Cosmetology Skin
Ulcer - correct answer Secondary skin lesion, open sore
Stratum corneum - correct answer "Horny layer"
Acid mantle - correct answer Natural film covering the stratum corneum
Sudoriferous - correct answer Glands that produce water
Sebaceous - correct answer Glands that produce oil
Stratum lucidum - correct answer Layer of clear cells that allow light to pass through and are continuously keratinized
Stratum granulosum - correct answer Layer of skin where keratinization is most active
Stratum spinosum - correct answer "Spiny layer" of skin where keratinization begins
Stratum germinativum - correct answer "Basal" or "birth" layer of skin where melanin exists
Dermis - correct answer Underlying or inner layer of skin made of 2 layers (papillary & reticular); contains blood vessels, nerves, duct glands, melanin, hair follicles, collagen, & elastin; also called the derma corneum, cutis, or true skin
Papillary - correct answer Layer of the dermis directly under the epidermis containing blood vessels, melanin, hair follicles, oil glands, & sensory nerves Reticular - correct answer Layer of the dermis containing hair papilla, fat cells, blood & lymph, capillaries, oil & sweat glands, arrector pilli muscles; supplies nutrients & oxygen
Subcutaneous - correct answer Fatty tissue found in the retcular layer; protects the epidermis & internal organs containing blood vessels, nerves, & fat for energy
Duct - correct answer Glands that secrete waste & deposit it onto the skin's surface
Sudoriferous - correct answer Tube-like duct (sweat gland) beginning in the dermis & extending to the epidermis by attaching to hair follicles responsible for detoxifying the body
Eccrine - correct answer Type of suderiferous glands that secrete sweat to maintain body temp and supply acidic pH
Apocrine - correct answer Type of suderiferous gland located in the armpits and pubic area
Acid mantle - correct answer ph 4.5-5.5
Dyschromias - correct answer Discoloration of skin influenced by change in melanin depending on environmental factors or hormonal changes
Leukoderma - correct answer Skin disorder characterized by light patches caused by a burn or congenital disease
Hypopigmentation - correct answer Absence of skin pigment caused by decrease in melanocyte activity
Chloasma - correct answer Non-elivated hyperpigmented spots caused by sun exposure, heredity, or hormones (liver spots)
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