Milady Esthetics Final Exam Questions and Answers
1. Why is UVB radiation also know as "burning rays"?: UVB wavelengths cause burning of
the skin as well as cancer
2. What is NOT an element of the skins acid mantle?: Blood
3. What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness?: Hyper- production of
cells
4. What are the items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold, heat and pressure?:
Sensory nerve endings
5. What are most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of the body?: Sensory
nerve fibers
6. What is the average internal temperature of the body in degrees Fahren- heit?: 98.6
7. Why does the body perspire?: To protect us from overheating
8. What are follicles?: Tubelike openings in the epidermis
9. What is not a compound in the body from which free radicals take elec- trons?: Sebum
10. What is Glycation?: The binding of a protein molecule to a glucose molecule
11. What are hair papillae?: Cone shaped elevations at the base of the follicle
12. Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found?: Skin
13. What is hydrolipidic film?: Oil-water balance that protects the skins surface
,14. What is a fiber protein found in skin, hail and nails?: Keratin
15. What is the acid mantle?: Protective layer of lipids and secretions on the skins surface
16. Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands found?: Underarm
and genitals
17. What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle?: Goose bumps
18. What does the skins barrier function protect us from, in addition to irritation?:
Intercellular water loss
19. What are Ceramides?: Glycolipid materials
20. What is collagen?: Fibrous tissue made from protein
21. What are corneocytes?: Hardened keratinocytes
, 22. What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis?-
: Dermal papillae
23. Where in the face does the chronic condition rosacea primarily appear?-
: Cheeks and nose
24. What protects the surface of the skin?: Sebaceous glands
25. What are guard cells of the immune system that sense unrecognized foreign invaders,
such as bacteria?: Langerhans immune cells
26. What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external fac- tors and that
lubricates both the skin and hair?: Sebum
27. What is the common name for the stratum corneum?: Horny layer
28. What is true of the stratum corneum?: It is the outermost layer of the skin
29. What is the common name for the stratum germinativum: Basal layer
30. Where in the skin is the stratum germinativum located?: Above the papil- lary layer of
the dermis
31. What is the common name for the stratum granulosum?: Granular layer
32. What forms the cells in the stratum granulosum that resemble granules?-
: Keratin
33. What is another name for the subcutaneous layer of the skin?: Hypoder- mis
1. Why is UVB radiation also know as "burning rays"?: UVB wavelengths cause burning of
the skin as well as cancer
2. What is NOT an element of the skins acid mantle?: Blood
3. What causes injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness?: Hyper- production of
cells
4. What are the items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold, heat and pressure?:
Sensory nerve endings
5. What are most abundant in the fingertips, as opposed to other parts of the body?: Sensory
nerve fibers
6. What is the average internal temperature of the body in degrees Fahren- heit?: 98.6
7. Why does the body perspire?: To protect us from overheating
8. What are follicles?: Tubelike openings in the epidermis
9. What is not a compound in the body from which free radicals take elec- trons?: Sebum
10. What is Glycation?: The binding of a protein molecule to a glucose molecule
11. What are hair papillae?: Cone shaped elevations at the base of the follicle
12. Where in the body is hyaluronic acid found?: Skin
13. What is hydrolipidic film?: Oil-water balance that protects the skins surface
,14. What is a fiber protein found in skin, hail and nails?: Keratin
15. What is the acid mantle?: Protective layer of lipids and secretions on the skins surface
16. Where in the body are the coiled structures known as apocrine glands found?: Underarm
and genitals
17. What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscle?: Goose bumps
18. What does the skins barrier function protect us from, in addition to irritation?:
Intercellular water loss
19. What are Ceramides?: Glycolipid materials
20. What is collagen?: Fibrous tissue made from protein
21. What are corneocytes?: Hardened keratinocytes
, 22. What are membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis?-
: Dermal papillae
23. Where in the face does the chronic condition rosacea primarily appear?-
: Cheeks and nose
24. What protects the surface of the skin?: Sebaceous glands
25. What are guard cells of the immune system that sense unrecognized foreign invaders,
such as bacteria?: Langerhans immune cells
26. What is oil that provides protection for the epidermis from external fac- tors and that
lubricates both the skin and hair?: Sebum
27. What is the common name for the stratum corneum?: Horny layer
28. What is true of the stratum corneum?: It is the outermost layer of the skin
29. What is the common name for the stratum germinativum: Basal layer
30. Where in the skin is the stratum germinativum located?: Above the papil- lary layer of
the dermis
31. What is the common name for the stratum granulosum?: Granular layer
32. What forms the cells in the stratum granulosum that resemble granules?-
: Keratin
33. What is another name for the subcutaneous layer of the skin?: Hypoder- mis
