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Hair Chemistry: Chapter 03: Skin Structure and Growth Part 2

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This deck covers key concepts related to skin structure and growth, focusing on the functions of glands, skin protection, and the roles of various skin components.

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Which of the following is an important function of sudoriferous glands? a. They regulate body temperature and help eliminate waste products from the body. b. They lubricate the skin. c. They keep hair soft. d. They prevent bacterial infections.

a. They regulate body temperature and help eliminate waste products from the body.
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Which of the following is an important function of sudoriferous glands? a. They regulate body temperature and help eliminate waste products from the body. b. They lubricate the skin. c. They keep hair soft. d. They prevent bacterial infections.
a. They regulate body temperature and help eliminate waste products from the body.
What is one way skin protects the body from pathogens? a. The skin’s sensation function protects the body from pathogens. b. The skin’s pH of 5.5 protects the body from pathogens. c. The skin’s ability to regulate heat protects the body from pathogens. d. The skin’s absorption function protects the body from pathogens.
b. The skin’s pH of 5.5 protects the body from pathogens.
When clients react to temperature, they are exhibiting the skin’s __________ function. a. absorption b. excretion c. sensation d. secretion
c. sensation
The skin’s absorption function allows the skin to absorb some ingredients __________. a. through the epidermis b. through the sebaceous glands c. through the acid mantle d. between the cells and through the hair follicles
d. between the cells and through the hair follicles
What is one way the skin’s secretion function helps the body? a. It keeps skin soft. b. It prevents the body from overheating c. It helps the body avoid pain. d. It allows certain ingredients to penetrate the skin.
a. It keeps skin soft.
A physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the skin, hair, and nails is __________. a. a histologist b. a dermatologist c. an esthetician d. a pediatrician
b. a dermatologist
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Hair Chemistry: Chapter 03: Skin Structure and Growth Part 2
TermDefinition
Which of the following is an important function of sudoriferous glands? a. They regulate body temperature and help eliminate waste products from the body. b. They lubricate the skin. c. They keep hair soft. d. They prevent bacterial infections.
a. They regulate body temperature and help eliminate waste products from the body.
What is one way skin protects the body from pathogens? a. The skin’s sensation function protects the body from pathogens. b. The skin’s pH of 5.5 protects the body from pathogens. c. The skin’s ability to regulate heat protects the body from pathogens. d. The skin’s absorption function protects the body from pathogens.
b. The skin’s pH of 5.5 protects the body from pathogens.
When clients react to temperature, they are exhibiting the skin’s __________ function. a. absorption b. excretion c. sensation d. secretion
c. sensation
The skin’s absorption function allows the skin to absorb some ingredients __________. a. through the epidermis b. through the sebaceous glands c. through the acid mantle d. between the cells and through the hair follicles
d. between the cells and through the hair follicles
What is one way the skin’s secretion function helps the body? a. It keeps skin soft. b. It prevents the body from overheating c. It helps the body avoid pain. d. It allows certain ingredients to penetrate the skin.
a. It keeps skin soft.
A physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the skin, hair, and nails is __________. a. a histologist b. a dermatologist c. an esthetician d. a pediatrician
b. a dermatologist
Which of the following correctly identifies the layers of the skin and fat from the outermost layer to the innermost layer? a. dermis, subcutaneous, epidermis b. epidermis, subcutaneous, dermis c. dermis, epidermis, subcutaneous d. epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous
d. epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous
Fatty tissue found below the dermis is __________ tissue. a. secretory b. sudoriferous gland c. subcutaneous d. sensory nerve fibers
c. subcutaneous
Which nerve fibers are distributed to the arrector pili muscles attached to the hair follicles? a. tactile corpuscles b. sensory nerve fibers c. secretory nerve fibers d. motor nerve fibers
d. motor nerve fibers
__ fibers react to heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain. a. Motor nerve b. Sensory nerve c. Secretory nerve d. Complex nerve
b. Sensory nerve
The two types of pigment produced in an individual are __. a. eumelanin and pheomelanin b. sudomelanin and pheomelanin
a. eumelanin and pheomelanin
Skin gets its strength, form, and flexibility from __. a. collagen and keratin b. sebum and melanin c. keratin and elastin d. collagen and elastin
d. collagen and elastin
The sudoriferous glands excrete perspiration, detoxify the body, and __. a. preserve the softness of the hair b. lubricate the skin c. produce collagen d. regulate body temperature
d. regulate body temperature
A fatty or oily secretion that lubricates the skin and preserves the softness of the hair is __. a. sebum b. collagen c. tactile corpuscles d. melanin
a. sebum
The acid mantle is the protective barrier made up of sebum, lipids, sweat, and __. a. water b. sensory nerve fibers c. eumelanin d. melanocytes
a. water