Skin Structure, Growth & Nutrition 2

One of the best ways to follow a healthy diet is to read _____.

• magazine articles

• food labels

• diet books

• legal guidlines

Emotional stress and hormone imbalances can increase the flow of _____.

• sebum

• spinal fluid

• lymph

• pus

The nutrient needed for energy to run every function within the body is _____.

• vitamins

• proteins

• carbohydrates

• fats

The USDA recommends that people eat _____.

• zero salt and zero sugar

• large amounts of salt and sugar

• moderate amounts of salt and sugar

• moderate amounts of salt and no sugar

Vitamins are considered ______.

• nutritional requirements

• nutritional supplements

• cosmetic ingredients

• prescription medications

Water makes up _____ percent of the body's weight and is necessary for virtually every function of the cells and body.

• 10-20

• 20-30

• 30-50

• 50-70

Lack of water is the principal cause of ______.

• daytime fatigue

• daytime hunger

• daytime mood swings

• daytime memory loss

Nerves that regulate the excretion of perspiration from the sudoriferous glands and control the flow of sebum to the surface of the skin are _____.

• motor nerve fibers

• sensory nerve fibers

• secretory nerve fibers

• impulse nerve fibers

____ nerve fibers react to heat, cold, touch, pressure and pain.

• motor nerve

• sensory nerve

• secretory nerve

• complex nerve

The amount and type of pigment produced in an individual is determined by his or her ______.

• genes

• gender

• sun exposure

• age