Milady Skin Structure and Growth

Front

A physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the skin, hair, and nails is _______.

Back

dermatologist

Front

Healthy skin has ______ texture and is smooth.

Back

fine-grained

Front

The scalp has larger and deeper _____ than the skin on the rest of the body.

Back

hair follicles

Front

Appendages of the skin includes hair, nails, and sudoriferous and ____ glands.

Back

sebaceous

Front

Which of the following correctly identifies the layers of sin and fat from the outermost layer to the innermost layer? _p.156-157
Options:
dermis, subcutaneous, epidermis
epidermis, subcutaneous, dermis
dermis, epidermis, subcutaneous
epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous

Back

epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous

Front

As fat cells die they are pushed to the surface to replace dead cells that are shed from the ____.

Back

stratum corneum

Front

The layer of the epidermis where the process of skin cell shedding begins is the ____.

Back

stratum spinosum

Front

The clear, transparent layer of the epidermis under the stratum corneum is the ______.

Back

stratum lucidum

Front

The outer-layer of the epidermis is the ______ layer.

Back

stratum corneum

Front

The layer of the epidermis also known as the basal cell layer is the ______.

Back

stratum germinativum