MILADY ESTHETICS FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
NEW MODIFIED LATEST UPDATE
What are most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of
the body? --ANSWER--Sensory nerve fibers
What is the average internal temperature of the body in degrees
Fahrenheit? --ANSWER--98.6
Why does the body perspire? --ANSWER--To protect us from
overheating
What are follicles? --ANSWER--Tubelike openings in the epidermis
What is not a compound in the body from which free radicals take
electrons? --ANSWER--Sebum
What is Glycation? --ANSWER--The binding of a protein molecule to
a glucose molecule
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,What are hair papillae? --ANSWER--Cone shaped elevations at the
base of the follicle
Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found? --ANSWER--Skin
Why is UVB radiation also know as "burning rays"? --ANSWER--
UVB wavelengths cause burning of the skin as well as cancer
What is NOT an element of the skins acid mantle? --ANSWER--
Blood
What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness? --
ANSWER--Hyperproduction of cells
What are the items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold,
heat and pressure? --ANSWER--Sensory nerve endings
What is hydrolipidic film? --ANSWER--Oil-water balance that
protects the skins surface
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,What is a fiber protein found in skin, hail and nails? --ANSWER--
Keratin
What is the acid mantle? --ANSWER--Protective layer of lipids and
secretions on the skins surface
Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands
found? --ANSWER--Underarm and genitals
What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle? --
ANSWER--Goose bumps
What does the skins barrier function protect us from, in addition to
irritation? --ANSWER--Intercellular water loss
What are Ceramides? --ANSWER--Glycolipid materials
What is collagen? --ANSWER--Fibrous tissue made from protein
What are corneocytes? --ANSWER--Hardened keratinocytes
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, What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the
epidermis? --ANSWER--Dermal papillae
Where in the face does the chronic condition rosacea primarily
appear? --ANSWER--Cheeks and nose
What protects the surface of the skin? --ANSWER--Sebaceous glands
What are guard cells of the immune system that sense unrecognized
foreign invaders, such as bacteria? --ANSWER--Langerhans immune
cells
What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external
factors and that lubricates both the skin and hair? --ANSWER--
Sebum
What is the common name for the stratum corneum? --ANSWER--
Horny layer
What is true of the stratum corneum? --ANSWER--It is the outermost
layer of the skin
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QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
NEW MODIFIED LATEST UPDATE
What are most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of
the body? --ANSWER--Sensory nerve fibers
What is the average internal temperature of the body in degrees
Fahrenheit? --ANSWER--98.6
Why does the body perspire? --ANSWER--To protect us from
overheating
What are follicles? --ANSWER--Tubelike openings in the epidermis
What is not a compound in the body from which free radicals take
electrons? --ANSWER--Sebum
What is Glycation? --ANSWER--The binding of a protein molecule to
a glucose molecule
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,What are hair papillae? --ANSWER--Cone shaped elevations at the
base of the follicle
Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found? --ANSWER--Skin
Why is UVB radiation also know as "burning rays"? --ANSWER--
UVB wavelengths cause burning of the skin as well as cancer
What is NOT an element of the skins acid mantle? --ANSWER--
Blood
What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness? --
ANSWER--Hyperproduction of cells
What are the items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold,
heat and pressure? --ANSWER--Sensory nerve endings
What is hydrolipidic film? --ANSWER--Oil-water balance that
protects the skins surface
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,What is a fiber protein found in skin, hail and nails? --ANSWER--
Keratin
What is the acid mantle? --ANSWER--Protective layer of lipids and
secretions on the skins surface
Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands
found? --ANSWER--Underarm and genitals
What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle? --
ANSWER--Goose bumps
What does the skins barrier function protect us from, in addition to
irritation? --ANSWER--Intercellular water loss
What are Ceramides? --ANSWER--Glycolipid materials
What is collagen? --ANSWER--Fibrous tissue made from protein
What are corneocytes? --ANSWER--Hardened keratinocytes
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, What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the
epidermis? --ANSWER--Dermal papillae
Where in the face does the chronic condition rosacea primarily
appear? --ANSWER--Cheeks and nose
What protects the surface of the skin? --ANSWER--Sebaceous glands
What are guard cells of the immune system that sense unrecognized
foreign invaders, such as bacteria? --ANSWER--Langerhans immune
cells
What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external
factors and that lubricates both the skin and hair? --ANSWER--
Sebum
What is the common name for the stratum corneum? --ANSWER--
Horny layer
What is true of the stratum corneum? --ANSWER--It is the outermost
layer of the skin
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