Safety and disinfection
Physical or chemical process of reducing surface pathogens and dirt, lowest level of decontamination
Sanitation
One celled microorganisms that cannot be seen by the human eye
Bacteria
The human body consist of this many systems
11
Sweat which has become foul smelling as a result of its bacterial breakdown
Bromhidrosis
Massage technique that uses kneading, lifting or grasping movements
Petrissage
Can be applied safely to the skin to cleanse a wound and remove bacteria
Antiseptic
Harmful microorganisms that can cause disease
Pathogenic bacteria/germs/microbes
The end of a muscle attached to a non-moving section of bone
Origin
Hair follicles containing masses of hardened sebum and keratin
Open comedones/ blackheads
(skin type) characterized by by the dilation of small blood vessels appearing at the surface of the skin
Couperose
The ability of a product to reduce favorable results
Efficacy
Signs of an infection:
Heat, ache, redness, pus, swelling
Nourishing fluid that circulates throughout the body , supplying oxygen and nutrients to the cells
Blood
The medical term for wart
Verruca
Unit for measuring the resistance of an electrical current
Ohm
Chemical ingredient used in cleansing agents and disinfectants, known as bleach
Sodium hypochlorite
The most common types of viruses
Influenza and herpes simplex
Name the 6 functions of the skin
Protection, heat regulation, absorbtion, secretion, excretion, sensation
Skin disorder characterized by light patches such as albinism
Leukoderma
Types of electrotherapy currents
Tesla, galvanic, faradic, sinusoidal
A standard name for disinfectants
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QUATS)
Showing no signs or symptoms of an infection
Asymptomatic
Process that converts living skin cells into hard protein cells
Keratinization
This skin type retains dead skin cells in the follicle , forming an obstruction that clogs follicles and causes pustules
Retention hyperkeratosis/ heredity acne
Disease due to over-functioning or under-functioning internal glands or organs
Systemic disease