Esthetician study guide Pt.4

State board

What is the deepest layer of the dermis that is mainly composed of collagen and elastin and is weakened by UV rays from sun damage?

Reticular layer

What is hepatitis?

A blood borne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver.

What does Diplococci cause?

Pneumonia

What are the levels of decontamination?

Cleansing, Disinfection, Sterilization

Where on the body is the Stratum Lucidum found?

Palms of hands and soles of the feet.

What is modelage mask?

Thermal mask

What is Eczema?

Inflammatory, itching disease of the skin, can be acute or chronic in nature, with dry or moist lesions.

What is another term used to describe sodium hypochlorite?

Household bleach

What are male hormones that stimulate sebaceous glands?

Androgens

What is the term used when a disease spreads from person to person by contact?

Communicable disease.

What is the term used when the client skin has been accidentally cut during a service?

Exposure incident

Which galvanic electrode (polarity) is negative, black and marked with an N or a minus sign

Cathode

What ingredient delivers oxygen into pores that kills bacteria and provides mild exfoliation and had anti inflammatory properties?

Benzoyl Peroxide

What is the process of forcing positive liquids into the tissue from the positive pole towards the negative pole?

Cataphoresis

Movement of cations (positively charged particles) towards the cathode (negative electrode)

What is the electrode that is positive, red, and marked with a P or + sign?

Anode

When performing desincrustation, you are performing what?

Anaphoresis

Movement of anions (negatively charged particles towards the anode (positive electrode)

How do we usually determine skin type during a facial service?

We check for pore size and oil distribution

What is the term used to describe skin that lacks natural oils

Alipidic- the skin produces very little to no sebum, leading to dryness

Which term is used for a condition of the skin where the skin is thickened by a mass of keratinized cells?

Hyperkeratosis- the skin may appear thickened, rough, and scaly. In some cases, it can lead to the formation of calluses, corns, or other skin lesions.

What is a small elevation on the skin that contains no fluid but they develop pus.

Papule

Hives are an example of a

Wheal

What nerves are responsible for recognizing, touch, cold, heat, taste, smell, sight, hearing, pain and pressure?

Sensory nerves

The stratum spinosum is the layer where the cells develop tiny spines that assist in?

Binding all cells tightly together

What is the system that contains the organs that help to process air?

Respiratory system

What is the term for the ability of a product to produce favorable results?

Efficacy

Polarity is the property of having what poles of an electric current?

Positive and negative

Miliaria rubra is known as:

Prickly heat or heat rash

Effleurage is a massage technique that involves constant movement of light, slow, gliding, and

Stroking

A bulla is a large blister containing

Clear, watery, fluid

The middle portion of a muscle is the

Belly or midsection

This machine can be used after desincrustaion, before extractions, and also in place of a massage

Vacuum suction machine

Quats is a short term for the salon disinfectant known as?

Quaternary ammonium compounds

These compounds are commonly used as disinfectants in salons and other settings to kill bacteria, viruses, and fungi on surfaces.

The cranium is made up of how many bones?

8

1. Frontal bone (1)

2. Parietal bone (2)

3. Temporal bone (2)

4. Occipital bone (1)

5. Sphenoid bone (1)

6. Ethmoid bone (1)

What is an example of a local infection

An abscess

What is a heat affect that is used for permanent hair removal?

Thermolysis