STANDARD ESTHETICS Chapter 3 – Physiology and Histology of the Skin

Everyone has the same amount of:

White blood cells that have enzymes to digest and kill bacteria and parasites; also respond to allergies.

Cells that are located in the stratum germinativum and are responsible for production of skin’s pigment are called:

  These sweat glands are located all over the body and are not attached to hair follicles:

 Coiled structures attached to hair follicles found in the underarm and genital areas, can produce odor with hormonal fluctuations.

  Cells that stimulate collagen synthesis:

 The average pH of acid mantle is:

 Sensory nerve fibers are most abundant in the:

 Skin is also referred to as:

Healthy skin is:

Histology is also known as:

 Skin accounts for about ______________ percent of your bodyweight.

 Skin is the thickest on:

 Skin physiology is:

Skin is:

 Amino acids are:

Appendages of the skin include:

 Skin plays an important role in:

 A massage sends a message to the brain through:

 Sebaceous glands produce:

 Sudoriforous glands produce:

 Protective barrier made up of sebum, lipids, sweat, and water is known as:

The barrier function is the skin’s mechanism that protects us from:

Cells that produce pigment and protect our bodies from harmful UV rays are:

The skin’s most amazing feature is:

 Epidermal growth factor:

 Enzymes that helps protect collagen and elastin are:

The body’s average internal temperature is set at:

 Body’s mechanism that protects us from overheating is:

 The skin is approximately ______________ percent water.

 Glands that produce sebum are called:

 Glands that produce sweat are called:

 _________________ can stimulate oil glands to increase flow of sebum.

 Heavy sweating can cause:

 The penetration ability of the ingredient is determined by:

Products that can penetrate deeper into the skin are based on _____________ technology.

 The three main layers of the skin are:

Adipose tissue is also known as:

 Hypodermis is _________________ percent fat.

 Another name for a Dermis layer is:

 The denser and deeper layer of the dermis is called:

The membranes of ridges and grooves that attach dermis to the epidermis are called:

 Collagen makes up ___________________ percent of the dermis

 Dermis is __________________ times thicker then epidermis

Collagen and elastin is primarily located in:

 The protein substance that gives skin its strength and is necessary for wound healing is:

 The large protein molecules that are water-binding and are found between the fibers of the dermis are called:

 ________________ remove waste products, bacteria and excess fluid.

 Hyaluronic acid is a:

 _________________________ connects the dermis to the epidermis.

 Extracellular matrix is composed of:

 Epidermis is composed of _________________ layers.

 Keratinocytes comprise ________________ percent of the Epidermis.

 A fibrous protein that provides resiliency and protection within the Epidermis is called:

 Skin’s stem cells are located in:

 Melanocytes are located in:

 Pigment-carrying granules are called:

 Sensory cells located in stratum germinativum are called:

 Desmosomes are located in:

 A foreign material which induces an immune response within the body is called:

 ________________________ protect the body from infections by identifying foreign substance.

Stratum granulosum is also referred to as:

 Triglycerides, ceramides, waxes, fatty acids, and other intercellular lipids are made in this layer:

Translucent layer made of small cell that let light pass through is called:

 Corneocytes are protein cells that:

 Corneocytes are found in:

The average cell turnover for someone in mid-twenties is:

The outermost layer of the epidermis is:

 Epidermal Growth Factor:

 Hydrolipidic film is located on top of:

 Cells located in horny layer are:

 One melanocyte will deposit pigment-carrying melanosomes into:

The enzyme that stimulates melanocytes to produce melanin is called:

 People with light-colored skin mostly produce:

People with dark-colored skin mostly produce:

 The speed of hair growth is about:

 The hair does NOT contain:

 Softer type of keratin is called:

 Hair contains:

 The nail is composed of

 Term Onyx is a technical term for:

 Nerve fibers and motor nerves attached to sweat or oil glands are:

 Nerve fibers that send messages to the central nervous system and brain to react to heat, cold, pain, pressure and touch are called:

 Sebaceous glands are larger on:

 Sudoriferous glands:

 ____________________ are more active when the body is subjected to physical activity and high temperatures.

 Molecules formed to fight and neutralize bacteria, viruses and antigens are called:

 Estrogens from plants are __________________ times weaker then animal estrogens

 Blood supplies ____________ and ____________ to the skin.

 Plasma is the fluid with _______________________ color: