PHYSIOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY OF THE SKIN
TEST
Physiology
the study of the functions of the body structures
Largest organ of the body
Skin.
Appendages of the skin
Hair, nails, sweat and oil glands.
What removes and depletes lipids?
Exfoliation.
What does the skin protect against?
Outside elements and microorganisms.
Barrier function of the skin
Acid mantle
What is the average on of the acid mantle?
5.5
what does TEWL stand for?
Transepidermal water loss
The intercellular cement between epidermal cells is made up of?
Lipids
The immune cells that mature in the thymus gland and attack virus-infected cells,
foreign cells, and cancer cells are the
T cells
Sensory nerve fibers are most abundant in the
fingertips
The average body's internal thermostat is set at
98.6 degrees
which glands excrete perspiration
sudoriferous
The sebaceous glands
excrete sebum
Some states define the esthetician's scope of practice as "not beyond the "DEJ",
which means that esthetician's are to treat
The epidermis only
About 95% of the epidermis is made up of
keratinocytes
Which description most accurately describes the stratum lucidum
the clear cells
what is the average adult skin cell turnover rate
28 days
Desquamention
shedding of keratinocytes from the skin
TEST
Physiology
the study of the functions of the body structures
Largest organ of the body
Skin.
Appendages of the skin
Hair, nails, sweat and oil glands.
What removes and depletes lipids?
Exfoliation.
What does the skin protect against?
Outside elements and microorganisms.
Barrier function of the skin
Acid mantle
What is the average on of the acid mantle?
5.5
what does TEWL stand for?
Transepidermal water loss
The intercellular cement between epidermal cells is made up of?
Lipids
The immune cells that mature in the thymus gland and attack virus-infected cells,
foreign cells, and cancer cells are the
T cells
Sensory nerve fibers are most abundant in the
fingertips
The average body's internal thermostat is set at
98.6 degrees
which glands excrete perspiration
sudoriferous
The sebaceous glands
excrete sebum
Some states define the esthetician's scope of practice as "not beyond the "DEJ",
which means that esthetician's are to treat
The epidermis only
About 95% of the epidermis is made up of
keratinocytes
Which description most accurately describes the stratum lucidum
the clear cells
what is the average adult skin cell turnover rate
28 days
Desquamention
shedding of keratinocytes from the skin
