Milady- Senior Exam | 340 Questions and Answers
2025
1.A physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the skin, hair,
and nails is
a) a histologist
b) a dermatologist
c) an esthetician
d) a pediatrician: b) a dermatologist
2.Healthy skin has texture and is smooth
a) a fine-grained
b) a dry
c) a rough
d) an inflexible: a) a fine-grained
3.Appendages of the skin include hair, nails, and sudoriferous and
glands
a) sebaceous
b) endocrine
c) adrenal
d) exocrine: a) sebaceous
4.Which of the following correctly identifies the layers of the skin and fat
from the outermost layer to the innermost layer?
a) dermis, subcutaneous, epidermis
b) epidermis, subcutaneous, dermis
c) dermis, epidermis, subcutaneous
d) epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous: d) epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous
5.As cells die, they are pushed to the surface to replace dead cells that
are shed from the
a) stratum corneum
b) stratum lucidum
c) stratum germinativum
d) stratum granulosum: a) stratum corneum
6.The layer directly beneath the epidermis is the
a) reticular layer
b) stratum spinosum
, Milady- Senior Exam | 340 Questions and Answers
2025
c) papillary layer
d) subcutaneous tissue: c) papillary layer
7.Which type of tissue gives smoothness and contour to the body,
contains fats for use as energy, and also acts as a protective cushion for
the skin?
a) subcutaneous tissue
b) cardiac tissue
c) muscle tissue
d) nerve tissue: a) subcutaneous tissue
8.Which nerve fibers are distributed to the arrector pili muscles attached
to the hair follicles?
a) impulse nerve fibers
b) sensory nerve fibers
c) secretory nerve fibers
d) motor nerve fibers: d) motor nerve fibers
9.Nerves that regulate the excretion of perspiration from the sudoriferous
glands and control the flow of sebum to the surface of the skin are
a) motor nerve fibers
b) sensory nerve fibers
c) secretory nerve fibers
d) impulse nerve fibers: c) secretory nerve fibers
10. fibers react to heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain
a) motor nerve
b) sensory nerve
c) secretory nerve
d) complex nerve: b) sensory nerve
11.The amount and type of pigment produced by an individual is
determined primarily by his or her
a) genes
b) gender
c) sun exposure
d) age: a) genes
12.Skin gets its strength, form, and flexibility from
, Milady- Senior Exam | 340 Questions and Answers
2025
a) collagen and keratin
, Milady- Senior Exam | 340 Questions and Answers
2025
b) sebum and melanin
c) keratin and elastin
d) collagen and elastin: d) collagen and elastin
13.The sudoriferous glands excrete perspiration, detoxify the body, and
a) preserve the softness of hair
b) lubricate the skin
c) produce collagen
d) regulate body temperature: d) regulate body temperature
14.To keep your body healthy, you must be sure that what you eat helps to
a) prevent hydration
b) prevent fatigue
c) delay the rate of aging
d) regulate the overall function of your cells: d) d) regulate the overall
function of your cells
15.Which vitamin aids in and accelerates the skin's healing processes and
is vitally important in fighting the aging process?
a) vitamin A
b) vitamin C
c) vitamin D
d) vitamin E: b) vitamin C
16.The epidermis is the layer of the skin
a) healthiest
b) thickest
c) thinnest
d) most important: c) thinnest
17.The scalp has larger and deeper than the skin on the rest of the body
a) melanocytes
b) propionobacterium acnes
c) sensory nerve fibers
d) hair follicles: d) hair follicles
18.During excretion, perspiration from the glands is excreted
through the skin
2025
1.A physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the skin, hair,
and nails is
a) a histologist
b) a dermatologist
c) an esthetician
d) a pediatrician: b) a dermatologist
2.Healthy skin has texture and is smooth
a) a fine-grained
b) a dry
c) a rough
d) an inflexible: a) a fine-grained
3.Appendages of the skin include hair, nails, and sudoriferous and
glands
a) sebaceous
b) endocrine
c) adrenal
d) exocrine: a) sebaceous
4.Which of the following correctly identifies the layers of the skin and fat
from the outermost layer to the innermost layer?
a) dermis, subcutaneous, epidermis
b) epidermis, subcutaneous, dermis
c) dermis, epidermis, subcutaneous
d) epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous: d) epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous
5.As cells die, they are pushed to the surface to replace dead cells that
are shed from the
a) stratum corneum
b) stratum lucidum
c) stratum germinativum
d) stratum granulosum: a) stratum corneum
6.The layer directly beneath the epidermis is the
a) reticular layer
b) stratum spinosum
, Milady- Senior Exam | 340 Questions and Answers
2025
c) papillary layer
d) subcutaneous tissue: c) papillary layer
7.Which type of tissue gives smoothness and contour to the body,
contains fats for use as energy, and also acts as a protective cushion for
the skin?
a) subcutaneous tissue
b) cardiac tissue
c) muscle tissue
d) nerve tissue: a) subcutaneous tissue
8.Which nerve fibers are distributed to the arrector pili muscles attached
to the hair follicles?
a) impulse nerve fibers
b) sensory nerve fibers
c) secretory nerve fibers
d) motor nerve fibers: d) motor nerve fibers
9.Nerves that regulate the excretion of perspiration from the sudoriferous
glands and control the flow of sebum to the surface of the skin are
a) motor nerve fibers
b) sensory nerve fibers
c) secretory nerve fibers
d) impulse nerve fibers: c) secretory nerve fibers
10. fibers react to heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain
a) motor nerve
b) sensory nerve
c) secretory nerve
d) complex nerve: b) sensory nerve
11.The amount and type of pigment produced by an individual is
determined primarily by his or her
a) genes
b) gender
c) sun exposure
d) age: a) genes
12.Skin gets its strength, form, and flexibility from
, Milady- Senior Exam | 340 Questions and Answers
2025
a) collagen and keratin
, Milady- Senior Exam | 340 Questions and Answers
2025
b) sebum and melanin
c) keratin and elastin
d) collagen and elastin: d) collagen and elastin
13.The sudoriferous glands excrete perspiration, detoxify the body, and
a) preserve the softness of hair
b) lubricate the skin
c) produce collagen
d) regulate body temperature: d) regulate body temperature
14.To keep your body healthy, you must be sure that what you eat helps to
a) prevent hydration
b) prevent fatigue
c) delay the rate of aging
d) regulate the overall function of your cells: d) d) regulate the overall
function of your cells
15.Which vitamin aids in and accelerates the skin's healing processes and
is vitally important in fighting the aging process?
a) vitamin A
b) vitamin C
c) vitamin D
d) vitamin E: b) vitamin C
16.The epidermis is the layer of the skin
a) healthiest
b) thickest
c) thinnest
d) most important: c) thinnest
17.The scalp has larger and deeper than the skin on the rest of the body
a) melanocytes
b) propionobacterium acnes
c) sensory nerve fibers
d) hair follicles: d) hair follicles
18.During excretion, perspiration from the glands is excreted
through the skin
