Chapter 7: Skin Structure, Growth and Nutrition

Question 1

What kind of physician specializes in diseases and disorders of the skin hair and nails?

Answer 1

Dermatologist

Question 2

What texture is healthy skin?

Answer 2

Smooth with a fine grained texture

Question 3

All of the following are appendages of the skin except:
A. Sudoriferous glands
B. Nails 
C. Adrenal glands
D. Hair

Answer 3

C. Adrenal glands

Question 4

What are the layers of the skin and fat from the outer most layer to the inner most layer?

Answer 4

Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous

Question 5

Cells that are almost dead and are pushed to the surface to replace cells are shed from the?

Answer 5

Stratum corneum

Question 6

The layer directly beneath the epidermis is the?

Answer 6

papillary layer

Question 7

Which type of tissue gives smoothness and contour to the body and provides a protective cushion?

Answer 7

Subcutaneous tissue

Question 8

Which nerve fibers are distributed to the arrector pili muscles attached to the hair follicles?

Answer 8

Motor nerve fibers.

Question 9

Nerves that regulate the secretion of perspiration and sebum are?

Answer 9

Secretory nerve fibers.

Question 10

Basic sensations such as touch, pain, heat, cold and pressure are registered by?

Answer 10

Nerve endings

Question 11

The amount and type of pigment produced by an individual is determined primarily by his or her?

Answer 11

Genes

Question 12

The sudoriferous glands help to regulate the body temperature, eliminate waste products, and don’t exist on the palms or souls.
But they DO NOT …

Answer 12

Secrete a lubricating substance

Question 13

Skin gets its strength form and flexibility from?

Answer 13

Collagen and elastin

Question 14

To keep your body healthy you must be sure that what you eat…

Answer 14

Regulates the function of your cells

Question 15

Which vitamin accelerates the skin in the healing process and is vitally important in the fighting the aging process?

Answer 15

Vitamin C

Question 16

The epidermis is the… Layer of the skin.

Answer 16

Thinnest

Question 17

This skin on the scalp has larger and deeper……..Than the skin on the rest of the body.

Answer 17

Hair follicles

Question 18

True or false

It is safe and legal for a cosmetologist to completely remove a clients callous in the salon.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

True or false

Reading food labels is one of the best ways to follow a healthy diet.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Emotional stress and hormonal imbalance can increase the flow of?

Answer 20

Sebum

Question 21

Small cone shaped elevations at the bottom of the hair follicles are…

Answer 21

Dermal papillae

Question 22

The layer of the epidermis where the process of skin cell shedding begins is the…

Answer 22

Stratum Spinosum

Question 23

The coiled base of the sudoriferous glands is known as the…

Answer 23

Secretory coil

Question 24

A small round elevation on the skin that contains no fluid but may develop pus is called a…

Answer 24

Papule

Question 25

Fatty tissue found below the dermis is called the…

Answer 25

Subcutaneous

Question 26

An inflamed pimple containing pus is called a

Answer 26

Pustule

Question 27

The outer layer of the epidermis is called the…… Layer

Answer 27

Papillary

Question 28

The layer of the epidermis that is composed of cells filled with keratin is called the…

Answer 28

Stratum granulosum

Question 29

A fatty or oily secretion that lubricates the skin and preserves the softness of the hair is called....

Answer 29

Sebum

Question 30

The layer of the epidermis also known as the basal cell layer is the...

Answer 30

Stratum germinativum