Beauty Therapy Questions and Answers 2024

Beauty Therapy Questions and Answers 2024 What is thought to be the cause of cellulite? Caused by irregular connective tissue formation (the addipose tissue enlarging) Hyperdermis another word for "subcataneous" Hypertricosis excessive hair growth (males and females) What are hair and nails made from? Dead skin cells What is the reticular layer? The layer at the bottom in the dermis, it contains Elastin, collegen and fibroplasts. What does PH stand for, what is the PH of the skin? PH- Potential hydrogen, the potential hydrogen of the skin is 4.5-5.5 What is Vitamin D from? From the sun and obsorbed into the bloodstream? The UV Rays from the sun? What is the longest and the shortest? UVA- Causes ageing. UVB- Goes to the basal layer (tan) (longest) UVC- Only goes to the Stratum corneum. (shortest) Hair Follicle a small gland containing the root of a hair and are associated with the sebaceous glands. Sebum An oily secretion of the sebaceous glands. Matrix Produces the hair follicle/ Makes the hair grow. Vein Carries the blood back to the heart. Artery Carries the blood to the hair bulb. Sebaceous Gland small gland in the skin which secretes a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair. Dermis The thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis that forms the skin. Epidermis and its 5 layers The epidermis is the outer layer of cells covering an organism. Its 5 layers are the; stratum Corneum stratum Lucidum stratum Granulosum stratum Spinosum stratum Germatium What are the two sweat glands? Apocrine and Eccrine sweat glands. Adipose tissues Body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy What is the subcataneous layer? The Fatty layer of tissue located under the dermis.. Hair shaft The piece of hair that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Perpillary Layer The papillary layer is the uppermost layer of the dermis What are the sensory nerves? Hot, Cold, Pain & Pressure Apocrine Gland a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion Ecrine Gland a small sweat gland that produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin. Cross infection Occurs by contagious micro- organisms Secondary infection? Occurs as a result of injury to the client during treatment and bacteria penetrating the cut. Sterilisation? The total destruction of all living micro organisms. Disinfection? Destruction of most living micro-organisms and their spores.