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Recap skin quiz -NVQ & VRQ Beauty, Hair & Media.
Yvette Swales
Quiz by Yvette Swales, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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What is another name for the subcutaneous layer?
Answer
  • Sebaceous
  • Adipose

Question 2

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Where would you find elastin fibres in the skin?
Answer
  • Epidermis
  • Dermis
  • Subcutaneous layer

Question 3

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Characteristics of an oily skin are
Answer
  • Small pores, dull and fine texture.
  • Open pores, shiny and coarse texture.

Question 4

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Melanin is a waterproof protein in the skin.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Eccrine sweat glands are
Answer
  • found all over the body, particularly on the soles of feet and palms of hands.
  • found under the arms and pubic area.

Question 6

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Sebaceous glands produce/secrete sweat.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Comedones are
Answer
  • Freckles
  • Blackheads
  • Moles

Question 8

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The average pH of the skin is
Answer
  • pH 7.5
  • pH 5.5
  • pH 3.5

Question 9

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The protective barrier on the skin is called the acid-mantle.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Another name for Eccrine and Apocrine sweat glands is
Answer
  • Sebaceous
  • Subcutaneous
  • Sudoriforous

Question 11

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How many layers in the Epidermis and Dermis all together?
Answer
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8

Question 12

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Which layer in the Epidermis is the only living layer?
Answer
  • Stratum corneum
  • Stratum lucidum
  • Stratum granulosum
  • Stratum spinosum
  • Stratum germinativum

Question 13

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Which layer of the Epidermis is not found all over the body but in areas such as the soles of the feet and palms of the hand?
Answer
  • Stratum corneum
  • Stratum lucidum
  • Stratum granulosum
  • Stratum spinosum
  • Stratum germinativum

Question 14

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Milia is a pearly white bump on the skin which is trapped sebum.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Ringworm is caused by
Answer
  • Bacteria
  • Virus
  • Fungus
  • Parasite

Question 16

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Herpes simplex is caused by
Answer
  • Bacteria
  • Virus
  • Fungus
  • Parasite

Question 17

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Warts or verrucas are caused by
Answer
  • Bacteria
  • Virus
  • Fungus
  • Parasite

Question 18

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Athlete's foot is caused by
Answer
  • Bacteria
  • Virus
  • Fungus
  • Parasite

Question 19

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Impetigo is caused by
Answer
  • Bacteria
  • Virus
  • Fungus
  • Parasite

Question 20

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Which fibres in the Dermis give the skin its strength and firmness?
Answer
  • Elastin
  • Collagen
  • Reticulin

Question 21

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Mitosis is cell division.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 22

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Keratin is the waterproof protein in the skin, hair and nails.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 23

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Mast cells in the skin produce
Answer
  • Melanin
  • Keratin
  • Histamine

Question 24

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Vaso dilation of the blood vessels is a cooling process in the skin.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Which vitamin is produced in the skin due to the Ultra Violet rays?
Answer
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin B
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D

Question 26

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Which layer of the Epidermis does the nucleus start to break up into granules?
Answer
  • Stratum corneum
  • Stratum lucidum
  • Stratum granulosum
  • Stratum spinosum
  • Stratum germinativum

Question 27

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What is the name of the outer layer of the hair shaft?
Answer
  • Medulla
  • Cortex
  • Cuticle

Question 28

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What is the name of the layer of the hair shaft where the colour pigment is found?
Answer
  • Cuticle
  • Cortex
  • Medulla
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