Skin Diseases & Disorders
The medical term for ring worm
What is Tinea
Study of the hair is called
Materials that do NOT allow a current to pass through
What is an insulator
A cold sore is called
What is HSV1
The first line of defense in the skins barrier
What is the acid mantle
The layer of skin that is known as 'true skin'.
What is the Dermis
Eyebrow hair is called
What is supercilia
An amp is a unit of electric ____
What is Strength
A highly contagious bacterium that enters the skin through an open wounds potentially causing staph
What is MRSA
The sweat gland stimulated by hormones
Apocrine
The medical term for pink eye
The growth stage in which light based hair reduction is only effective in
What is anagen
A flow of negatively charged particles is called
What is Electrons
Medical Term for razor bumps
What is Pseudofolliculitis barbae
The medical condition that results in skin that is thinner and more fragile with impaired healing is
What is diabetes
Glands that are sac like and attached to hair follicles
What is Sebaceous
The central cored of the hair strand that may be missing in fine-very fine hair is called
The manufacturing company that ensures the safety of an electrical device
What is EPA
A lack of perspiration caused by an inability to sweat is called
Anhidrosis
The acronym for the ABCDE's of skin cancer
What is Asymmetry, Borders, Color, Dimeter, Evolving
The hair follicle, the hairstrand, the arrector pili muscle and the sebaceous gland make up the ______
What is the pilosebaceous unit
Sinusoidal is an example of direct or alternating current
What is an Alternating Current
An infection on the face and neck are surrounding the hair follicle that is inflamed with redness and pustules
What is folliculitis barbae
An acid that promotes drying and cell turnover
What is Azelaic Acid