What contributes to the color of the skin? - ANSWER All of the above (Carotene, Blood vessels,
Melanin)
Where do you find melanin? - ANSWER Skin, hair, eyes
In which layer of the skin is eleidin found? - ANSWER Epidermis: Stratum Lucidum
What is the prickle cell layer of the skin? - ANSWER Spinosum
What is also known as "true skin" or "cutis"? - ANSWER Dermis
In what type of skin are melanocytes larger and more active? - ANSWER Dark skin
What is made up of elastic collagenous and reticular fibers? - ANSWER Papillary layer
What type of corpuscle is found in the papillary layer that is sensitive to touch? - ANSWER
Meissner
Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to light touch and is the only corpuscle in the
epidermis? - ANSWER Merkel
,Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to heat? - ANSWER Ruffini
Which layer of the skin is composed of dense bundles of collagen fibers? - ANSWER Reticular
Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to cold? - ANSWER Krause
Which corpuscle in the skin is sensitive to pressure? - ANSWER Pacinian
Which layer is at the base of the dermis and is composed of fatty or adipose tissue? - ANSWER
A & B (Subcutaneous and Subcutis)
What serves as an anchor and holds the hair in the follicle? - ANSWER Inner Root Sheath (IRS)
What type of glands is located in the genital and axillae areas and are usually the
"smelly ones"? - ANSWER Apocrine
In what area of the body do the apocrine glands tend to be the largest? - ANSWER Underarm
In which gland does vellus hair originate? - ANSWER Sebaceous gland
What is produced by the sebaceous gland that helps lubricate the skin? - ANSWER Sebum
In which state of hair growth is hair easiest for an electrologist to epilate? - ANSWER Late
anagen
What is an appendage to the hair follicle that is attached midway between the bulb and the
sebaceous gland? (gives goose bumps, or makes the hair stand up) - ANSWER Arrector Pili
, What is also known as baby or fetal hair that falls a few weeks after birth? - ANSWER Lanugo
What are the functions of the skin? - ANSWER All of the above (Protection, Absorption,
Excretion, Secretion, Vitamin D synthesis, Heat Regulation, and Sensation)
What are the first cells in the epidermis that fight infection or invading microorganisms? -
ANSWER Langerhan's Cells
Which layer of the hair has cells that contain melanin? - ANSWER Cortex
Name the layers of the hair from the inside out: - ANSWER Medulla, Cortex, Cuticle
On which part of the body do you find the most "red dots" after electrolysis? - ANSWER Legs
What is the only permanent hair removal procedure? - ANSWER Electrolysis
At what time can a terminal hair turn back to a vellus hair? - ANSWER Never
What type of contagious outbreaks should not be treated with electrolysis during outbreak?
- ANSWER All of the above (Herpes I, Herpes II, Warts)
What is another name for wart? - ANSWER Verruca
Which form of herpes generally causes cold sores or fever blisters from the waist up,
specifically around the mouth? (Should not be treated during outbreak) - ANSWER Herpes type
I
Which form of herpes generally causes infection from the waist down usually sexually
transmitted? (should not be treated during outbreak) - ANSWER Herpes type II
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