Skin Structure, Growth and Nutrition

Question 1

Dermatologist

Answer 1

A physician who practices the treating of the skin , its structures, functions, and diseases

Question 2

What is the largest organ in the body?

Answer 2

The skin

Question 3

What is the thinnest skin of the body?

Answer 3

The skin under the eyes

Question 4

Epidermis

Answer 4

The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin

Question 5

Stratum Spinosum

Answer 5

The spiny layer just above the basal cell layer

Question 6

What produces melanocytes

Answer 6

stratum germinativium with column shaped cells

Question 7

what do melanocytes produce?

Answer 7

melanin

Question 8

what does melanin help protect

Answer 8

protects the sensitive cells in the dermis from exposure to ultraviolet energy

Question 9

Dermis

Answer 9

The underlying or inner layer of the skin

Question 10

Papillary Layer

Answer 10

The outer layer of the dermis directly beneath the epidermis

Question 11

Reticular Layer

Answer 11

The deeper layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with all of its oxygen and nutrients

Question 12

Subcutaneous Tissue

Answer 12

A fatty layer found below the dermis

Question 13

Adipose or (subcutis) varies in…

Answer 13

thickness according to the age, gender, weight, and general health of the individual

Question 14

Lymph

Answer 14

The clear fluids of the body that resemble blood plasma

Question 15

What does the lymph do

Answer 15

Bathes the skin cells removes toxins and other cellular waste,

Question 16

What do Sensory Nerve Fibers react to?

Answer 16

heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain. (sends messages to the brain

Question 17

Melanin

Answer 17

The tiny grains of pigment deposited into cells in the basal cell layer of the epidermis and papillary layer

Question 18

What are the two types of melanin the body produces

Answer 18

pheomelanin (red to yellow in color and eumelanin (which is dark brown to black

Question 19

What does wearing sunscreen of 15 up to 50 do for the skin

Answer 19

protects it from burning and from receiving damage that can lead to skin cancer or premature aging

Question 20

What does the skin get its strength, form, and flexibility from

Answer 20

Collagen and Elastin (found in the dermis)

Question 21

Collagen

Answer 21

Fibrous protein that gives the skin form and strength

Question 22

Elastin

Answer 22

A protein similar to collagen that forms elastic tissue

Question 23

What does elastin help the skin do

Answer 23

It helps the skin regain its shape

Question 24

What are the glands of the skin?

Answer 24

sudoriferous glands, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands

Question 25

What controls the secretion of sweat

Answer 25

The nervous system

Question 26

How much is eliminated daily through sweat pores

Answer 26

one to two pints of liquids containing salts

Question 27

Squalene

Answer 27

a moisturizer and lubricant that replenishes the skin

Question 28

Where are squalene glands mostly found

Answer 28

all parts of the body excluding the palms and soles and are larger on the face and the scalp

Question 29

What does the epidermis prevent

Answer 29

the absorption of a very large majority of what comes in contact with the skin (including cosmetic ingredients)

Question 30

Secretion

Answer 30

Sebum is an oil created by the sebaceous glands

Question 31

What is Vitamin C needed for?

Answer 31

proper repair of the skin and various tissues

Question 32

what does vitamin c do for the skin

Answer 32

speeds up the healing process

Question 33

How much water makes up the human body

Answer 33

60 percent

Question 34

What determines how much water an individual needs

Answer 34

depends on body weight and the level of daily physical activity

Question 35

How much cups of water should women have a day

Answer 35

9 cups

Question 36

How much cups of water should men have a day

Answer 36

12 cups

Question 38

How does the sun negatively impact our skin

Answer 38

impacts how our skin ages

Question 39

what does UVA energy

Answer 39

causes the skin to tan

Question 40

UVB energy

Answer 40

Contributes to the body's synthesis of vitamin d

Question 41

When should you avoid the sun

Answer 41

between 10am and 3pm

Question 42

who is the most susceptible to sun damage

Answer 42

redheads and blue eyed blondes with pale skin

Question 43

what causes the contraction and the weakening of the blood vessels

Answer 43

inhaling nicotine and tobacco

Question 44

Telangiectasias

Answer 44

Heavy intake of alcohol can over dilate blood vessels and capillary walls

Question 45

What lesions is the nail tech concerned with

Answer 45

primary and secondary lesions only

Question 46

Bulla

Answer 46

A large blister containing a watery fluid

Question 47

Macule

Answer 47

A spot or discoloration on the skin such as a freckle. ( Macules are neither raised or sunken)

Question 48

Pustule

Answer 48

An inflamed pimple containing pus

Question 49

Keloid

Answer 49

A thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue

Question 50

Hematoma

Answer 50

a collection of blood trapped underneath the nail

Question 51

Anhidrosis

Answer 51

A deficiency in perspiration often a result of fever or certain skin diseases

Question 52

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Answer 52

The most common type and the least severe cancer (light or pearly nodules)

Question 53

What is the margin between the nail enhancement application and the living skin

Answer 53

1/16''

Question 54

what can the use of incorrect polymer powder with your monomer do

Answer 54

improper curing

Question 55

To avoid allergies what should you do when working with monomer liquids and polymer powders and UV's

Answer 55

Never mix your own special product blends

Question 56

Why can cleansers, detergents, and hand sanitizers worsen the problem for contact dermatitis

Answer 56

strips away sebum and other natural skin chemicals