Milady Chapter 7 & 8

A large blister containing a watery fluid is a ____.

A ____ is a large protruding pocket-like lesion filled with sebum.

An excessively thick scar resulting from overgrowth of fibrous tissue is known as a ____.

Which vitamin enables the body to properly absorb and use calcium?

Any thin dry or oily plate of epidermal flakes is known as a ____.

The layer of skin that is seen and treated by the cosmetologist is the ____.

Excessive sweating, caused by heat or general body weakness is ____.

Which of the following is an extrinsic skin-aging factor?

Small, cone-shaped elevations at the bottom of hair follicles are known as ____.

A hair follicle filled with keratin and sebum forms a ____.

A small elevation on the skin that contains no fluid, but may develop pus is a ____.

Distended or dilated surface blood vessels are called ____.

About how many years of post-high school education and training are required to become a dermatologist?

Congenital hypopigmentation, or absence of melanin pigment of the body, including the skin, hair, and eyes is called ___

What rays of the sun cause sunburns and tanning and are also known as burning rays?

What type of skin cancer is often characterized by scaly red papules or nodules?

The deeper layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients is the ____.

The deepest layer of the epidermis, the basal cell layer, is also known as the ____.

The fibrous protein that gives skin its flexibility and helps skin regain its shape after being expanded is ____.

What is a skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands caused from retained secretions?

The melanin produced by the body that is red to yellow in color is ____.

What is the name of the special cell in the stratum germinativum, responsible for producing dark skin pigment?

The muscle that causes goose bumps when a person is frightened or cold is the ____.

The surface of healthy skin is slightly ____.

The UV rays of the sun reach the skin in two different forms. What are these?

An open lesion of the skin or mucous membrane, accompanied by pus and characterized by loss of skin depth, is a(n) ____.

The skin layer in which the shedding of skin cells first begins is the stratum ____.

What is a contagious, recurring viral infection characterized by fever blisters or cold sores?

A whitehead is also called a ____.

Dark, brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven in texture, jagged, or raised may be a warning sign of ____.

The medical branch of science that deals with the study of the skin, its functions, and diseases is

Benign, keratin-filled cysts that appear just under the epidermis and have no visible opening are ____.

Hypertrophy of the papillae and epidermis is a ____.

A ____ forms from a papule when dead white blood cells accumulate in it.

What is a fibrous protein that is the principal component of hair and nails?

____ refers to an abnormal brown or wine-colored skin discoloration with a circular or irregular shape.

Dead cells that form over a wound or blemish while it is healing comprise a ____.

Fatty tissue found below the dermis is called ____.

An abnormal cell mass that varies in size, color, and shape is a ____.

Water is the number one nutrient of the body and composes what percentage of the body's weight?

The tiny grains of pigment deposited in cells that provide skin with its color are ____.

Cracks in the skin that penetrate the dermis layer, such as chapped hands or lips, are ____.

The highly sensitive dermis layer is about ____ times thicker than the epidermis.

The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the ____.

The main food source for acne bacteria is ____.

____ is a common bacterial infection of the eye.

A noncontagious skin disease - red patches covered with silver-white scales found on the body

What layer of the dermis houses the nerve endings that provide the body with the sense of touch?

What is a small, round elevation on the skin that contains no fluid but may develop pus?

82)Vitamin ____ may help improve the skin's elasticity and thickness.

Oil glands that are connected to hair follicles are also called ____.

Which of the following is considered to be a primary skin lesion?

____ is a skin disorder characterized by abnormal light patches.

The underlying or inner layer of the skin, which is also called the derma corium, cutis, or true skin, is the ____.

____ is an allergic reaction created by repeated exposure to a chemical or a substance.

The average adult skin weighs ____ pounds.

When sebum hardens and the sebaceous duct becomes clogged, the pore impaction that is formed is a ____.

American Cancer Society recommends using a checklist to recognize skin cancer or changes in moles, using the letter B

The epidermis has ____ layers.

Continued pressure on any part of the skin causes it to thicken and develop into a(n) ____

____ refers to a skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping.

Which body part sends messages to the brain?

What is a fibrous protein that gives skin form and strength?

The most common and least severe type of skin cancer is ____.

For which of the following skin lesions should the cosmetologist refer the client to his or her physician?

The outermost layer of the dermis is the ____ layer.

Vitamin ____ promotes the production of collagen.

Lesions of the skin characterized by piles of material or a depression on the skin surface are ____.

How does the skin of the scalp differ from other skin?

The top of the papillary layer where it joins the epidermis is the ____.

A(n) ____ is an itchy, swollen lesion that can be caused by a number of factors and usually resolves by itself.

Between 80 percent and 85 percent of skin aging is caused by ____.

Which type of nerve fibers carry impulses from the brain to the muscles?

The two types of contact dermatitis are ____.

A flat spot or discoloration on the skin is a ____.

____ helps protect sensitive cells from UV rays.

The largest organ of the human body is the ____.

____ are keratin-filled cysts that are usually associated with newborns and are commonly found around the eyes

Inflammation of the sebaceous glands characterized by redness, dry or oily scaling, crusting, and/or itchiness is called

A freckle is an example of a mark on the skin known as a ____.

A ____ is a small brown or flesh-colored outgrowth of the skin.

Ingestion of ____ foods can aggravate rosacea.

The stratum germinativum is composed of several layers with special cells that produce a dark skin pigment called ____

Which of the following is a secondary lesion?