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Layers Of the Skin
The Sun and it's Effects
Vitamins
Vitamins (2)
Aging, Lifestyle, Nutrition, & Glands
100

The outermost layer of skin that is thin, and acts as a protective layer with many nerve endings.

What is the epidermis?

100

"aging rays"

What are UVA rays?

100

"sun vitamin"

What is Vitamin D?

100

Important for healthy skin and nervous system. Also prevents beriberi

What is b1

100

Connected to the hair follicles and produce oil which protects the surface of the skin. We have less of these in our eyelids and neck.

What are sebaceous glands?

200

Fatty tissue of the skin

What is subcutaneous layer?

200

Causes an affixation of the skin, and  cancer. Have also been linked to the premature aging and wrinkling of the skin. 

What is caused by smoking and tobacco

200

Helps heal damage to tissues when used both internally and externally

What is Vitamin E?

200

Important to the clotting of blood

What is vitamin k

200
heredity, sun exposure, environment, health habits, and general life style.
What is aging?
300
25 times thicker than the epidermis
What is the dermis?
300
over dilates the blood vessels and capillaries
What is heavy and excessive intake of alcohol
300
makes up the surface of the lungs, intestines, mucous membranes, the bladder and skin
What is epithelial Tissue?
300
strongly connected to protein synthesis
What is Vitamin B6?
300
diet and water intake
What does healthy skin begin with?
400
at the bottom of the reticular layer
Where is the subcutaneous layer located?
400
Wear a moisturizer or a protective lotion with a sunscreen of at least SPF 15 on all areas of the skin
What are necessary precautions to take when exposed to the sun?
400
important to the metabolism of proteins both breaking down and reconstructing amino acids as needed by the body
What is vitamin b6
400
ingredient used in some skin care products designed for aging skin.
What is retinol (vitamin A)?
500
Damage to these fibers as they break down are the primary cause of wrinkles and aging
What is Collagen?
500
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter
What is the ABCD Cancer Checklist?
500
helps stop free radicals so that cell membranes are not damaged.
What is tocopherol (vitamin E)
500
have little nutritional value because they don't provide the basics -- carbohydrates, proteins, fats necessary for life processes.
What are vitamin and mineral supplements?