Quizlet ibec

What is melanin?

Gives our skin its color.

What is keratine?

Gives skin a yellow undertone.

What is another name for the dermis?

True skin or Living layer

What is the stratum corneum?

Over most layer. Protects and sheds

What is the stratum lucidum?

Only found on our palms and soles. Lets light through.

What is the stratum granulosum?

Helps the cells die.

What is the stratum spinosum?

First line of defense.

What is the stratum basal layer? (germinitivum)

Produces melanocytes which gives skin its color.

What is the papilary layer?

Gives our skin elasticity.

What is the reticular layer?

Thickest and largest layer of the skin.

What is the subcutaneous layer?

Deepest layer.

What is adipose tissue?

Fat tissue.

What does "phases" stand for?

Protection, Heat Regulation, Absorption, Sense, Excretion, Secretion.

What are afferent neurons?

Sensory neurons.

What are efferent neurons?

Motor neurons.

Where are apocrine pheromones located?

Armpits and groin.

What are eccrine glands?

All over the body, but mostly on forehead, soles of the feet, and palms.

What is krause?

Cold.

What is ruffini?

Heat.

What are merckle cells?

Allow the skin to feel soft touch.

What are pacinian cells?

Allow skin to feel pressure and vibration.

What are MAST cells?

Keep blood vessels expanded.

What are meissner's corpuscles?

Touch receptors.

What is the pituitary gland?

Master gland, tells other glands to release hormones.

What is your thyroid gland?

Produces hormones that regulate metabolism, body heat, and bone growth.

What is your parathyroid gland?

Controls the amount of calcium in our bones.

What is the adrenal cortex?

Outer portion of the adrenal gland.

What is the pancreas?

Breaks down sugars, fats, and starches.

What is the adrenal medulla?

Gives you adrenaline and makes you sweat

What endocrine gland will stimulate exocrine?

Adrenal medulla.

What does PCOS cause?

Infertility, hair growth, and irregular periods.

What is hypertrichosis?

Excessive hair growth.

What is idiopathic hirsutism?

No cause or reason for hair growth.

What is iatric hirsutism?

Drug induced hair growth.

What are the 3 layers of the hair?

Cuticle, cortex, medulla.

What is the hardest bacteria to kill?

Endospores.

How long does a hepatitis b vaccination last?

15 years.

How do electrons flow?

From negative to positive.

What is anaphoresis?

Irritated skin.

What is the wavelength of yag?

1064nm

What is the wavelength of diode?

810nm

What is the wavelength of alex?

755nm

What is the wavelength of ruby?

694nm

What is lye?

Salt, oxygen, and hydrogen.

Electrical resistance is measured in?

Ohm.

What hormone does a sudoriferous gland secrete?

Apocrine pheromones.

How is blanching caused?

Shallow insertion, too small a needle, or intensity is too high.

What does LASER stand for?

Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

What determines the depth penetration?

Wavelength and spot size.

What are the basic IPL parameters?

Filter, pulse, width, and fluence.

What are the three principles of selective photothermolysis?

Wavelength, pulse width, and fluence.

Eye protection is needed while using which classification of lasers?

3b and 4.

What is optical density?

A measure of how quickly light can travel through a material.

Where on the spectrum are ionizing rays?

390nm or less.

How is laser plume caused?

Laser beam interaction with tissue.

What does the client hold in galvanic?

The positive electrode.

What gives you a tan and protects you from ultra violet radiation?

Tyrosine.

What is the dermis?

The living layer or true skin.

What is ambosexual hair?

Hair that grows during puberty.

What is asexual hair?

Hair that was already on the body.

What is sexual hair?

The hair that men continue to grow after puberty.

What does early anagen mean?

The growing phase.

What does late anagen mean?

When the hair follicle is at the deepest.

What does the skin produce?

Vitamin D.

What is produced by sex hormones?

Hair.

How do you measure the current in the direct current?

Millamperes.

If you are using thermolysis, what kind of skin would produce the highest heat?

Moist.

How is edema caused?

Fluid trapped in the tissues.

What is the base of the hair bulb?

Dermal Papilla.

How is wavelength measured?

Nanometers.

Which rays penetrate deeper into the subcutaneous layer?

UVA.

Adrenocortical insufficiency is known as?

Addison's disease.

The length of time that energy is applied with the laser is called?

Pulse duration.

The recommended time period to wait before performing electrology procedures on someone that has just received collagen implants is?

4 weeks.

The principle of selective photothermolysis relies on the presence of what substance in the follicle and surrounding structure?

Melanin.

Laser treatments can be hazardous when delivered in the presence of?

Compressed Oxygen.

What can cause synapse fatigue?

Exhaustion of nerve transmitters.

UVA rays are what wave length?

320-400.

Which is the visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum?

Non-ionizing rays.

A positive outcome resulting from patient expectations is called the?

Placebo effect.

The body's first response to infection is to stimulate the?

Phagocytes.

A rare skin cancer that usually develops in immune-deficient individuals is?

Kaposi's sarcoma.

Which of the following organizations publishes the standards for safe use of lasers in health care facilities?

ANSI.

Using the blend modality, the application of thermolysis causes the lye to?

Become more caustic.

In laser hair removal, the important consideration associated with spot size is the?

Depth of penetration of the energy in the dermis.

After laser, the subsequent heat transfer from the chromophore to?

Adjacent Tissue.

The longer the wavelength?

Greater penetration of laser.

Laser hair removal is achieved by depositing energy into the?

Hair shaft and pigmented follicular epithelium.

To effectively treat patients with dark skin with Nd: Yag, you need?

Longer wavelengths and longer pulse widths.

Anti-androgen therapy for hirsutism may produce a decrease in the ferryman-gallway index in?

3 months.

Which type of skin lesion is considered premalignant?

Actinic keratosis.

Melanin's ability to absorb laser photons is characteristics of?

Chromophores.

The most common type of laser used for hair removal is?

Pulsed.

Are sudoriferous glands part of the philosebaceous unit?

No.