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A(n) _______ is a physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the skin, hair, and nails. |
Dermatologist |
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Healthy skin is: |
Smooth with a fine-grained texture |
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What correctly identifies the layer of skin and fat from the outermost layer to the innermost layer? |
Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous |
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Cells that are almost dead and pushed to the surface to replace cells are shed from the: |
Stratum granulosum |
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The layer directly beneath the epidermis is the: |
Papillary layer |
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Which type of tissue gives smoothness and contour to the body and provides a protective cushion? |
Subcutaneous tissue |
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Which nerve fibers are distributed to the arrector pili muscles attached to the hair follicles? |
Motor nerve fibers |
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Nerves that regulate the secretion of perspiration and sebum are: |
Secretory nerve fibers |
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Basic sensations such as touch, pain, heat, cold, and pressure are registered by: |
Nerve endings |
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The amount and the type of pigment produced by an individual id determined primarily by his or her: |
Genes |
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Skin gets its strength, form, and flexibility from: |
Collagen and elastin |
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The sudoriferous glands do NOT: |
Secrete a lubricating substance |
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To keep your body healthy, you must be sure that what you eat: |
Regulates the function of your cells |
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Which vitamin accelerates the skin's healing processing and is vitally important in fighting the aging process? |
Vitamin C |
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The epidermis is the _______ layer of the skin. |
Thinnest |
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The scalp has larger and deeper ________ than the skin on the rest of the body. |
Hair follicles |
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It is ______ for a cosmetologist to completely remove a client's callus is the salon. |
Prohibited |
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One of the best ways to follow a healthy diet is to read: |
Food labels |
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Emotional stress and hormone imbalances can increase the flow of: |
Sebum |
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To function correctly, the body needs: |
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water |
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The USDA recommends that people eat: |
Moderate amounts of salt and sugar |
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Vitamin pills are considered: |
Nutritional supplements |
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The appropriate amount of water that a person should drink each day is determined by the person's: |
Weight |
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Lack of water is the principle cause of: |
Daytime fatigue |
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Small, cone-shaped elevations at the bottom of the hair follicles are: |
Dermal papillae |
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The layer of the epidermis where the process of skin cell shedding begins is the: |
Stratum corneum |
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The coiled base of the sudoriferous gland is known as the: |
Secretory coil |
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A small, round elevation on the skin that contains no fluid buy may develop pus is a: |
Papule |
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Fatty tissue found below the dermis is ________ tissue. |
Subcutaneous |
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An inflamed pimple containing pus is a: |
Pustule |
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The outer layer of the dermis layer is the ________ layer. |
Papillary |
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The layer of the epidermis that is composed of cells filled with keratin is the: |
Stratum granulosum |
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A fatty or oily secretion that lubricates the skin and preserves the softness of the hair is: |
Sebum |
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The layer of the epidermis also known as the basal cell layer is the: |
Stratum germinativum |