written test flashcards
Forms the back of the skull above the nape
Occipital bone
Forms sides and crown (top) of cranium
Parietal bone
Forms the forehead
Frontal bone
Forms side of the head in the ear region
Temporal bone
Between eye socket; forms nasal cavities
Ethmoid bone
Joins all bones together in the cranium
Sphenoid bone
Forms bridge of nose
Nasal bone
Situated at the front inside part of the eye socket
Lacrimal bone
Forms prominence of the cheeks/cheekbones
Zygomatic bone
Forms upper jaw
Maxillary bone
Forms lower jawbone
Mandible bone
Spongy bone on outer walls of nasal depression
Turbinal bone
Forms part of nasal septum
Vomer bone
Forms hard plate of the mouth
Palatine boneca
Carry oxygen to body cells
Red blood cells
destroy disease causing germs
White blood cells
Super oxidants that cause oxidation reaction and produce new free radicals in the process
Free radicals
Made up of protein
Collagen and elastin
Part of skins natural barrier system
Acid mantle
Skins mechanism that protects us from irritation and intercellular TEWL
Barrier function
water loss caused by evaporation on skins surface
Transepidermal water loss (TEWL)
stimulate skin cells to rejuvenate
Epidermal growth factor (EGF)
cell stimulators to rejuvenate
Fibroblasts
What is the pH of the skin?
5.5
How does melanin protect the skin?
gives protection from the UV rays in eyes, hair, and skin
Deeper layer of the skin
Dermis
Fiber protein that provides resiliency and protection to the skin
Keratin
Outermost layer of the skin
Epidermis