants to lose their ability to
protect cells? Correct Answer Sun exposure
What is true of sun exposure? Correct Answer Of all factors, it
has the greatest impact on how our skin ages
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