Esthetician State Boards - Skin Theory| QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Nerve bundles in the subcutaneous tissue branch into the stratum granulosum layer and respond
to: ** Answ** pain
What layer of the skin is often referred to as true skin? ** Answ** dermis
What is one function of the acid mantle? ** Answ** prevent skin from drying and chapping
Providing the skin with its strength and flexibility are the collagen and: ** Answ** elastin
fibers
The acid mantle keeps the surface of the skin slightly acidic, which helps: ** Answ**
prevent bacteria from entering the body
The epidermis is composed of how many layers? ** Answ** 5
There are no blood vessels in which of the following skin layers? ** Answ** epidermis layer
Andrew is having his son's fingerprints recorded today as a tool to be used if his son is ever lost.
Fingerprints are made possible by which layer of the skin? ** Answ** stratum lucidum
Which of the following epidermal layers have intercellular connections that provide strength and
support between cells? ** Answ** stratum spinosum
What is the name of the area of the skin indicated by the number 3 on the diagram? ** Answ**
subcutaneous tissue
Which of the following epidermal layers have intercellular connections that provide strength and
support between cells? ** Answ** stratum spinosum
Which of the following skin functions is referred to as detoxification? ** Answ** excretion
Under normal circumstances it takes how long for a fingernail to replace itself? ** Answ** 4
to 6 months
Fingerprints are formed by: ** Answ** epidermal ridges
What quality is notable about the stratum corneum? ** Answ** it is the toughest layer of the
epidermis
Which of the following epidermal layers have intercellular connections that provide strength and
support between cells? ** Answ** stratum spinosum
ANSWERS
Nerve bundles in the subcutaneous tissue branch into the stratum granulosum layer and respond
to: ** Answ** pain
What layer of the skin is often referred to as true skin? ** Answ** dermis
What is one function of the acid mantle? ** Answ** prevent skin from drying and chapping
Providing the skin with its strength and flexibility are the collagen and: ** Answ** elastin
fibers
The acid mantle keeps the surface of the skin slightly acidic, which helps: ** Answ**
prevent bacteria from entering the body
The epidermis is composed of how many layers? ** Answ** 5
There are no blood vessels in which of the following skin layers? ** Answ** epidermis layer
Andrew is having his son's fingerprints recorded today as a tool to be used if his son is ever lost.
Fingerprints are made possible by which layer of the skin? ** Answ** stratum lucidum
Which of the following epidermal layers have intercellular connections that provide strength and
support between cells? ** Answ** stratum spinosum
What is the name of the area of the skin indicated by the number 3 on the diagram? ** Answ**
subcutaneous tissue
Which of the following epidermal layers have intercellular connections that provide strength and
support between cells? ** Answ** stratum spinosum
Which of the following skin functions is referred to as detoxification? ** Answ** excretion
Under normal circumstances it takes how long for a fingernail to replace itself? ** Answ** 4
to 6 months
Fingerprints are formed by: ** Answ** epidermal ridges
What quality is notable about the stratum corneum? ** Answ** it is the toughest layer of the
epidermis
Which of the following epidermal layers have intercellular connections that provide strength and
support between cells? ** Answ** stratum spinosum
