Question 1
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What is another name for the subcutaneous layer?
Question 2
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Where would you find elastin fibres in the skin?
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Epidermis
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Dermis
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Subcutaneous layer
Question 3
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Characteristics of an oily skin are
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Small pores, dull and fine texture.
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Open pores, shiny and coarse texture.
Question 4
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Melanin is a waterproof protein in the skin.
Question 5
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Eccrine sweat glands are
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found all over the body, particularly on the soles of feet and palms of hands.
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found under the arms and pubic area.
Question 6
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Sebaceous glands produce/secrete sweat.
Question 7
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Freckles
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Blackheads
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Moles
Question 8
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The average pH of the skin is
Question 9
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The protective barrier on the skin is called the acid-mantle.
Question 10
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Another name for Eccrine and Apocrine sweat glands is
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Sebaceous
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Subcutaneous
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Sudoriforous
Question 11
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How many layers in the Epidermis and Dermis all together?
Question 12
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Which layer in the Epidermis is the only living layer?
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Stratum corneum
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Stratum lucidum
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Stratum granulosum
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Stratum spinosum
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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?
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Stratum corneum
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Stratum lucidum
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Stratum granulosum
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Stratum spinosum
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Stratum germinativum
Question 14
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Milia is a pearly white bump on the skin which is trapped sebum.
Question 15
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Ringworm is caused by
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Bacteria
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Virus
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Fungus
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Parasite
Question 16
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Herpes simplex is caused by
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Bacteria
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Virus
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Fungus
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Parasite
Question 17
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Warts or verrucas are caused by
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Bacteria
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Virus
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Fungus
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Parasite
Question 18
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Athlete's foot is caused by
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Bacteria
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Virus
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Fungus
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Parasite
Question 19
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Impetigo is caused by
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Bacteria
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Virus
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Fungus
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Parasite
Question 20
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Which fibres in the Dermis give the skin its strength and firmness?
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Elastin
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Collagen
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Reticulin
Question 21
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Mitosis is cell division.
Question 22
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Keratin is the waterproof protein in the skin, hair and nails.
Question 23
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Mast cells in the skin produce
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Melanin
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Keratin
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Histamine
Question 24
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Vaso dilation of the blood vessels is a cooling process in the skin.
Question 25
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Which vitamin is produced in the skin due to the Ultra Violet rays?
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Vitamin A
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Vitamin B
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Vitamin C
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Vitamin D
Question 26
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Which layer of the Epidermis does the nucleus start to break up into granules?
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Stratum corneum
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Stratum lucidum
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Stratum granulosum
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Stratum spinosum
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Stratum germinativum
Question 27
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What is the name of the outer layer of the hair shaft?
Question 28
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What is the name of the layer of the hair shaft where the colour pigment is found?