Milady Chapter 7 Skin, Structure, Growth, and Nutrition

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

• anatomy

• dermatology

• histology

• physiology

The largest organ of the human body is the:

• liver

• lungs

• skin

• heart

The surface of healthy skin is slightly:

• yellow

• alkaline

• rough

• acidic

All of the following are appendages of the skin except:

• pineal gland

• nails

• sebaceous glands

• hair

Continued, repeated pressure on any part of the skin causes it to thicken and develop into a:

• lesion

• appendage

• scar

• callus

The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the:

• subcutaneous

• surface

• epidermis

• dermis

The layer of the skin we see and can be treated by the practitioner is the:

• corneum

• keratin

• melanin

• spinosum

The clear transparent layer just under the stratum corneum is the:

• stratum lucidum

• stratum corneum

• stratum spinosum

• stratum granulosum

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

• stratum spinosum

• stratum germinativum

• stratum corneum

• keratin dermis

The underlying or inner layer of the skin, which is also called the true skin is the:

• papillary

• dermal

• dermis

• epidermis