Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Flexibility is a sign of ____ skin.
a. | alkaline | c. | healthy | b. | oily | d. | dry |
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The skin of the ____ is similar to the skin on the rest of the body except that
it has larger and deeper hair follicles.
a. | scalp | c. | hands | b. | face | d. | neck |
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The ____ of the skin are oil and sweat glands, nails, and hair.
a. | non-living tissues | c. | extras | b. | external parts | d. | appendages |
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The ____ is the outermost layer of the skin.
a. | dermis | c. | exodermis | b. | epidermis | d. | hair |
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The cells of the stratum corneum are made of ____.
a. | epidermis | c. | melanin | b. | dermis | d. | keratin |
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The protein in the stratum corneum that helps to keep it ____ is keratin.
a. | from being sunburned | c. | flexible | b. | full of blood | d. | waterproof |
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The dark protective pigment in the ____ layer of the skin is called
melanin.
a. | basal | c. | adipose | b. | dermal | d. | tissue |
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The reticular layer of the ____ supplies the skin with oxygen and
nutrients.
a. | dermis | c. | stratum lucidum | b. | epidermis | d. | stratum
germinativum |
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Subcutaneous tissue is the ____ under the dermis.
a. | nerve endings | c. | colored tissue | b. | hair follicles | d. | layer of fatty
tissue |
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____ of the body’s blood supply is distributed to the skin.
a. | One-quarter | c. | One-half to two-thirds | b. | One-third to
one-half | d. | Two-thirds to
seven-eighths |
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____ are most plentiful in the fingertips.
a. | Sebum glands | c. | Hair follicles | b. | Melanin deposits | d. | Nerve endings |
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The skin’s form, strength, and flexibility come from ____ fibers in the
dermis called collagen and elastin.
a. | adipose | c. | muscle | b. | protein | d. | nerve |
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The ____ of the skin depends on melanin and blood supply.
a. | color | c. | thickness | b. | health | d. | elasticity |
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Sweat is excreted by the ____ glands.
a. | sudoriferous | c. | lymph | b. | sebum | d. | oil |
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The symptoms of disease that a barber may observe on a client’s skin
include ____.
a. | lesions | c. | rashes | b. | discolorations | d. | All answers are
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If a client has ____, you should suggest medical treatment.
a. | wrinkles | c. | inflamed skin | b. | dry skin | d. | an unflattering hair
style |
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A ____ is a primary skin lesion.
a. | hypertrophy | c. | papule | b. | scab | d. | scale |
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A closed, abnormally developed sac containing ____ above or below the skin is a
cyst.
a. | blood | c. | pus | b. | lymph | d. | fluid, semifluid, or morbid
matter |
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____ and insect bites are examples of wheals.
a. | Hives | c. | Cysts | b. | Pimples | d. | Keloids |
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An inflamed pimple containing ____ is a pustule.
a. | lymph | c. | blood | b. | solid matter | d. | pus |
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Some ____ skin lesions are characterized by a collection of material on the
skin.
a. | primary | c. | pigmented | b. | secondary | d. | nervous |
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A keratoma, also called a _____, is a thickened patch of skin caused by
continuous pressure or friction.
a. | verruca | c. | callus | b. | fissure | d. | cicatrix |
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A(n) ____ is a hypertrophy not related to pigmentation.
a. | albinism | c. | keratoma | b. | chloasma | d. | stain |
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Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease that is not contagious and is caused
by ____.
a. | a virus | c. | animal parasites | b. | bacteria | d. | an unknown
cause |
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Dermatitis venenata results from frequent contact with ____.
a. | bacteria | c. | chemicals | b. | milia | d. | hair |
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The technical term for ____ is comedone.
a. | sweat glands | c. | a whitehead | b. | macules | d. | a blackhead |
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Milia are also known as ____.
a. | milk spots | c. | acne | b. | comedones | d. | seborrhea |
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Dry, scaly skin, with an absolute or partial deficiency of ____, is
characteristic of asteatosis.
a. | blood vessels | c. | sebum | b. | sweat | d. | hair |
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Disorders of the ____ include rosacea.
a. | melanin | c. | sweat glands | b. | hair follicles | d. | sebaceous
glands |
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The least severe form of skin cancer is ____.
a. | malignant melanoma | c. | excoriation | b. | basal cell carcinoma | d. | seborrhea |
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“____” is technically called malignant melanoma.
a. | City person’s cancer | c. | Papule
carcinoma | b. | Ivy dermatitis | d. | Scarf skin |
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A barber should ____ if he sees changes in the client’s skin.
a. | treat the problem | b. | send the client home | c. | suggest that the
client see a dermatologist | d. | give the client
medication |
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Water aids in ____ and eliminating toxins and waste.
a. | protecting the skin from UV rays | c. | healing skin
conditions | b. | regulating body temperature | d. | healing skin cancer |
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