Cosmetology Chapter 7 Quiz Game

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

• a. anatomy
• b. dermatology
• c. histology
• d. physiology

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

• a. Two
• b. Four
• c. Eight
• d. Twelve

The largest organ of the human body is the _______.

• a. liver
• b. lungs
• c. skin
• d. heart

The average adult skin weighs pounds

• a. 3 to 6
• b. 6 to 9
• c. 9 to 12
• d. 12to 15

The surface of healthy skin is slightly

• a. yellow
• b. alkaline
• c. rough
• d. acidic

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

• a. lesion
• b. appendage
• c. scar
• d. callus

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

• a. The scalp has larger and deeper hair follicles.
• b. The scalp has no epidermis.
• c. The scalp lacks sebaceous glands.
• d. The dermis and the epidermis are reversed in the scalp

The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the

• a. subcutaneous
• b. surface
• c. epidermis
• d. dermis

The epidermis has layers

• a. Three
• b. five
• c. seven
• d. nine

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

• a. Stratum corneum
• b. keratin
• c. melanin
• d. Stratum spinosuni