SKIN STRUCTURE & GROWTH
The dermis is also known as the _______ ________.
True skin
A crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis.
Fissure
The nail is an appendage of skin and is part of the _____________ system.
Integumentary system
A substance that releases oxygen
Oxidizing agent
The unit that measures the strength of an electric current
amp
Which nerve fibers are distributed to the arrector pili muscles attached to the hair follicles?
Motor nerve fibers
An open comedo
Blackhead
Slits, furrows or tracks on the sides of the nail on which it moves as it grows
Nail grooves
The substance that dissolves the solute and makes the solution
Solvent
A negative electrode of an electrotherapy device is called
A cathode
Name the 4 appendages of the skin.
1. Hair
2. Nails
3. Sebaceous glands
4. Sudoriferous glands
Verucca is a type of ____________.
Wart
The visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin is the____________.
Lunula
The head of the surfactant molecule is called ___________which means water-loving.
Hydrophilic
Within the visible spectrum of light, the longest wavelength is
Red
The appropriate amount of water that a person should drink each day is determined by the person's_______.
Weight
The study of disease.
Pathology
The adult nail grows an average of _________ per month.
1/10 inch
The smallest chemical component or particle of an element
Atom
The unit that measures the strength of the electric currreny
Amp
The layer of the skin that is composed of several layers of different-shaped cells and is responsible for the growth of the epidermis.
Stratum germinativum
Liver spots
Chloasma
The living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area
Eponychium
The study of substances that contain carbon
Organic chemistry
All the electrical appliances you use should be certified by the
UL-Underwriters Laboratories