Skin & Growth
Physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the skin, hair and nails
What is Dermatologist?
The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin.
What is the epidermis?
The deeper layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients.
What is Reticular Layer?
It sends messages to the central nervous system and brain to react to heat, cold, touch, pressure and pain.
What is Sensory Nerve Fibers?
It is the pigment that protect us from the sun.
What is Melanin?
Medical branch of science that deals with the study of skin and its nature, structure, functions, diseases and treatment.
What is Dermatology?
The layer of the epidermis composed of cells that look like granules and are filled with keratin. These cells die as they are pushed to the surface to replace dead cells shed from the stratum corneum.
What is the Stratum Granulosum?
Also known as the Granular Layer
The membranes of ridges and grooves that attach to the epidermis.
What is the Dermal Papillae?
It is motor nerves attached to sweat and oil glands.
What is Secretory Nerve Fibers?
Its red to yellow. Its dominance tends to have rosy skin, with red or neutral hair tones.
What is Pheomelanin?
TRUE or FALSE: Cosmetologists can diagnose, prescribe medications for, or provide treatments for abnormal skin conditions, illnesses or diseases.
What is FALSE?
This layer is located only on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and digits. It forms our unique fingerprints and footprints.
What is the Stratum Lucidum?
The small, coned- shaped structures at the bottom of hair follicles.
What is the Hair Papillae?
Nerves carry impulses from the brain to the muscles.
What is Motor Nerve Fibers?
What is Elastin?
Who does a Cosmetologist refer clients to if they have an abnormal skin condition?
The largest layer of the epidermis. This is where the process of skin cell shedding begins.
What is the Stratum Spinosum?
Also called the Spiny Layer
The skin's underlying or inner layer. Also called cutis or true skin.
What is Subcutaneous tissue?
Its dark to brown to black. Its dominance likely has cooler hair and skin tones.
What is Eumelanin?
Fibrous protein that is also the principal component of skin, hair and nails.
What is Keratin?
Has nerve endings that are sensitive to touch, pain, heat, cold and pressure.
What is Tactile Corpuscles?
It is the two major nerves of the skin.
What is Motor Nerves and Sensory Nerves?
Its fibrous connective tissue made from protein that gives the skin form and strength.
What is Collagen?