Histology and Physiology of the Skin I
Esthetician can suggest ______ to a client experiencing menopause to balance their estrogen level.
What is hormone replacement therapy?
_______cells are flat, scaly cells.
What are squamous cells?
________is most accurately described as the study of the functions of the body.
What is Physiology?
Subcutis, or ______ is found below the reticular layer in the dermis.
What is Adipose tissue?
The average pH of the acid mantle.
What is 5.5?
_______ is not a layer of the epidermis.
What is the stratum epithelium?
Damaged elastin fibers cause _______.
What are stretch marks?
_______ are cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli pass.
What are nerves?
________ are immune cells that mature in the thymus gland and attack virus-infected cells, foreign, and cancer cells.
What are T cells?
________ are located in the stratum germinativum.
What are melanocytes?
The two layers of the dermis.
What are the papillary and reticular?
The largest sebaceous glands can be found on.
Where is the face?
________ causes folliculitis.
What is inflammation of the follicle?
Differences in genetic skin color are due to the amount of _____ activated in the skin.
What is melanin?
During emotional changes ____________ are most active.
What are apocrine glands?
__________ in the basal layer produce pigment granules.
What are melanocyte cells?
These parts of the body have the thickest skin.
What are the palms and feet?
Products that suppress melanin production by interrupting biochemical processes are referred to as ________.
What are tyrosinase inhibitors?
Mitosis occurs the _______________ layer of the skin.
What is the stratum germinativum?
The thickest layer of the skin.
What is the dermis?
Nourishment, ability to function and protection are needed for _______ to to survive.
What are cells?
__________ are known as burning rays because they cause burning of the skin, tanning, aging and cancer.
What are UVB rays?
The main function of secretory nerve fibers is _________.
What is regulate excretion from the sweat glands and control sebum output?
Some states define the esthetician’s scope of practice as “not beyond the DEJ,” which means that estheticians are to treat ______ only
What is the epidermis?
__________ are made up of the neurons that form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body.
What are nerves