Esthetics, Chapter 3, All About the Skin

Skin histology and physiology involves the study of the anatomy, layers and functions of the skin

• True

• False

The study of the functions and activities performed by the body structures, including physical and chemical processes

• Anatomy

• Physiology

• Histology

Known as microscopic anatomy — the study of the structure and composition of tissue

• Anatomy

• Physiology

• Histology

Over __ % of dust in your house is really dead skin cells

• 10

• 25

• 40

• 50

Committing to become a skin expert means __

• You develop an understanding of your client’s unique skin characteristics

• You make personalized treatment recommendations

• You prescribe a home care regimen that will help keep the skin healthy

• All of the above

An esthetician’s primary focus is ___

• Preserving, protecting and nourishing the skin

• Educating client’s

• Selling products

• None of the above

Every minute your skin sheds ___ dead skin cells

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 30,000

• 40,000

Scar tissue lacks ___

• Hair and sweat glands

• Melanocytes

• Sebum

• None of the above

A layer of the skin

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Subcutaneous

• All of the above

Everyone has the same number of melanocytes

• True

• False