Nail Technician
The medical branch of science that deals with the study of the skin, its functions, and diseases is _____.
What is dermatology
The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the _____.
What is epidermis
What is the name of the special cell in the stratum germinativum, responsible for producing dark skin pigment?
What is Melanocytes
Where are nerve endings most abundant in the human body?
Fingertips
As we age, these fibers weaken, resulting in loss of ____ and causing the skin to sag?
What is Elasticity
When sebum hardens and the sebaceous duct becomes clogged, the pore impaction that is formed is a _____.
What is comedo
The largest organ of the human body is the _____.
What is skin
The layer of skin that is seen and is the one usually cared for by salon products and services
What is Stratum corneum
The underlying or inner layer of the skin, which is also called the derma corium, cutis, or true skin, is the _____.
What is dermis
The 2 layers that make up the dermis
Papillary & Reticular
What is the fourth principal function of the skin besides protection, sensation, and heat regulation?
Excretion & secretion
What lesion appears after a mosquito bite?
What is a Wheal
The average adult skin weighs _____ pounds.
What is 6 to 9 lbs
The skin layer in which the shedding of skin cells first begins is the stratum _____.
What is spinosum
The muscle that causes goose bumps when a person is frightened or cold is the _____.
What is arrector pili muscle
What fibers react to heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain in the body?
Sensory nerve fibers
How much can even mild dehydration slow down metabolism?
by 3%
Excessive sweating is known as
What is Hyperhidrosis
The surface of healthy skin is slightly _____.
What is acidic
The deepest layer of the epidermis, the basal cell layer, is also known as the _____.
What is stratum germinativum
The outermost layer of the dermis is the _____ layer.
What is papillary
What are the two types of duct glands found in the skin?
Sudoriferous & sebaceous glands
(Sweat and oil Glands)
Vitamin _____ may help improve the skin’s elasticity and thickness.
What is Vitamin A
What are the 3 distinct forms of skin cancer
Basal Cell, Squamous cell and Malignant Melanoma
The skin is the thickest
What is palms of hands and soles of feet
The stratum germinativum is composed of several layers with special cells that produce a dark skin pigment called _____.
What is melanin
Small, cone-shaped elevations at the bottom of hair follicles are known as _____.
What is dermal papillae
What are the nerve fibers that regulate perspiration and sebum flow to the skin?
Secretory nerve fibers
Which vitamin enables the body to properly absorb and use calcium?
What is Vitamin D
What is the most common but avoidable skin disease that nail technicians develop
Contact Dermatitis