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Theory Cheat Sheet 500.

What is Tinea?
CONTAGIOUS CONDITION CAUSED BY A FUNGAL INFECTION AND NOT A PARASITE

  1.   What is a disorder of the sebaceous gland that causes severe olliness?
    SEBORRHEA

  2.   What is a flat spot or discoloration on the skin (i.e. freckle)?
    MACULE

  3.   What are the sweat glands called?
    SUDORIFEROUS GLANDS

  4.   What is a chronic vascular disorder characterized by couperose veins and congestion of the skin that may have papules and pustules?
    ROSACEA

  5.   Where are the melanocytes found and what are they?

  6. CELLS THAT PRODUCE PIGMENT GRANULES IN THE BASAL LAYER (STRATUM GERMINATIVUM)

-  This is the division of the skin that contains collagen and elastin that is also called the true skin.
DERMIS

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

  1.   What does UVA stand for?
    AGING RAYS

  1.     What does UVB stand for?
    BURNING RAYs

  1.     Which one of the rays is most deadly and what protects us from it?
    UVB/ MELANIN

  1.     What is hepatitis?
    A BLOODBORNE VIRUS THAT CAUSES DISEASE AND CAN DAMAGE THE LIVER

What are round shape bacteria that appear singly or in groups (there are 3 types)?
COCCI (STAPHYLOCOCCI, STREPTOCOCCI, DIPLOCOCCI)

  1. What does diplococci cause?
    PNEUMONIA

  1.     What is a spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria that cause diseases such as syphilie and Lyme disease?
    SPIRILLA

  1.     What is contamination?

THE PRESENCE OF BLOOD OR OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIALS ON AN ITEM'S SURFACE OR VISIBLE DEBRIS OR RESIDUES SUCH AS DUST, HAIR AND SKIN

  1.     What is the lowest to highest levels of decontamination?
    DISINFECTION/CLEANING
    SANITATION
    STERILIZATION

  1.     What is an autoclave?

FOR USE IN STERILIZATION-RESULTS IN THE DESTRUCTION OF ALL MICROBES

THROUGH HEAT AND PRESSURE

  1.     What is the type of infection (characterized by groups of red blisters that form a rash) that is also known as shingles?
    HERPES ZOSTER

  1.     What is the inactive stage of a bacteria called?
    SPORE-FORMING STAGE

  1.     Which pathogenic bacteria causes blood poisoning?
    STREPTOCOCCI

  1.     Which pathogenic bacteria causes tetanus?
    BACILLI

  1.     Which pathogenic bacteria look like a cluster of grapes?
    STAPHYLOCOCCI

  1.     What are the steps of a facial?

CLEANSE, ANALYZE, EXFOLIATE, STEAM/WARM TOWELS, EXTRACTIONS, TONE, MASSAGE, MASK, TONE, MOISTURIZE AND SUNSCREEN

26. What causes warts?
VIRUS

27. What is the technical term for wart?

Verruca 

  1.     What does sinusoidal current produce?
    HEAT (HIGH FREQUENCY)

  1.     Who must know about change of business/ home adress?                                             Board of cosmetology 

30. What is the highest level of decontamination? What does it kill?

STERILIZATION/ ALL MICROBES

31. How long do you have after passing both theory and practical before you have to apply for your license?

6 MONTHS

32. Name the pathogenic bacteria. What are they and what do each cause?

COCCI (INCLUDE STAPHYLOCOCCI-causes abscesses, pustules and boils,

STREPTOCOCCI- causes infections such as strep throat and blood poisoning, DIPLOCOCCI-cause disease such as pneumonia), BACILLI- produce diseases such as tetanus (lockjaw), typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diphtheria AND SPIRILLA-causes syphilis and borrelia burgdorferi (causes Lyme disease)

33. What bacteria move through liquid and what do they use to get around with?

BACILLI AND SPIRILLA/FLAGELLA

34. What do you disinfect with when you have a blood exposure incident on floors and counters?

EPA REGISTERED/APPROVED DISINFECTANT

35. What vitamin aids in collagen production?

SULPHUR

36. What 2 vitamins are good for sun protection and helps with the aging effects of the sun?

VITAMINS A and E

37. What is a disorder of the sebaceous glands that is characterized by dry scaly skin?

ASTEATOSIS

38. What is the largest organ in the body?

SKIN

39. What body system consists of the appendages of the skin that includes the hair, nails, sweat glands and oil glands?

INTEGUMENTARY

  1.     What is the pH of the acid mantle? pH BELOW 7.0

  1.     What is the natural pH of the skin?

5.5 

  1.     What is another name for stratum corneum?

HORNY LAYER

43. What is the stratum germinativum also called?

BASAL CELL LAYER

44. Where on the body are the stratum lucidum (that has clear translucent dead skin cells that let light pass through) commonly found?

PALMS OF HANDS AND SOLES OF THE FEET

45, True or False? Never let quats, phenols, bleach, or any other disinfectant come in contact with your skin,

TRUE

46. What is the usual process of cell reproduction in human tissues that occurs when the cell divides into two identical cells (and what are they called)?

CELL MITOSIS/ DAUGHTER CELLS

47. What do you use to apply moisturizer or creams to the skin with?

COTTON ROUND OR GAUZE

48. What is a contraindication?

FACTORS THAT PROHIBITS A TREATMENT DUE TO A CONDITION/ TREATMENTS COULD CAUSE HARMFUL OR NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS TO THOSE WHO HAVE

SPECIFIC

MEDICAL OR SKIN CONDITIONS

49. What comes after the mask and before the moisturizer in a facial?

TONER

50. In a skin analysis after cleansing, what do you do next?

EXFOLIATION

51. When is a toner mostly used during a facial?

AFTER EXTRACTIONS TO CLOSE THE PORES AND AFTER THE MASQUE TO REMOVE

ANY RESIDUE

52. What is a gommage mask?

EXFOLIATING CREAMS THAT ARE RUBBED OFF THE SKIN (ROLL-OFF MASK)

53. What is a modelage mask?

THERMAL MASKS

54. What does psoriasis look like?

RED PATCHES COVERED WITH WHITE-SILVER SCALES

55, What is eczema?

INFLAMMATORY, PAINFUL ITCHING DISEASE OF THE SKIN, ACUTE OR CHRONIC IN NATURE, WITH DRY OR MOIST LESIONS

56. What is an ergonomically correct posture?

ONE THAT IS HEALTHY FOR THE HUMAN SPINE

57. What is the most popular epilating method in salons?

WAXING

58, What is depilation?

PROCESS OF REMOVING HAIR AT OR NEAR THE LEVEL OF THE SKIN

59. What are depilatories?

A SUBSTANCE USED TO DISSOLVE HAIR AT THE SKIN LEVEL

60, What is hirsutism?

EXCESSIVE HAIR GROWTH

  1.     What is the resting or falling out stage of hair growth?
    TELOGEN PHASE

  1.     What is the ingredient in hair removal wax that is most likely to cause an allergic reaction?
    BEESWAX

  1.     What is CRF?
    CELL RENEWAL FACTOR

  1.     What does the pH scale measure?
    IONS

  1.     True or False? Only products that contain water can have a pH?
    TRUE

  1.     What percentage and what pH of AHA's are allowed to use in an esthetics salon?
    NO MORE THAN 30% SOLUTION AND NO LESS THAN 3.0 pH

  1.     LED blue light is effective in treating what?
    ACNE.                                                                 What  face shape has artisticaly ideal proportions? Oval 

  1.     How would you contour a wide nose?
    APPLY DARKER FOUNDATION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NOSE

  1.     How would you correct small lips?
    OUTLINE BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER LIPS AND FILL IN WITH SOFT OR FROSTED

COLORS TO MAKE THEM APPEAR LARGER

  1.     What are band lashes applied with?
    STRIP LASH ADHESIVE

  1.     What is a milliampere?
    ONE-THOUSANDTH OF AN AMPERE

  1.     What are the three modalities?
    GALVANIC CURRENT, MICROCURRENT AND TELSA HIGH FREQUENCY CURRENT

  1.     What type of current does galvanic have?
    DIRECT CURRENT

  1.     What are the 2 poles in galvanic?
    POSITIVE (ANODE) AND NEGATIVE (CATHODE)

  1.     Where is the inactive pole held by the client during a galvanic treatment?
    IN RIGHT HAND OR UNDER RIGHT SHOULDER

  1.     Cataphoresis refers to infusing a POSITIVE (ACID) product into the skin with the use of an electric current.

  1.     Anaphoresis is the process of infusing NEGATIVE product into the skin.

  1. What is the positive pole called that is the activo pole during lontophoresis?
    ANODE

  1.     What is the nogative pole called and is the active pole during desincrustation?
    CATHODE

  1.     Tesla high froquency current is also called?
    VIOLET RAY

THERMAL OR HEAT PRODUCING CURRENT WITH A HIGH RATE OF OSCILLATION OR VIBRATION

  1.     LED red light does what?
    ANTI AGING

  1.     What do you do before and after every service?
    WASH HANDS

  1.     What is another term used to describe sodium hypochlorite?
    HOUSEHOLD BLEACH

  1.     What is another word used to describe multi use Items?
    DISINFECTABLE

  1.     True or False? UV sanitizers are useful storage containers, but they do not disinfect or sterilize.
    TRUE

  1.     What is a tertiary color?

FORMED BY MIXING EQUAL AMOUNTS OF A PRIMARY COLOR AND ITS

NEIGHBORING SECONDARY COLOR ON THE COLOR WHEEL

88. What is the primary goal of makeup?

TO ENHANCE THE CLIENT'S NATURAL BEAUTY BY BRINGING OUT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE FEATURES OF THE FACE AND MINIMIZING THOSE THAT ARE LESS ATTRACTIVE

89. How often do you renew your license?
EVERY TWO YEARS

90, Implements that have come into contact with blood must be sterilized with a disinfectant that is bacterial, fungicidal, virucidal, pseudomonicidal, tuberculocidal and effective against hepatitis B and what other virus?

HIV 1

  1.     Is it okay to laminate your license?
    NO

  1.     If a license laps for 3 or more years, what must one do to get the license reinstated?
    PASS THE LAW AND THE PRACTICAL EXAM

  1.     Where must licenses be displayed?
    PROMINENTLY AT THE WORK STATION

  1.     Is a licensed esthetician required to wear a uniform? REQUIRED TO WEAR A NAMETAG THAT DISPLAYS NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER

95. How old do you have to be to go to cosmetology/esthetics school and what are the requirements for education?

16 AND HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED

  1.     What is the fine range for a violation of a code?
    $O-$1000

  1.     True or False? Licensed estheticians may use electrical current to stimulate tiseue, reduce sebaceous activity and contract muscles.
    FALSE

  1.     Are licensed estheticians allowed to diagnose? No 

  1.     How many members are on the board of education?
    14

  1.     How long do you have after passing the theory and practical exams to pay for your license without any sort of penalty?

6 MONTHS

  1.     What is skin cancer caused by?
    DAMAGE TO DNA

  1.     What is the technical term for ringworm?
    TINEA CORPORIS

  1.     What is the most common and the least severe type of carcinoma?
    BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

  1.     What are the ABCDE's of Melanoma Detection?

A- ASYMMETRY

B-BORDER C-COLOR

D-DIAMETER E-EVOLVING

  1.     What are the male hormones that stimulate sebaceous glands?
    ANDROGENS

  1.     Failure to display the information required in subsection (b) is what (class) misdemeanor?
    CLASS C MISDEMEANOR

107, How often will each shop be inspected by the Board of Cosmetology?

AT LEAST ANNUALLY

108. How many years does a student have to complete the required courses and number of hours required after the student originally enrolls?

7 YEARS

109. A violation of chapter 4 Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1086 is what class misdemeanor?
CLASS B MISDEMEANOR

  1.     What is the fee for reciprocity?
    $100

  1.     What is the fee to retire a license?
    $50.00

  1.     The manager or designated manager of a shop shall be required to be present on the premise any day that services are being rendered and entitled to how much time in which he/ she can be away from the premises during the day so long as the manager is reachable by phone and can return to the shop within 20 minutes in the event that a representative of the Board requests their presence?

2 THIRTY (30) MINUTE PERIODS

  1.     When will inspections be conducted after receipt of application for a shop?
    WITHIN 10 DAYS

  1.     True or False? Cosmetology, manicuring, aesthetics and natural hair styling may be practiced only in rooms which are adequately lighted and ventilated.
    TRUE

  1.     Can tanning beds, massage therapy, and tattooing shops be located in a cosmetology, skin care, manicuring, or manicure/skin care shop?
    ONLY IF IT IS IN A SEPARATE ROOM WITH HARD WALLS

  1.     True or False? Every skin care shop shall be equipped with at least one sink which provides hot and cold running water in the work area excluding the bathroom.

  2.     A cosmetology, skin care, natural hair stylist or manicure shop must have a separate entrance from any other business except where?

IN MALLS, STRIP SHOPPING CENTERS, OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PROPERTY APPROVED BY THE BOARD

118. What is the uniform requirement for students and instructors?

ALL STUDENTS MUST WEAR UNIFORM PRESCRIBED BY THE SCHOOL AND INSTRUCTORS MUST WEAR NAME TAG WITH IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

  1.     True or False? High frequency electric current shall be used in the coagulation of human tissue, or in the removal of superfluous hair, warts, or appendages from the skin.
    FALSE

  1.     What does pseudomonicidal mean?
    FORMULATED FOR HOSPITALS

  1.     What is required before a licensee or student commences work on any patron?
    WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER AND DRAPE THE PATRON

  1.     What is a hazardous substance that has been banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in cosmetic products that cannot be on the premise of an establishment or school?
    LIQUID METHYLMETHACRYLATE

  1.     What is the acid mantle? A PROTECTIVE BARRIER AGAINST CERTAIN FORMS OF BACTERIA AND OTHER MICROORGANISMS.

What is redox reaction?

OXIDATION-REDUCTION- CHEMICAL REACTION IN WHICH THE OXIDIZING AGENT IS

REDUCED AND THE REDUCING AGENT IS OXIDIZED.

  1.     What is one-celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics called?
    BACTERIA

  1.     What is the term when a disease spreads from person to person by contact?
    COMMUNICABLE

  1.     What occurs when the esthetician touches a clean object with unclean hands?
    CROSS-CONTAMINATION

  1.     What is the process called of properly handling sterilized and disinfected supplies?
    ASEPTIC PROCEDURE

  1.     What is it called when a client's skin is cut during a salon service?
    EXPOSURE INCIDENT

  1.     What is the organization created by the U.S. Department of Labor to regulate and enforce safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace?
    OSHA

  1.     What is the most common type of bacteria; associated with diseases such as tetanus, typhoid fever, and tuberculosis?
    BACILLI

  1.     Which galvanic electrode is negative, black and marked with an "N" or a minus sign?
    CATHODE

  1.     What is the most commonly used electrical current?
    GALVANIC

134, This Ingredient releases free radical oxygen that kills bacteria and helps sterilize the follicles,

BENZOYL PEROXIDE

the skin called?

135. What le the procoss of using electric current to introduce water soluble ingredients into

IONTOPHORESIS

  1.     Prior to bikini waxing, how short should the hair be trimmed?
    1/2" - 3/4"

  1.     What is the process of forcing positive liquids Into the tissue from the positive pole toward the negative pole?
    CATAPHORESIS

  1.     High frequency current uses:
    ALTERNATING CURRENT

  1.     What are the benefits of the high-frequency machine? ANTISEPTIC, OXYGENATING, HEALING

  1.     A pH of 10 is how many more times alkaline than a pH of 82

  1.     What ingredient combination would be good for acnelc skin?
    GLYCOLIC, SALICYLIC, AZELAIC ACID

  1.     An autoclave is a sanitizer, disinfector or sterilizer?
    STERILIZER

  1.     Which type of disinfectant is suitable for cleaning blood and body-fluid?
    HOSPITAL-GRADE DISINFECTANT

  1.     What is the process where cells are nourished and carry out their activities?
    METABOLISM

  1.     What is the study of the structure and composition of the skin tissue?
    HISTOLOGY

  1.     About how far away should the steamer be from the client's face?

18 INCHES

  1.     How are closed comedones extracted?
    BY PRICKING THE DEAD LAYER WITH A LANCET

  1.     Aged or sun-damaged skin needs what type of ingredient topically and orally?
    ANTIOXIDANTS

  1.     How should a lancet be positioned during extractions?
    AT A 35 DEGREE ANGLE AND PARALLEL TO THE SKIN

  1.     What is the electrode that is positive, red, and marked with a "p" or plus sign?
    THE ANODE

  1.     A 5-diopter mag lamp has how many times the power magnification?
    50

  1.     What are cool tones generally considered to be?
    BLUE, BLUE-GREEN, BLUE-RED

  1.     For photography and print work, how should makeup be applied?
    MORE MAKEUP PRODUCT WILL NEED TO BE APPLIED

  1.     How many passes over each area are appropriate with the vacuum machine?

  2.     Dirt, oil and microbes are:
    CONTAMINANTS

  1.     What is a makeup polymer product that contains water, wax, thickeners, film formers, and preservatives?
    MASCARAS

  1.     What facial machine function illuminates fungi, bacteria, and pigmentation problems?
    THE WOOD'S LAMP

  1.     When performing desincrustation, you are performing what?
    ANAPHORESIS

  1.     What two substances can be used to create desincrustation fluid?
    WATER AND SALT

  1.     A pH of 2 is how many more times acidic than a pH of 5?
    1000

  1.     What is a bloodborne pathogen marked by inflammation of the liver?
    HEPATITIS

  1.     What is a smalll blister or sac containing clear fluid often produced by poison ivy and poison oak?
    VESICLE

  1.     What are non-toxic, odorless, fast-acting disinfectants called?
    QUATS

  1.     How do we determine skin type?
    LOOK AT PORE SIZE AND OIL DISTRIBUTION

  1.     When an acid and a base are mixed in equal proportions, what is the process that takes place?
    ACID-ALKALI NEUTRALIZATION

  1.     What is the term used to describe skin which lacks oil?
    ALIPIDIC

  1.     What is skin called that is red and has distended capillaries sometimes called?
    COUPEROSE

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

  1.     Hormonal hyperpigmentation is also called:
    MELASMA

170, What is PIP?

POST INFLAMMATORY PIGMENTATION

  1.     What is PCOS?
    POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME

  1.     What is a small elevation on the skin that contains no fluid but may develop pus?
    PAPULE (pimple)

  1.     What is the most common and least severe form of skin cancer?
    BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

174. What does EPA stand for?

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

175. What color does normal, healthy skin appear underneath the Wood's lamp?

BLUE-WHITE

176. What is saponication?

A CHEMICAL REACTION DURING DESINCRUSTATION WHERE THE CURRENT

TRANSFORMS THE SEBUM INTO SOAP

177. What is keratosis pilaris?

REDNESS AND BUMPINESS CAUSED BY BLOCKED FOLLICLES-OFTEN SEEN ON THE UPPER ARMS

178. Another name for lentigenes Is:

FRECKLES

179. What document must manufacturers Include that pertains to the safety and hazards relating to their products and chemicals?

MSDS

180. The sweat glands have small openings on the skin surface called:

DUCTS

181. What does intrinsic aging refer to?

FACTORS INSIDE THE BODY THAT LEAD TO AGING

182. How much does the skin of an average adult human weigh?

7 LBS

183. The dermis is made up of these two layers.

RETICULAR AND PAPILLARY

184. What is the most commonly used product ingredient?

WATER

185. What is a non-elevated, hyperpigmented spots that may form because of frequent sun exposure, heredity or hormonal changes?

CHLOASMA (LIVER SPOTS)

186. Tesla high frequency current is also known as:

VIOLET RAY

187. The salon disinfectant that is capable of destroying viruses:

VIRUCIDAL

188. The strength of a light bulb is measured in what?

WATTS

189. Vitiligo is a skin disorder with irregularly shaped White patches:

190. The unit for measuring the force or pressure of an electric current:

VOLTS

  1. Shorter wave lengths have:
    MORE ENERGY AND LESS HEAT

  1.     Hives are an example of a:
    WHEAL

  1.     Whiteheads are also known as:
    CLOSED COMEDONES

  1.     What is myology?
    THE STUDY OF MUSCLES

  1.     What is able to kill the bacteria pseudomonas aeruginosa?
    PSEUDOMONACIDAL

  1.     This massage technique involves the use of the fingers to produce rapid shaking movement?
    VIBRATION

produce this a small elevated blister or sac containing clear fluid? (poison ivy and poison oak

  1.     Where is a verruca commonly found?
    HANDS AND FEET

  1.     Ventricles are the thick walled chambers on the what part of the heart?
    BOTTOM HALF

  1.     What are thin walled tube like vessels that carry and keep the blood flowing in one direction to the heart?
    VEINS

  1.     What permits blood to flow in one direction?
    VALVE

  1.     Which salon disinfectant is able to kill the bacteria that causes tuberculosis?
    TUBERCULOCIDAL

  1.     Epithelial, nerve, muscular, connective, and adipose are all types of what?
    TISSUES

  1.     What type diseases are often due to over-functioning or under-functioning internal glands or organs?
    SYSTEMIC

  1.     What nerves are responsible for our recognizing touch, cold, heat, sight, hearing, taste, smell, pain and pressure?
    SENSORY NERVES

  1.     What system is the physical foundation of the body? And how many bones compose?
    SKELETAL SYSTEM/ 206

  1.     What is more serious than Basal Cell Carcinoma and is characterized by red, scaly patches or opon sores that may bleed or crust?
    SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

  2.     What is the most effective level of infection control?
    STERILIZATION

  1.     What layer consists of tightly-packed, scale-like hardened cells that are continuously shed and replaced by new cells?
    STRATUM CORNEUM

  1.     Stratum Germinativum is basically known as what layer of the epidermis?
    BIRTH/ BASAL CELL LAYER

  1.     Stratum Spinosum is the layer where the cells develop tiny spines that assist in:
    BINDING ALL CELLS TIGHTLY TOGETHER

  1.     What is the type of voluntary muscle that moves the fingers?
    STRIATED

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

  1.     What are tube-like ducts that begin in the dermis and extend into the epidermis and excrete sweat?
    SUDORIFEROUS GLANDS

  1.     What is the living jelly-like part of a cell called?
    PROTOPLASM

  1.     What is Osteology the study of?
    BONES

  1.     What is the system that is comprised of the organs necessary to reproduce?
    REPRODUCTIVE

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

  1.     What is the dermal layer that contains a majority of the skin's structures, such as nerve fibers, hair papilla, fat cells, blood and lymph capillaries, oil and sweat glands, and the arrector pili muscles?
    RETICULAR

  1.     These glands are located everywhere on the body with the exception of the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet:
    SEBACEOUS

  1.     What is the chemical process that reduces surface pathogens but does not kill bacteria?
    SANITATION

  1.     Is rosacea a chronic skin disorder?
    YES

What provides moisture to the skin and hair, lubricating and helping to prevent the ekin from wrinkling and/or from breaking?

SEBUM

  1.     What is a wheal also known as?
    URTICARIA

  1.     What is the function of the skin that Includes the stimulation and reaction to touch, cold, heat, pressure and pain?
    SENSATION

  1.     This function of the skin alds in maintaining the skin's moisture and elasticity:
    SECRETION

  1.     What color does the pore of an open comedone appear due to the sebum being exposed to the environment?
    BLACK

  1.     What are separate body structures that perform a specific function (lungs are an example)?
    ORGANS

  1.     The thyroid gland controls how quickly the body burns energy, makes proteins and:
    CONTROLS HOW SENSITIVE THE BODY SHOULD BE TO OTHER HORMONES

  1.     The origin is attached to the what portion of the bones?
    IMMOVABLE

  1.     Where is pus most likely to be found?
    PUSTULES

  1.     What layer contains some of the following: small blood vessels, melanin, dermal papillae, tactile corpuscles:
    PAPILLARY LAYER

  1.     What is an example of a papule?
    A PIMPLE

  1.     Percussion is a massage technique that involves light tapping and slapping. True or False?
    TRUE

  1.     Petrissage is a massage technique that involves what?
    KNEADING, LIFTING OR GRASPING MOVEMENTS

  1.     What are tiny color-free particles that are in the blood that are responsible for the clotting or coagulation of blood?
    PLATELETS AND THROMBOCYTES

  1.     Polarity is the property of having what poles of an electric current?
    POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE

  1.     This function of the skin guards the skin from UV rays, extreme weather conditions, bacterial infections and injuries: PROTECTION

  1.     Microcurrents are low levol electrical currente that aro similar to the electrical currents produced by what?
    THE HUMAN BODY

  1.     The process by which a call duplicates into two daughter cells is what?
    MITOSIS

  1.     Millaria rubra is also known as:
    PRICKLY HEAT AND HEAT RASH

  1.     Less than 1/1000 of an ampere, a common strength used in facials, is known as:
    MILLIAMPERE

  1.     Small, white keratin-filled bumps or cysts that are enclosed within the epidermis Is what?
    MILIA

  1.     Keratinization is most active in this layer, as the cells are forced upward and flatten due to the introduction of the protein, keratin:
    STRATUM GRANULOSUM

  1.     A unit for measuring the resistance of an electric current:
    OHM

  1.     What system supports the skeletal system?
    MUSCULAR

  1.     The Nervous System is comprised of what?
    BRAIN, SPINAL CORD AND NERVES

  1.     Neurology is the scientific study of the what?
    NERVOUS SYSTEM

  1.     An example of non-striated involuntary muscle:
    STOMACH MUSCLE

  1.     These nerve fibers carry messages to the brain and/or spinal cord to produce movement:
    MOTOR

  1.     What is commonly referred to as a birthmark?
    NEVUS

252, What is light that is not visible to the naked eye?

INVISIBLE LIGHT

253, What is thickened or hardened areas of skin caused by friction?

KERATOMA

  1.     What system Is comprised of skin and serves as a protective covering?
    INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

  1.     Lesions are grouped into which categories?
    PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AND TERTIARY

  1. Leukoderma is a skin disorder characterized by what?
    LIGHT PATCHES

  1.     Lymph is a clear, SLIGHTLY YELLOW

fluid that circulates throughout the lymphatic system.

  1.     What does the lymphatic/immune system develop?
    IMMUNITIES

  1.     A discoloration that is normally flat, small and can vary in color, shapes and size.
    MACULE

  1.     What is a dark pigmented tumor typically associated with skin cancer?
    MELANOMA

  1.     What is the most dangerous form of skin cancer?
    MALIGNANT MELANOMA

  1.     Commonly referred to as a cold sore, what is the technical term for a contagious skin disorder characterized as an eruption of a vesicle situated on an inflamed base?
    HERPES SIMPLEX

  1.     What is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome?

 AIDS

  1.     Histology is the study of what?
    THE MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY OF CELLS AND TISSUES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS

  1.     An over-abundance of perspiration is called what?
    HYPERHIDROSIS

  1.     An excessive hairiness in those parts of the body where terminal hair does not normally grow;
    HYPERTRICHOSIS

  1.     A contagious bacterial infection characterized by open lesions found by the nose and/or mouth.
    IMPETIGO

  1.     Where is the insertion attached to?
    THE MOVABLE PORTION OF THE BONE

  1.     Also known as an insulator, this material prevents the flow of electricity.
    NONCONDUCTOR

  1.     This unit measures 1,000 watts of electrical power used within one second.
    KILOWATT

  1.     What type of diseases begin abruptly and can be severe or painful, then subside after a short period of time?
    ACUTE

  1.     What is excoriation? SCRAPING OF THE SKIN

  1.     Excretion disperses perspiration, which alds in:
    MAINTAINING A HEALTHY TEMPERATURE

  1.     This system is comprised of the kidneys, liver, skin, large intestine, and lungs:
    EXCRETORY

  1.     This massage technique provides deep stimulation to the muscles using a rolling, rubbing, or wringing movement:
    FRICTION

  1.     Which kind of salon disinfectant can destroy fungi?
    FUNGICIDAL

  1.     This prevents an excessive amount of electricity from passing through a circuit:
    FUSE

  1.     What is a device that links to the main source of electricity?
    FUSE BOX

  1.     The six functions of skin are protection, absorption, secretion, excretion, sensation, and :
    HEAT REGULATION

  1.     What is an iron supporting protein that gives blood color?
    HEMOGLOBIN

  1.     A bloodborne virus that can cause inflammation of the liver and is characterized by jaundice, fever, and abdominal pain:
    HEPATITIS

  1.     What is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases?
    DERMATOLOGY

  1.     What is the system that digests food and breaks it down into nutrients?
    DIGESTIVE

  1.     What is the current that flows in one direction?
    DIRECT CURRENT

  1.     What is the process of destroying most pathogenic bacteria and toxins on nonporous

surfaces?

DISINFECTION

  1.     What are sudoriferous and sebaceous glands known as?
    DUCT GLANDS

  1.     A closed, abnormally developed sac containing fluids or morbid matter:
    CYST

  1.     A spongy bone located between both eye sockets:
    ETHMOID

  2.     What is the device that switches AC to DC? RECTIFIER

  1.     What system includes ductless glands that regulate hormone production?
    ENDOCRINE

  1.     This skin layer is the outer layer.
    EPIDERMIS

  1.     Effleurage is a massage technique that involves constant movement of light, slow gliding and:
    STROKING

  1.     The flow of positive and negative electric currents through a conductor and back to the generating source:
    COMPLETE ELECTRIC CURRENT

  1.     An infection of the eyes that is highly contagious:
    CONJUNCTIVITIS/ PINK EYe

  1.     Metal, copper and water are all

of electricity:

CONDUCTORS

  1.     What is the device that switches DC to AC; the opposite of a rectifier?
    CONVERTER

  1.     Dry or moist patches of skin that are painful and itchy:
    ECZEMA

298, An inflammation of the skin:

DERMATITIS

299. Ampere or amp is the unit that measures the
________ .  of an electric current.

STRENGTH

  1.     Tumors may penetrate into the dermis and be either benign or
    MALIGNANT

  1.     A small, uneven pigmented spot on the skin's surface:
    MOLE

  1.     What is the underlying or inner layer of the skin?
    DERMIS

  2.     HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C are common types of diseases caused by a:
    BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN

  1.     The sudoriferous gland disorder that causes foul-smelling perspiration:
    BROMHIDROSIS

  1.     Bulla is a large blister containing:
    CLEAR, WATERY FLUID

  1.     The muscle that pumps blood through the circulatory system:
    CARDIAC MUSCLE

Cathode is typically designed to increase blood flow, soften skin, and penetrate what kind

of solutions into the skin?

ALKALINE

308, What is the basic unit of all living matter?

CELL

309, Circuit breaker Is a 'switch' that overload.

AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF

the flow of electricity at the first signs of an

310. A panel or device that automatically stops the flow of electricity:

CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX

311, This system transports blood and lymph throughout the body;

CIRCULATORY

312. Long-lasting or recurring disorders or diseases:

CHRONIC

313, The main artery that supplies the head and neck with oxygenated blood.

COMMON CAROTID ARTERY

314. What is MRSA the acronym for?

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

315, The aorta is the largest

ARTERY

316. What is the top chambers of the heart?

ATRIUM

317, Also known as blackheads, these hair follicles contain hardened and darkened sebum:

COMEDO

318, The outermost protective layer of the skin containing many small nerve endings, but no blood vessels;

EPIDERMIS

319, The middle portion of a muscle:

BELLY

320, A type of disinfectant that kills bacteria:

BACTERICIDAL

321. What nourishes and supplies oxygen to the body?

BLOOD

322, One of the six functions of the skin that aids in its ability to stretch and return:

ABSORPTION

323, What Is a chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands?

ACNE

What is the final stage of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus?

AIDS

325. In a/an

current, the flow of electricity reverses direction:

ALTERNATING

326, Dermatitis Venenata is an allergic reaction caused by exposure to certain:

PRODUCTS

327. The subcutaneous tissue Is          tissue found beneath the dermis:
FATTY

328. A congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and oyes:
ALBINISM

320. In the visible spectrum of light, sunlight:
35%

of visible light rays account for natural

330,

Is a lack of perspiration due to an underactive sudoriforous gland:

ANHIDROSIS

331. An anode is typically designed to decrease blood flow, reduce redness or inflammation, and

HARDENS THE SKIN TISSUE, CLOSING PORES

332. What is an agent that prevents or reduces infection by eliminating or decreasing the growth of microorganisms?
ANTISEPTIC

333, What color corrective makeup would you use to cover blue undertones under the ayes?

ORANGE/PEACH

334. In order for bleach to be effective as disinfectants, the bleach must be properly diluted to

a - — % solution.

10% (9 parts water to 1 part bleach)

  1.     What is the most durable type of brush handle commonly available?
    WOOD

  1.     What color eyes are neutral and can wear any color?
    BROWN

337, What type of brush is short with dense bristles for powder or blush, and is mainly used in a circular motion to apply and blend powders?

KABUKI BRUSH

338, What face shape is long and narrow, with cheeks that are often hollowed under prominent cheekbones?

RECTANGLE

339. The ideal oval face is approximately - - --as wide as it is long. THREE-FOURTHS

  1.     True or False: Concealers may be applied before or after foundation.
    TRUE

  1.     What is an abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its systems or organs, that makes the body incapable of carrying on normal function?
    DISEASE

  1.     This machine can be used after desincrustation, before extractions and also in place of massage.
    VACUUM MACHINE

  1.     Organic chemistry is the study of substances that contain
    CARBON

  1.     What is used to remove implements from EPA or a disinfection solution?
    TONGS

  1.     What degree angle or less do you hold spatulas or applicators at while applying the wax?

45

  1.     What is the average rate of cell turnover for adults 50 and older?

42-84 DAYS

  1.     A pH of less than what percent is not recommended for salon peels?
    3

  1.     What kind of cleanser is recommended for men's skin care?
    FOAMING

  1.     What should be the first two products recommended to begin a man's home care regimen?
    A CLEANSER AND A HYDRATING LIGHTWEIGHT LOTION (3rd

RECOMMENDATION- SUNSCREEN)

  1.     What is the intensity or strength of a color?
    SATURATION

  1.     What are some of the most common allergens?
    FRAGRANCES AND SOME PRESERVATIVES

  1.     What percentage of water is in most products?
    60-90%

  1.     What artery supplies blood to the forehead and upper eyelids?
    FRONTAL

  1.     What facial feature necessitates the blending of a lighter shade of foundation onto the tip of the nose and in between the eyes?
    SHORT NOSE

  1.     Promoting skin healing, preventing wrinkles, reducing the formation of scar tissue, and what other function does antioxidants fulfill? PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MELANOCYTES

  1.     What is the primary proporty of eucalyptus?
    STIMULATING

  1.     The Environmental Protection Agenoy (EPA) registere many different types of ----?
    DISINFECTANTS

958. What aro the two primary bactoria classifloations?
PATHOGENIC AND NONPATHOGENIC

  1.     Bacteria are one-celled microorganisms also known as microbes or --?
    GERMS

  1.     The division of a bacterial cell into two new cells is called?
    BINARY FISSION

  1.     An infectious agent smaller than bacteria and capable of replication through taking over the host cell's reproduction machinery is known as
    A VIRUS

  1.     What is a contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite?
    SCABIES

  1.     What is an example of a local infection?
    AN ABSCESS

  1.     The number of viable organisms in or on the object or surface or organic material on a sunface or object prior to decontamination or sterilization is known as
    BIOBURDEN

  1.     To use a disinfectant properly, read and follow the manufacturer's directions and
    implements for proper disinfection.
    COMPLETELY SUBMERGE

  1.     All disinfectants are
    INACTIVATED

in the presence of oils, lotions, creams and dust.

367. Quats is a short term for the salon disinfectant known as _
QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS

368. Phenols may

certain rubber and plastic materials.

DAMAGE

369.

STANDARD

precautions were introduced in 1966 to replace Universal Precautions.

  1.     The cranium is made up of how many bones?  8

  1.     Each person's nutritional needs depend on age, sex, weight, physical activity and. BODY TYPE

  1.     Complemantary foods consist of two incomplete proteins that make a complate
    PROTEIN

  1.     The most important carbohydrate is?
    GLUCOSE

  1.     In which type of food would you ganerally find linoleic acid?
    CORN OIL

  1.     Retinol and

aro different names for the same micronutrient.

VITAMIN A

378. Approximately
80 to 85

percent of aging is caused by sun exposure.

  1.     Estrogans used in hormone replacement therapy can come from
    PLANTS OR ANIMALS

  1.     Apocrine glands are most active
    DURING EMOTIONAL CHANGES

.?

  1.     As estrogen depletes, skin begins to

  2. LOSE ITS TONE

  1.     What is the greatest aging effect on skin?
    UV RAYS

  1.     Pure water with a pH of 7 is considered to be
    NEUTRAL

  1.     Liquids that mix easily are known as
    MISCIBLE

  1.     An alteration of the properties of a substance without the formation of a new substance is
    PHYSICAL CHANGE

  1.     The tail of a surlactant molecule is.
    LIPOPHILIC. meaning oil-loving.

385. The head of a surfactant molecule is
HYDROPHILIC

, meaning water-loving.

  1.     The formation of a new product by the uniting of two or more elements is known as
    A COMPOUND

  1.     When two or more atoms are joined together chemically, what is created?
    A MOLECULE

  1.     Intercellular means.         the cells.

BETWEEN

  1. What does the skin protect against?
    OUTSIDE ELEMENTS AND MICROORGANISMS

  1.     About 95 percent of the epidermis is made up of
    KERATINOCYTES

  1.     What is the focus of a medical facial?
    CORRECTING SKIN CONDITIONS

  1.     Approximately how far away should the facial steamer be when steaming the skin?

18 INCHES

  1.     When steaming, where should the steamer nozzle be placed?
    ABOVE OR BELOW THE CLIENT'S FACE

  1.     The primary difference between removing open and closed lesions is that with closed lesions, you must do what?
    MAKE AN OPENING IN THE DEAD CELL LAYER

  1.     What causes skin to become dry?
    INACTIVITY OF THE SEBACEOUS GLANDS

  1.     If the client's skin has good elasticity, what happens at the end of an elasticity test?
    THE SKIN RETURNS TO NORMAL SHAPE

  1.     Pseudofolliculitus is the proper term for what?
    RAZOR BUMPS

  1.     Rosacea doesn't usually appear before the age of what?
    35

  1.     The technique of applying pressure to the feet based on a system of zones that directly correspond to the anatomy of the body is called what?
    REFLEXOLOGY

  1.     The slowing down of movement at the end of a massage is called?
    FEATHERING

  1.     The high-frequency machine is an apparatus that utilizes alternating or

current.

SINUSOIDAL

  1.     True or False. No metallic electrode should ever be placed directly on the skin.
    TRUE

  1.     Desincrustation is deep follicle cleansing whereas ionization is the penetration of what?
    PRODUCT

  1.     Which high frequency electrode is best used for treating sallow and aging skin and how?
    INDIRECT ELECTRODE/ CLIENT HOLDS

  1.     True or False. There are no infrared or ultraviolet rays in high frequency.
    TRUE

  1.     An example of a stronger heat reaction is seen in thermolysis which is used for
    (permanent hair removal).
    ELECTROLYSIS

  1.     All massage movements on the side of the neck are done with .

motion.

DOWNWARD (never upward)

  1.     What is a form of petrissage in which the tissue is grasped, gently lifted, and spread out?
    FULLING

  1.     Also known as percussion, movements consisting of short, quick tapping, slapping, and hacking movements.
    TAPOTEMENT

  1.     What is the application of pressure on acupuncture points found throughout the body to balance the body's energy flow and to promote health?
    SHIATSU

  1.     The hours between 10AM and 3PM are considered the time of peak exposure to:
    ULTRAVIOLET RAYS

  1.     The disorder characterized by foul-smelling perspiration is called:
    BROMHIDROSIS

  1.     Asteatosis is characterized by dry, scaly skin from a deficiency of what?
    SEBUM

  1.     The type of hair that responds best to laser hair removal treatment is:
    COARSE, DARK HAIR

  1.     In a direct surface application of high-frequency current, when applying and removing the electrode from the skin:
    HOLD YOUR FINGER ON THE ELECTRODE

  1.     Distended or dilated surface blood vessels.
    TELANGIECTASIAS

  1.     Also known as cicatrix; a lightly raised mark on the skin formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed.
    SCAR

  1.     What are unstable molecules that cause biochemical aging?
    FREE RADICALS

  1.     What is an allergic reaction created by repeated exposure to a chemical or substance?
    SENSITIZATION

  1.     What is a change in pigmentation of skin caused by exposure to the sun or ultraviolet rays?
    TAN

  1.     What is an intrinsic factor?
    FACTORS OVER WHICH WE HAVE LITTLE CONTROL

  1. What does AK stand for?
    ACTINIC KERATOSIS- rough, scaly patch on the skin caused by years of sun exposure

  1.     What does SK stand for?
    SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS- noncancerous skin condition that appears as a waxy

brown, black, or tan growth

  1.     What is an inflammatory skin condition caused by contact with a substance or chemical?
    CONTACT DERMATITIS

  1.     What does the Fitzpatrick Scale measure?
    THE SKIN TYPE'S ABILITY TO TOLERATE SUN EXPOSURE

  1.     What is skin type determined by?
    OIL PRODUCTION AND PORE SIZE

  1.     True or False. Skin types are genetically determined.
    TRUE

  1.     What evaluates photodamage based on wrinkling categorized by age?
    GLOGAU SCALE

  1.     What is Rubin's Classification of Photodamage?
    USES LEVELS TO CLASSIFY PHOTODAMAGE BY THE DEPTH OF SKIN CHANGES

OR DAMAGE

430. What can skin conditions be caused by?

ALLERGIES/REACTIONS, GENETICS/ETHNICITY, MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND MANY OTHER INTERNAL (intrinsic) OR EXTERNAL FACTORS (extrinsic)

431. What are injectable fillers?
SUBSTANCES USED IN NONSURGICAL PROCEDURES TO FILL IN OR PLUMP UP

AREAS OF THE SKIN

  1.     What is the term used to describe procedures that do not remove tissue?
    NONABLATIVE

  1.     What is also known as esthetic surgery?
    COSMETIC SURGERY

  1.     What is the medical term for a face lift?
    RHYTIDECTOMY

  1.     What does Botox do and where is the most common site injected?
    RELAXES TISSUES AND DIMINISHES LINES/ GLABELLA

  1.     What are dermal fillers used for?
    FILL LINES, WRINKLES, AND OTHER FACIAL IMPERFECTIONS

  1.     What is hyaluronic acid and how many times does it hold its weight in water?
    POLYSACCHARIDE FOUND IN THE BODY AND CONNECTIVE TISSUES/ 1000

  1.     What is a blepharoplasty?
    EYE LIFT

  1. What is the medical term for a nose surgery?
    RHINOPLASTY

  1.     What is a strong exfoliation method that uses a mechanical brush to physically remove tissue down to the dermis?
    DERMABRASION

  1.     What are the strongest peels which can be toxic?
    PHENOL PEELS

  1.     What procedure minimizes varicose veins and other varicosities by injecting chemical agents into the affected areas?
    SCLEROTHERAPY

  1.     What is the term to describe inflammation of a vein?
    PHLEBITIS

  1.     What is mammoplasty?
    BREAST SURGERY THAT ENLARGES THE BREASTS OR RECONSTRUCTS THEM

  1.     What machine helps address excess cell buildup, excess dirt, and excess oil?
    ROTARY BRUSH

  1.     What is a heat effect that is used for permanent hair removal?
    THERMOLYSIS

  1.     What type of light does a Wood's Lamp use?
    BLACK LIGHT

  1.     What are ions?
    ATOMS OR MOLECULES CARRYING AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE

  1.     What purpose does a piece of cotton serve when inserted into the hand piece of a vacuum machine?
    FILTRATION

  1.     What is the most common magnification for magnifying lamps, measured in diopters?
    FIVE

  1.     An example of a local infection is:
    AN ABSCESS

  1.     HIV is mainly spread through:
    SHARING NEEDLES BY INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS.

  1.     How many wet disinfectants should there be at the salon?
    ONE FOR EACH ROOM

  1.     Where are supplies stored?
    IN CLEAN, COVERED, LABELED CONTAINERS

  1.     If you need to retrieve additional supplies during a service, you should remove them from the container using: FORCEPS OR TONGS

  1.     When setting out the treatment products, you should do so:
    IN ORDER OF THE PROCEDURE APPLICATION

  1.     Why should a nall brush be on hand in your treatment room?
    TO CLEAN YOUR NAILS BEFORE PERFORMING SERVICES

  1.     For each client receiving a facial treatment, you need a minimum of how many cleansing pads?
    4-6

  1.     What should you do before leaving work?
    PREPARE THE ROOM FOR THE NEXT DAY

  1.     In business, sustainability refers to a balance of three different aspects as follows:
    PEOPLE, PLANET AND PROFIT

  1.     What should be done when product gets in clients' eyes during a service?
    CLIENTS SHOULD FLUSH THEIR EYES WITH WATER

  1.     Less steam and heat should be used on which skin type?
    SENSITIVE

  1.     Which type of protective gear must be worn when performing extractions?
    GLOVES

  1.     How many times should you rinse when removing a product during a facial?

3 TIMES

  1.     Why should you never put a lancet directly into the follicle?
    IT CAN BE PAINFUL AND MAY DAMAGE THE FOLLICLE

  1.     What type of product is necessary for dry skin?
    OCCLUSIVE

  1.     Melanin-suppressant agents are used in treating:
    HYPERPIGMENTATION

  1.     Consecutively repeating all movements
    3-6 times is a good rule of thumb.

  1.     What does a rhythmic flow promote?
    RELAXATION

  1.     Massage movements are directed from the

to avoid muscle damage,

INSERTION POINT TOWARD THE ORIGIN OF THE MUSCLE

  1.     The therapist's body and shoulders are used to perform
    VIBRATION

  1.     Using the Dr. Jacquet movement method of massage helps to
    EMPTY THE OIL DUCTS

  1. Stimulating muscle and nerve motor points during a massage will
    CONTRACT THE MUSCLES

  1.     Using deep pressure on the face
    CAN WEAKEN ELASTIN FIBERS

  1.     Hand exercises help strengthen your hands and
    PREVENT REPETITIVE MOTION PROBLEMS

  1.     The areas of the body that an esthetician can massage Include
    FACE, NECK, SHOULDERS AND DÉCOLLETÉ

  1.     Contraindications for facial massage include rosacea, inflamed acne and
    SUNBURN

  1.     The Lucas sprayer was invented by
    DR. LUCAS CHAMPIONNIERE

  1.     The electric device that cleans the skin is called
    HIGH FREQUENCY

  1.     What does galvanic current do for the skin?
    AIDS IN PENETRATION OF PRODUCTS

  1.     The two significant reactions caused by galvanic current are
    CHEMICAL AND IONIC

  1.     When using the brush machine, where on the client's face should you begin?
    THE FOREHEAD

  1.     What types of products are used for desincrustation?
    ALKALINE

  1.     The scientific study of hair and its diseases is called
    TRICHILOGY

  1.     When applying a strip for waxing, how much material should you leave free to grip for removing?
    1 "

486, T or F: Noncertified colors are inorganic compounds from animal or plant extracts and can be natural mineral pigments.

F: ORGANIC (carbon-based) not inorganic

  1.     Colors that do not require certification, include zine oxide, iron oxides, carmine, mica, and the ultramarine colors are called
    EXEMPT COLORS

  1.     What are naturally occurring mild acids used as chemical exfoliants?
    ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS (AHAS) and BETA HYDROXY ACIDS (BHAs)

  1.     What ingredients (such as papain, bromelain, and pancreatin) are designed to dissolve keratin proteins on the surface of the skin to make it softer, smoother, and help maintain the hydration level of the epidermis? ENZYMES

490. What are chains of amino acids used in skin care products to produce changes in the skin's appearance?
PEPTIDES

401. What is a natural form of vitamin A that stimulates cell repair and helps to normalize skin cella by generating new cella?
RETINOL

  1.     What is considered a powerful antioxidant that protects and revitalizes skin cells?
    COENZYME Q10

  1.     What four cell types make up the epidermis?
    KERATINOCYTES, MELANOCYTES, IMMUNE CELLS AND MERKEL CELLS

  1.     What type of cells compose 95% of the epidermis?
    KERATINOCYTES

  1.     What two types of melanin does the body produce?
    PHEOMELANIN AND EUMELANIN

  1.     What are products that suppress melanin production by interrupting biochemical processes?
    BRIGHTENING AGENTS (some called TYROSINE INHIBITORS)

  1.     This is 25 times thicker than the epidermis:
    DERMIS

  1.     What is the subcutaneous layer also known as?
    HYPODERMIS

  1.     What is a beneficial hydrating fluid that is a part of the dermal substance glycosaminoglycans?
    HYALURONIC ACID

  1.     What makes up 70% of the dermis, is a protein substance of complex fibers, gives skin its strength and is necessary for wound healing?
    COLLAGEN

  1.     What is the age requirement to manage a salon/spa?
    18

  1.     What vitamin besides A help with collagen production?

Vitamin E

  1.     What vitamins help protect the skin from the sun?
    C and D

  1.     What damages the skin the most?
    SUN

  1.     What is the considered the most attractive face shape?
    OVAL

K

Theory Cheat Sheet 500.

What is Tinea?
CONTAGIOUS CONDITION CAUSED BY A FUNGAL INFECTION AND NOT A PARASITE

  1.   What is a disorder of the sebaceous gland that causes severe olliness?
    SEBORRHEA

  2.   What is a flat spot or discoloration on the skin (i.e. freckle)?
    MACULE

  3.   What are the sweat glands called?
    SUDORIFEROUS GLANDS

  4.   What is a chronic vascular disorder characterized by couperose veins and congestion of the skin that may have papules and pustules?
    ROSACEA

  5.   Where are the melanocytes found and what are they?

  6. CELLS THAT PRODUCE PIGMENT GRANULES IN THE BASAL LAYER (STRATUM GERMINATIVUM)

-  This is the division of the skin that contains collagen and elastin that is also called the true skin.
DERMIS

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

  1.   What does UVA stand for?
    AGING RAYS

  1.     What does UVB stand for?
    BURNING RAYs

  1.     Which one of the rays is most deadly and what protects us from it?
    UVB/ MELANIN

  1.     What is hepatitis?
    A BLOODBORNE VIRUS THAT CAUSES DISEASE AND CAN DAMAGE THE LIVER

What are round shape bacteria that appear singly or in groups (there are 3 types)?
COCCI (STAPHYLOCOCCI, STREPTOCOCCI, DIPLOCOCCI)

  1. What does diplococci cause?
    PNEUMONIA

  1.     What is a spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria that cause diseases such as syphilie and Lyme disease?
    SPIRILLA

  1.     What is contamination?

THE PRESENCE OF BLOOD OR OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIALS ON AN ITEM'S SURFACE OR VISIBLE DEBRIS OR RESIDUES SUCH AS DUST, HAIR AND SKIN

  1.     What is the lowest to highest levels of decontamination?
    DISINFECTION/CLEANING
    SANITATION
    STERILIZATION

  1.     What is an autoclave?

FOR USE IN STERILIZATION-RESULTS IN THE DESTRUCTION OF ALL MICROBES

THROUGH HEAT AND PRESSURE

  1.     What is the type of infection (characterized by groups of red blisters that form a rash) that is also known as shingles?
    HERPES ZOSTER

  1.     What is the inactive stage of a bacteria called?
    SPORE-FORMING STAGE

  1.     Which pathogenic bacteria causes blood poisoning?
    STREPTOCOCCI

  1.     Which pathogenic bacteria causes tetanus?
    BACILLI

  1.     Which pathogenic bacteria look like a cluster of grapes?
    STAPHYLOCOCCI

  1.     What are the steps of a facial?

CLEANSE, ANALYZE, EXFOLIATE, STEAM/WARM TOWELS, EXTRACTIONS, TONE, MASSAGE, MASK, TONE, MOISTURIZE AND SUNSCREEN

26. What causes warts?
VIRUS

27. What is the technical term for wart?

Verruca 

  1.     What does sinusoidal current produce?
    HEAT (HIGH FREQUENCY)

  1.     Who must know about change of business/ home adress?                                             Board of cosmetology 

30. What is the highest level of decontamination? What does it kill?

STERILIZATION/ ALL MICROBES

31. How long do you have after passing both theory and practical before you have to apply for your license?

6 MONTHS

32. Name the pathogenic bacteria. What are they and what do each cause?

COCCI (INCLUDE STAPHYLOCOCCI-causes abscesses, pustules and boils,

STREPTOCOCCI- causes infections such as strep throat and blood poisoning, DIPLOCOCCI-cause disease such as pneumonia), BACILLI- produce diseases such as tetanus (lockjaw), typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diphtheria AND SPIRILLA-causes syphilis and borrelia burgdorferi (causes Lyme disease)

33. What bacteria move through liquid and what do they use to get around with?

BACILLI AND SPIRILLA/FLAGELLA

34. What do you disinfect with when you have a blood exposure incident on floors and counters?

EPA REGISTERED/APPROVED DISINFECTANT

35. What vitamin aids in collagen production?

SULPHUR

36. What 2 vitamins are good for sun protection and helps with the aging effects of the sun?

VITAMINS A and E

37. What is a disorder of the sebaceous glands that is characterized by dry scaly skin?

ASTEATOSIS

38. What is the largest organ in the body?

SKIN

39. What body system consists of the appendages of the skin that includes the hair, nails, sweat glands and oil glands?

INTEGUMENTARY

  1.     What is the pH of the acid mantle? pH BELOW 7.0

  1.     What is the natural pH of the skin?

5.5 

  1.     What is another name for stratum corneum?

HORNY LAYER

43. What is the stratum germinativum also called?

BASAL CELL LAYER

44. Where on the body are the stratum lucidum (that has clear translucent dead skin cells that let light pass through) commonly found?

PALMS OF HANDS AND SOLES OF THE FEET

45, True or False? Never let quats, phenols, bleach, or any other disinfectant come in contact with your skin,

TRUE

46. What is the usual process of cell reproduction in human tissues that occurs when the cell divides into two identical cells (and what are they called)?

CELL MITOSIS/ DAUGHTER CELLS

47. What do you use to apply moisturizer or creams to the skin with?

COTTON ROUND OR GAUZE

48. What is a contraindication?

FACTORS THAT PROHIBITS A TREATMENT DUE TO A CONDITION/ TREATMENTS COULD CAUSE HARMFUL OR NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS TO THOSE WHO HAVE

SPECIFIC

MEDICAL OR SKIN CONDITIONS

49. What comes after the mask and before the moisturizer in a facial?

TONER

50. In a skin analysis after cleansing, what do you do next?

EXFOLIATION

51. When is a toner mostly used during a facial?

AFTER EXTRACTIONS TO CLOSE THE PORES AND AFTER THE MASQUE TO REMOVE

ANY RESIDUE

52. What is a gommage mask?

EXFOLIATING CREAMS THAT ARE RUBBED OFF THE SKIN (ROLL-OFF MASK)

53. What is a modelage mask?

THERMAL MASKS

54. What does psoriasis look like?

RED PATCHES COVERED WITH WHITE-SILVER SCALES

55, What is eczema?

INFLAMMATORY, PAINFUL ITCHING DISEASE OF THE SKIN, ACUTE OR CHRONIC IN NATURE, WITH DRY OR MOIST LESIONS

56. What is an ergonomically correct posture?

ONE THAT IS HEALTHY FOR THE HUMAN SPINE

57. What is the most popular epilating method in salons?

WAXING

58, What is depilation?

PROCESS OF REMOVING HAIR AT OR NEAR THE LEVEL OF THE SKIN

59. What are depilatories?

A SUBSTANCE USED TO DISSOLVE HAIR AT THE SKIN LEVEL

60, What is hirsutism?

EXCESSIVE HAIR GROWTH

  1.     What is the resting or falling out stage of hair growth?
    TELOGEN PHASE

  1.     What is the ingredient in hair removal wax that is most likely to cause an allergic reaction?
    BEESWAX

  1.     What is CRF?
    CELL RENEWAL FACTOR

  1.     What does the pH scale measure?
    IONS

  1.     True or False? Only products that contain water can have a pH?
    TRUE

  1.     What percentage and what pH of AHA's are allowed to use in an esthetics salon?
    NO MORE THAN 30% SOLUTION AND NO LESS THAN 3.0 pH

  1.     LED blue light is effective in treating what?
    ACNE.                                                                 What  face shape has artisticaly ideal proportions? Oval 

  1.     How would you contour a wide nose?
    APPLY DARKER FOUNDATION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NOSE

  1.     How would you correct small lips?
    OUTLINE BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER LIPS AND FILL IN WITH SOFT OR FROSTED

COLORS TO MAKE THEM APPEAR LARGER

  1.     What are band lashes applied with?
    STRIP LASH ADHESIVE

  1.     What is a milliampere?
    ONE-THOUSANDTH OF AN AMPERE

  1.     What are the three modalities?
    GALVANIC CURRENT, MICROCURRENT AND TELSA HIGH FREQUENCY CURRENT

  1.     What type of current does galvanic have?
    DIRECT CURRENT

  1.     What are the 2 poles in galvanic?
    POSITIVE (ANODE) AND NEGATIVE (CATHODE)

  1.     Where is the inactive pole held by the client during a galvanic treatment?
    IN RIGHT HAND OR UNDER RIGHT SHOULDER

  1.     Cataphoresis refers to infusing a POSITIVE (ACID) product into the skin with the use of an electric current.

  1.     Anaphoresis is the process of infusing NEGATIVE product into the skin.

  1. What is the positive pole called that is the activo pole during lontophoresis?
    ANODE

  1.     What is the nogative pole called and is the active pole during desincrustation?
    CATHODE

  1.     Tesla high froquency current is also called?
    VIOLET RAY

THERMAL OR HEAT PRODUCING CURRENT WITH A HIGH RATE OF OSCILLATION OR VIBRATION

  1.     LED red light does what?
    ANTI AGING

  1.     What do you do before and after every service?
    WASH HANDS

  1.     What is another term used to describe sodium hypochlorite?
    HOUSEHOLD BLEACH

  1.     What is another word used to describe multi use Items?
    DISINFECTABLE

  1.     True or False? UV sanitizers are useful storage containers, but they do not disinfect or sterilize.
    TRUE

  1.     What is a tertiary color?

FORMED BY MIXING EQUAL AMOUNTS OF A PRIMARY COLOR AND ITS

NEIGHBORING SECONDARY COLOR ON THE COLOR WHEEL

88. What is the primary goal of makeup?

TO ENHANCE THE CLIENT'S NATURAL BEAUTY BY BRINGING OUT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE FEATURES OF THE FACE AND MINIMIZING THOSE THAT ARE LESS ATTRACTIVE

89. How often do you renew your license?
EVERY TWO YEARS

90, Implements that have come into contact with blood must be sterilized with a disinfectant that is bacterial, fungicidal, virucidal, pseudomonicidal, tuberculocidal and effective against hepatitis B and what other virus?

HIV 1

  1.     Is it okay to laminate your license?
    NO

  1.     If a license laps for 3 or more years, what must one do to get the license reinstated?
    PASS THE LAW AND THE PRACTICAL EXAM

  1.     Where must licenses be displayed?
    PROMINENTLY AT THE WORK STATION

  1.     Is a licensed esthetician required to wear a uniform? REQUIRED TO WEAR A NAMETAG THAT DISPLAYS NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER

95. How old do you have to be to go to cosmetology/esthetics school and what are the requirements for education?

16 AND HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED

  1.     What is the fine range for a violation of a code?
    $O-$1000

  1.     True or False? Licensed estheticians may use electrical current to stimulate tiseue, reduce sebaceous activity and contract muscles.
    FALSE

  1.     Are licensed estheticians allowed to diagnose? No 

  1.     How many members are on the board of education?
    14

  1.     How long do you have after passing the theory and practical exams to pay for your license without any sort of penalty?

6 MONTHS

  1.     What is skin cancer caused by?
    DAMAGE TO DNA

  1.     What is the technical term for ringworm?
    TINEA CORPORIS

  1.     What is the most common and the least severe type of carcinoma?
    BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

  1.     What are the ABCDE's of Melanoma Detection?

A- ASYMMETRY

B-BORDER C-COLOR

D-DIAMETER E-EVOLVING

  1.     What are the male hormones that stimulate sebaceous glands?
    ANDROGENS

  1.     Failure to display the information required in subsection (b) is what (class) misdemeanor?
    CLASS C MISDEMEANOR

107, How often will each shop be inspected by the Board of Cosmetology?

AT LEAST ANNUALLY

108. How many years does a student have to complete the required courses and number of hours required after the student originally enrolls?

7 YEARS

109. A violation of chapter 4 Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1086 is what class misdemeanor?
CLASS B MISDEMEANOR

  1.     What is the fee for reciprocity?
    $100

  1.     What is the fee to retire a license?
    $50.00

  1.     The manager or designated manager of a shop shall be required to be present on the premise any day that services are being rendered and entitled to how much time in which he/ she can be away from the premises during the day so long as the manager is reachable by phone and can return to the shop within 20 minutes in the event that a representative of the Board requests their presence?

2 THIRTY (30) MINUTE PERIODS

  1.     When will inspections be conducted after receipt of application for a shop?
    WITHIN 10 DAYS

  1.     True or False? Cosmetology, manicuring, aesthetics and natural hair styling may be practiced only in rooms which are adequately lighted and ventilated.
    TRUE

  1.     Can tanning beds, massage therapy, and tattooing shops be located in a cosmetology, skin care, manicuring, or manicure/skin care shop?
    ONLY IF IT IS IN A SEPARATE ROOM WITH HARD WALLS

  1.     True or False? Every skin care shop shall be equipped with at least one sink which provides hot and cold running water in the work area excluding the bathroom.

  2.     A cosmetology, skin care, natural hair stylist or manicure shop must have a separate entrance from any other business except where?

IN MALLS, STRIP SHOPPING CENTERS, OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PROPERTY APPROVED BY THE BOARD

118. What is the uniform requirement for students and instructors?

ALL STUDENTS MUST WEAR UNIFORM PRESCRIBED BY THE SCHOOL AND INSTRUCTORS MUST WEAR NAME TAG WITH IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

  1.     True or False? High frequency electric current shall be used in the coagulation of human tissue, or in the removal of superfluous hair, warts, or appendages from the skin.
    FALSE

  1.     What does pseudomonicidal mean?
    FORMULATED FOR HOSPITALS

  1.     What is required before a licensee or student commences work on any patron?
    WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER AND DRAPE THE PATRON

  1.     What is a hazardous substance that has been banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in cosmetic products that cannot be on the premise of an establishment or school?
    LIQUID METHYLMETHACRYLATE

  1.     What is the acid mantle? A PROTECTIVE BARRIER AGAINST CERTAIN FORMS OF BACTERIA AND OTHER MICROORGANISMS.

What is redox reaction?

OXIDATION-REDUCTION- CHEMICAL REACTION IN WHICH THE OXIDIZING AGENT IS

REDUCED AND THE REDUCING AGENT IS OXIDIZED.

  1.     What is one-celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics called?
    BACTERIA

  1.     What is the term when a disease spreads from person to person by contact?
    COMMUNICABLE

  1.     What occurs when the esthetician touches a clean object with unclean hands?
    CROSS-CONTAMINATION

  1.     What is the process called of properly handling sterilized and disinfected supplies?
    ASEPTIC PROCEDURE

  1.     What is it called when a client's skin is cut during a salon service?
    EXPOSURE INCIDENT

  1.     What is the organization created by the U.S. Department of Labor to regulate and enforce safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace?
    OSHA

  1.     What is the most common type of bacteria; associated with diseases such as tetanus, typhoid fever, and tuberculosis?
    BACILLI

  1.     Which galvanic electrode is negative, black and marked with an "N" or a minus sign?
    CATHODE

  1.     What is the most commonly used electrical current?
    GALVANIC

134, This Ingredient releases free radical oxygen that kills bacteria and helps sterilize the follicles,

BENZOYL PEROXIDE

the skin called?

135. What le the procoss of using electric current to introduce water soluble ingredients into

IONTOPHORESIS

  1.     Prior to bikini waxing, how short should the hair be trimmed?
    1/2" - 3/4"

  1.     What is the process of forcing positive liquids Into the tissue from the positive pole toward the negative pole?
    CATAPHORESIS

  1.     High frequency current uses:
    ALTERNATING CURRENT

  1.     What are the benefits of the high-frequency machine? ANTISEPTIC, OXYGENATING, HEALING

  1.     A pH of 10 is how many more times alkaline than a pH of 82

  1.     What ingredient combination would be good for acnelc skin?
    GLYCOLIC, SALICYLIC, AZELAIC ACID

  1.     An autoclave is a sanitizer, disinfector or sterilizer?
    STERILIZER

  1.     Which type of disinfectant is suitable for cleaning blood and body-fluid?
    HOSPITAL-GRADE DISINFECTANT

  1.     What is the process where cells are nourished and carry out their activities?
    METABOLISM

  1.     What is the study of the structure and composition of the skin tissue?
    HISTOLOGY

  1.     About how far away should the steamer be from the client's face?

18 INCHES

  1.     How are closed comedones extracted?
    BY PRICKING THE DEAD LAYER WITH A LANCET

  1.     Aged or sun-damaged skin needs what type of ingredient topically and orally?
    ANTIOXIDANTS

  1.     How should a lancet be positioned during extractions?
    AT A 35 DEGREE ANGLE AND PARALLEL TO THE SKIN

  1.     What is the electrode that is positive, red, and marked with a "p" or plus sign?
    THE ANODE

  1.     A 5-diopter mag lamp has how many times the power magnification?
    50

  1.     What are cool tones generally considered to be?
    BLUE, BLUE-GREEN, BLUE-RED

  1.     For photography and print work, how should makeup be applied?
    MORE MAKEUP PRODUCT WILL NEED TO BE APPLIED

  1.     How many passes over each area are appropriate with the vacuum machine?

  2.     Dirt, oil and microbes are:
    CONTAMINANTS

  1.     What is a makeup polymer product that contains water, wax, thickeners, film formers, and preservatives?
    MASCARAS

  1.     What facial machine function illuminates fungi, bacteria, and pigmentation problems?
    THE WOOD'S LAMP

  1.     When performing desincrustation, you are performing what?
    ANAPHORESIS

  1.     What two substances can be used to create desincrustation fluid?
    WATER AND SALT

  1.     A pH of 2 is how many more times acidic than a pH of 5?
    1000

  1.     What is a bloodborne pathogen marked by inflammation of the liver?
    HEPATITIS

  1.     What is a smalll blister or sac containing clear fluid often produced by poison ivy and poison oak?
    VESICLE

  1.     What are non-toxic, odorless, fast-acting disinfectants called?
    QUATS

  1.     How do we determine skin type?
    LOOK AT PORE SIZE AND OIL DISTRIBUTION

  1.     When an acid and a base are mixed in equal proportions, what is the process that takes place?
    ACID-ALKALI NEUTRALIZATION

  1.     What is the term used to describe skin which lacks oil?
    ALIPIDIC

  1.     What is skin called that is red and has distended capillaries sometimes called?
    COUPEROSE

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

  1.     Hormonal hyperpigmentation is also called:
    MELASMA

170, What is PIP?

POST INFLAMMATORY PIGMENTATION

  1.     What is PCOS?
    POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME

  1.     What is a small elevation on the skin that contains no fluid but may develop pus?
    PAPULE (pimple)

  1.     What is the most common and least severe form of skin cancer?
    BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

174. What does EPA stand for?

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

175. What color does normal, healthy skin appear underneath the Wood's lamp?

BLUE-WHITE

176. What is saponication?

A CHEMICAL REACTION DURING DESINCRUSTATION WHERE THE CURRENT

TRANSFORMS THE SEBUM INTO SOAP

177. What is keratosis pilaris?

REDNESS AND BUMPINESS CAUSED BY BLOCKED FOLLICLES-OFTEN SEEN ON THE UPPER ARMS

178. Another name for lentigenes Is:

FRECKLES

179. What document must manufacturers Include that pertains to the safety and hazards relating to their products and chemicals?

MSDS

180. The sweat glands have small openings on the skin surface called:

DUCTS

181. What does intrinsic aging refer to?

FACTORS INSIDE THE BODY THAT LEAD TO AGING

182. How much does the skin of an average adult human weigh?

7 LBS

183. The dermis is made up of these two layers.

RETICULAR AND PAPILLARY

184. What is the most commonly used product ingredient?

WATER

185. What is a non-elevated, hyperpigmented spots that may form because of frequent sun exposure, heredity or hormonal changes?

CHLOASMA (LIVER SPOTS)

186. Tesla high frequency current is also known as:

VIOLET RAY

187. The salon disinfectant that is capable of destroying viruses:

VIRUCIDAL

188. The strength of a light bulb is measured in what?

WATTS

189. Vitiligo is a skin disorder with irregularly shaped White patches:

190. The unit for measuring the force or pressure of an electric current:

VOLTS

  1. Shorter wave lengths have:
    MORE ENERGY AND LESS HEAT

  1.     Hives are an example of a:
    WHEAL

  1.     Whiteheads are also known as:
    CLOSED COMEDONES

  1.     What is myology?
    THE STUDY OF MUSCLES

  1.     What is able to kill the bacteria pseudomonas aeruginosa?
    PSEUDOMONACIDAL

  1.     This massage technique involves the use of the fingers to produce rapid shaking movement?
    VIBRATION

produce this a small elevated blister or sac containing clear fluid? (poison ivy and poison oak

  1.     Where is a verruca commonly found?
    HANDS AND FEET

  1.     Ventricles are the thick walled chambers on the what part of the heart?
    BOTTOM HALF

  1.     What are thin walled tube like vessels that carry and keep the blood flowing in one direction to the heart?
    VEINS

  1.     What permits blood to flow in one direction?
    VALVE

  1.     Which salon disinfectant is able to kill the bacteria that causes tuberculosis?
    TUBERCULOCIDAL

  1.     Epithelial, nerve, muscular, connective, and adipose are all types of what?
    TISSUES

  1.     What type diseases are often due to over-functioning or under-functioning internal glands or organs?
    SYSTEMIC

  1.     What nerves are responsible for our recognizing touch, cold, heat, sight, hearing, taste, smell, pain and pressure?
    SENSORY NERVES

  1.     What system is the physical foundation of the body? And how many bones compose?
    SKELETAL SYSTEM/ 206

  1.     What is more serious than Basal Cell Carcinoma and is characterized by red, scaly patches or opon sores that may bleed or crust?
    SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

  2.     What is the most effective level of infection control?
    STERILIZATION

  1.     What layer consists of tightly-packed, scale-like hardened cells that are continuously shed and replaced by new cells?
    STRATUM CORNEUM

  1.     Stratum Germinativum is basically known as what layer of the epidermis?
    BIRTH/ BASAL CELL LAYER

  1.     Stratum Spinosum is the layer where the cells develop tiny spines that assist in:
    BINDING ALL CELLS TIGHTLY TOGETHER

  1.     What is the type of voluntary muscle that moves the fingers?
    STRIATED

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

  1.     What are tube-like ducts that begin in the dermis and extend into the epidermis and excrete sweat?
    SUDORIFEROUS GLANDS

  1.     What is the living jelly-like part of a cell called?
    PROTOPLASM

  1.     What is Osteology the study of?
    BONES

  1.     What is the system that is comprised of the organs necessary to reproduce?
    REPRODUCTIVE

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

  1.     What is the dermal layer that contains a majority of the skin's structures, such as nerve fibers, hair papilla, fat cells, blood and lymph capillaries, oil and sweat glands, and the arrector pili muscles?
    RETICULAR

  1.     These glands are located everywhere on the body with the exception of the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet:
    SEBACEOUS

  1.     What is the chemical process that reduces surface pathogens but does not kill bacteria?
    SANITATION

  1.     Is rosacea a chronic skin disorder?
    YES

What provides moisture to the skin and hair, lubricating and helping to prevent the ekin from wrinkling and/or from breaking?

SEBUM

  1.     What is a wheal also known as?
    URTICARIA

  1.     What is the function of the skin that Includes the stimulation and reaction to touch, cold, heat, pressure and pain?
    SENSATION

  1.     This function of the skin alds in maintaining the skin's moisture and elasticity:
    SECRETION

  1.     What color does the pore of an open comedone appear due to the sebum being exposed to the environment?
    BLACK

  1.     What are separate body structures that perform a specific function (lungs are an example)?
    ORGANS

  1.     The thyroid gland controls how quickly the body burns energy, makes proteins and:
    CONTROLS HOW SENSITIVE THE BODY SHOULD BE TO OTHER HORMONES

  1.     The origin is attached to the what portion of the bones?
    IMMOVABLE

  1.     Where is pus most likely to be found?
    PUSTULES

  1.     What layer contains some of the following: small blood vessels, melanin, dermal papillae, tactile corpuscles:
    PAPILLARY LAYER

  1.     What is an example of a papule?
    A PIMPLE

  1.     Percussion is a massage technique that involves light tapping and slapping. True or False?
    TRUE

  1.     Petrissage is a massage technique that involves what?
    KNEADING, LIFTING OR GRASPING MOVEMENTS

  1.     What are tiny color-free particles that are in the blood that are responsible for the clotting or coagulation of blood?
    PLATELETS AND THROMBOCYTES

  1.     Polarity is the property of having what poles of an electric current?
    POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE

  1.     This function of the skin guards the skin from UV rays, extreme weather conditions, bacterial infections and injuries: PROTECTION

  1.     Microcurrents are low levol electrical currente that aro similar to the electrical currents produced by what?
    THE HUMAN BODY

  1.     The process by which a call duplicates into two daughter cells is what?
    MITOSIS

  1.     Millaria rubra is also known as:
    PRICKLY HEAT AND HEAT RASH

  1.     Less than 1/1000 of an ampere, a common strength used in facials, is known as:
    MILLIAMPERE

  1.     Small, white keratin-filled bumps or cysts that are enclosed within the epidermis Is what?
    MILIA

  1.     Keratinization is most active in this layer, as the cells are forced upward and flatten due to the introduction of the protein, keratin:
    STRATUM GRANULOSUM

  1.     A unit for measuring the resistance of an electric current:
    OHM

  1.     What system supports the skeletal system?
    MUSCULAR

  1.     The Nervous System is comprised of what?
    BRAIN, SPINAL CORD AND NERVES

  1.     Neurology is the scientific study of the what?
    NERVOUS SYSTEM

  1.     An example of non-striated involuntary muscle:
    STOMACH MUSCLE

  1.     These nerve fibers carry messages to the brain and/or spinal cord to produce movement:
    MOTOR

  1.     What is commonly referred to as a birthmark?
    NEVUS

252, What is light that is not visible to the naked eye?

INVISIBLE LIGHT

253, What is thickened or hardened areas of skin caused by friction?

KERATOMA

  1.     What system Is comprised of skin and serves as a protective covering?
    INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

  1.     Lesions are grouped into which categories?
    PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AND TERTIARY

  1. Leukoderma is a skin disorder characterized by what?
    LIGHT PATCHES

  1.     Lymph is a clear, SLIGHTLY YELLOW

fluid that circulates throughout the lymphatic system.

  1.     What does the lymphatic/immune system develop?
    IMMUNITIES

  1.     A discoloration that is normally flat, small and can vary in color, shapes and size.
    MACULE

  1.     What is a dark pigmented tumor typically associated with skin cancer?
    MELANOMA

  1.     What is the most dangerous form of skin cancer?
    MALIGNANT MELANOMA

  1.     Commonly referred to as a cold sore, what is the technical term for a contagious skin disorder characterized as an eruption of a vesicle situated on an inflamed base?
    HERPES SIMPLEX

  1.     What is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome?

 AIDS

  1.     Histology is the study of what?
    THE MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY OF CELLS AND TISSUES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS

  1.     An over-abundance of perspiration is called what?
    HYPERHIDROSIS

  1.     An excessive hairiness in those parts of the body where terminal hair does not normally grow;
    HYPERTRICHOSIS

  1.     A contagious bacterial infection characterized by open lesions found by the nose and/or mouth.
    IMPETIGO

  1.     Where is the insertion attached to?
    THE MOVABLE PORTION OF THE BONE

  1.     Also known as an insulator, this material prevents the flow of electricity.
    NONCONDUCTOR

  1.     This unit measures 1,000 watts of electrical power used within one second.
    KILOWATT

  1.     What type of diseases begin abruptly and can be severe or painful, then subside after a short period of time?
    ACUTE

  1.     What is excoriation? SCRAPING OF THE SKIN

  1.     Excretion disperses perspiration, which alds in:
    MAINTAINING A HEALTHY TEMPERATURE

  1.     This system is comprised of the kidneys, liver, skin, large intestine, and lungs:
    EXCRETORY

  1.     This massage technique provides deep stimulation to the muscles using a rolling, rubbing, or wringing movement:
    FRICTION

  1.     Which kind of salon disinfectant can destroy fungi?
    FUNGICIDAL

  1.     This prevents an excessive amount of electricity from passing through a circuit:
    FUSE

  1.     What is a device that links to the main source of electricity?
    FUSE BOX

  1.     The six functions of skin are protection, absorption, secretion, excretion, sensation, and :
    HEAT REGULATION

  1.     What is an iron supporting protein that gives blood color?
    HEMOGLOBIN

  1.     A bloodborne virus that can cause inflammation of the liver and is characterized by jaundice, fever, and abdominal pain:
    HEPATITIS

  1.     What is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases?
    DERMATOLOGY

  1.     What is the system that digests food and breaks it down into nutrients?
    DIGESTIVE

  1.     What is the current that flows in one direction?
    DIRECT CURRENT

  1.     What is the process of destroying most pathogenic bacteria and toxins on nonporous

surfaces?

DISINFECTION

  1.     What are sudoriferous and sebaceous glands known as?
    DUCT GLANDS

  1.     A closed, abnormally developed sac containing fluids or morbid matter:
    CYST

  1.     A spongy bone located between both eye sockets:
    ETHMOID

  2.     What is the device that switches AC to DC? RECTIFIER

  1.     What system includes ductless glands that regulate hormone production?
    ENDOCRINE

  1.     This skin layer is the outer layer.
    EPIDERMIS

  1.     Effleurage is a massage technique that involves constant movement of light, slow gliding and:
    STROKING

  1.     The flow of positive and negative electric currents through a conductor and back to the generating source:
    COMPLETE ELECTRIC CURRENT

  1.     An infection of the eyes that is highly contagious:
    CONJUNCTIVITIS/ PINK EYe

  1.     Metal, copper and water are all

of electricity:

CONDUCTORS

  1.     What is the device that switches DC to AC; the opposite of a rectifier?
    CONVERTER

  1.     Dry or moist patches of skin that are painful and itchy:
    ECZEMA

298, An inflammation of the skin:

DERMATITIS

299. Ampere or amp is the unit that measures the
________ .  of an electric current.

STRENGTH

  1.     Tumors may penetrate into the dermis and be either benign or
    MALIGNANT

  1.     A small, uneven pigmented spot on the skin's surface:
    MOLE

  1.     What is the underlying or inner layer of the skin?
    DERMIS

  2.     HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C are common types of diseases caused by a:
    BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN

  1.     The sudoriferous gland disorder that causes foul-smelling perspiration:
    BROMHIDROSIS

  1.     Bulla is a large blister containing:
    CLEAR, WATERY FLUID

  1.     The muscle that pumps blood through the circulatory system:
    CARDIAC MUSCLE

Cathode is typically designed to increase blood flow, soften skin, and penetrate what kind

of solutions into the skin?

ALKALINE

308, What is the basic unit of all living matter?

CELL

309, Circuit breaker Is a 'switch' that overload.

AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF

the flow of electricity at the first signs of an

310. A panel or device that automatically stops the flow of electricity:

CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX

311, This system transports blood and lymph throughout the body;

CIRCULATORY

312. Long-lasting or recurring disorders or diseases:

CHRONIC

313, The main artery that supplies the head and neck with oxygenated blood.

COMMON CAROTID ARTERY

314. What is MRSA the acronym for?

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

315, The aorta is the largest

ARTERY

316. What is the top chambers of the heart?

ATRIUM

317, Also known as blackheads, these hair follicles contain hardened and darkened sebum:

COMEDO

318, The outermost protective layer of the skin containing many small nerve endings, but no blood vessels;

EPIDERMIS

319, The middle portion of a muscle:

BELLY

320, A type of disinfectant that kills bacteria:

BACTERICIDAL

321. What nourishes and supplies oxygen to the body?

BLOOD

322, One of the six functions of the skin that aids in its ability to stretch and return:

ABSORPTION

323, What Is a chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands?

ACNE

What is the final stage of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus?

AIDS

325. In a/an

current, the flow of electricity reverses direction:

ALTERNATING

326, Dermatitis Venenata is an allergic reaction caused by exposure to certain:

PRODUCTS

327. The subcutaneous tissue Is          tissue found beneath the dermis:
FATTY

328. A congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and oyes:
ALBINISM

320. In the visible spectrum of light, sunlight:
35%

of visible light rays account for natural

330,

Is a lack of perspiration due to an underactive sudoriforous gland:

ANHIDROSIS

331. An anode is typically designed to decrease blood flow, reduce redness or inflammation, and

HARDENS THE SKIN TISSUE, CLOSING PORES

332. What is an agent that prevents or reduces infection by eliminating or decreasing the growth of microorganisms?
ANTISEPTIC

333, What color corrective makeup would you use to cover blue undertones under the ayes?

ORANGE/PEACH

334. In order for bleach to be effective as disinfectants, the bleach must be properly diluted to

a - — % solution.

10% (9 parts water to 1 part bleach)

  1.     What is the most durable type of brush handle commonly available?
    WOOD

  1.     What color eyes are neutral and can wear any color?
    BROWN

337, What type of brush is short with dense bristles for powder or blush, and is mainly used in a circular motion to apply and blend powders?

KABUKI BRUSH

338, What face shape is long and narrow, with cheeks that are often hollowed under prominent cheekbones?

RECTANGLE

339. The ideal oval face is approximately - - --as wide as it is long. THREE-FOURTHS

  1.     True or False: Concealers may be applied before or after foundation.
    TRUE

  1.     What is an abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its systems or organs, that makes the body incapable of carrying on normal function?
    DISEASE

  1.     This machine can be used after desincrustation, before extractions and also in place of massage.
    VACUUM MACHINE

  1.     Organic chemistry is the study of substances that contain
    CARBON

  1.     What is used to remove implements from EPA or a disinfection solution?
    TONGS

  1.     What degree angle or less do you hold spatulas or applicators at while applying the wax?

45

  1.     What is the average rate of cell turnover for adults 50 and older?

42-84 DAYS

  1.     A pH of less than what percent is not recommended for salon peels?
    3

  1.     What kind of cleanser is recommended for men's skin care?
    FOAMING

  1.     What should be the first two products recommended to begin a man's home care regimen?
    A CLEANSER AND A HYDRATING LIGHTWEIGHT LOTION (3rd

RECOMMENDATION- SUNSCREEN)

  1.     What is the intensity or strength of a color?
    SATURATION

  1.     What are some of the most common allergens?
    FRAGRANCES AND SOME PRESERVATIVES

  1.     What percentage of water is in most products?
    60-90%

  1.     What artery supplies blood to the forehead and upper eyelids?
    FRONTAL

  1.     What facial feature necessitates the blending of a lighter shade of foundation onto the tip of the nose and in between the eyes?
    SHORT NOSE

  1.     Promoting skin healing, preventing wrinkles, reducing the formation of scar tissue, and what other function does antioxidants fulfill? PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MELANOCYTES

  1.     What is the primary proporty of eucalyptus?
    STIMULATING

  1.     The Environmental Protection Agenoy (EPA) registere many different types of ----?
    DISINFECTANTS

958. What aro the two primary bactoria classifloations?
PATHOGENIC AND NONPATHOGENIC

  1.     Bacteria are one-celled microorganisms also known as microbes or --?
    GERMS

  1.     The division of a bacterial cell into two new cells is called?
    BINARY FISSION

  1.     An infectious agent smaller than bacteria and capable of replication through taking over the host cell's reproduction machinery is known as
    A VIRUS

  1.     What is a contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite?
    SCABIES

  1.     What is an example of a local infection?
    AN ABSCESS

  1.     The number of viable organisms in or on the object or surface or organic material on a sunface or object prior to decontamination or sterilization is known as
    BIOBURDEN

  1.     To use a disinfectant properly, read and follow the manufacturer's directions and
    implements for proper disinfection.
    COMPLETELY SUBMERGE

  1.     All disinfectants are
    INACTIVATED

in the presence of oils, lotions, creams and dust.

367. Quats is a short term for the salon disinfectant known as _
QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS

368. Phenols may

certain rubber and plastic materials.

DAMAGE

369.

STANDARD

precautions were introduced in 1966 to replace Universal Precautions.

  1.     The cranium is made up of how many bones?  8

  1.     Each person's nutritional needs depend on age, sex, weight, physical activity and. BODY TYPE

  1.     Complemantary foods consist of two incomplete proteins that make a complate
    PROTEIN

  1.     The most important carbohydrate is?
    GLUCOSE

  1.     In which type of food would you ganerally find linoleic acid?
    CORN OIL

  1.     Retinol and

aro different names for the same micronutrient.

VITAMIN A

378. Approximately
80 to 85

percent of aging is caused by sun exposure.

  1.     Estrogans used in hormone replacement therapy can come from
    PLANTS OR ANIMALS

  1.     Apocrine glands are most active
    DURING EMOTIONAL CHANGES

.?

  1.     As estrogen depletes, skin begins to

  2. LOSE ITS TONE

  1.     What is the greatest aging effect on skin?
    UV RAYS

  1.     Pure water with a pH of 7 is considered to be
    NEUTRAL

  1.     Liquids that mix easily are known as
    MISCIBLE

  1.     An alteration of the properties of a substance without the formation of a new substance is
    PHYSICAL CHANGE

  1.     The tail of a surlactant molecule is.
    LIPOPHILIC. meaning oil-loving.

385. The head of a surfactant molecule is
HYDROPHILIC

, meaning water-loving.

  1.     The formation of a new product by the uniting of two or more elements is known as
    A COMPOUND

  1.     When two or more atoms are joined together chemically, what is created?
    A MOLECULE

  1.     Intercellular means.         the cells.

BETWEEN

  1. What does the skin protect against?
    OUTSIDE ELEMENTS AND MICROORGANISMS

  1.     About 95 percent of the epidermis is made up of
    KERATINOCYTES

  1.     What is the focus of a medical facial?
    CORRECTING SKIN CONDITIONS

  1.     Approximately how far away should the facial steamer be when steaming the skin?

18 INCHES

  1.     When steaming, where should the steamer nozzle be placed?
    ABOVE OR BELOW THE CLIENT'S FACE

  1.     The primary difference between removing open and closed lesions is that with closed lesions, you must do what?
    MAKE AN OPENING IN THE DEAD CELL LAYER

  1.     What causes skin to become dry?
    INACTIVITY OF THE SEBACEOUS GLANDS

  1.     If the client's skin has good elasticity, what happens at the end of an elasticity test?
    THE SKIN RETURNS TO NORMAL SHAPE

  1.     Pseudofolliculitus is the proper term for what?
    RAZOR BUMPS

  1.     Rosacea doesn't usually appear before the age of what?
    35

  1.     The technique of applying pressure to the feet based on a system of zones that directly correspond to the anatomy of the body is called what?
    REFLEXOLOGY

  1.     The slowing down of movement at the end of a massage is called?
    FEATHERING

  1.     The high-frequency machine is an apparatus that utilizes alternating or

current.

SINUSOIDAL

  1.     True or False. No metallic electrode should ever be placed directly on the skin.
    TRUE

  1.     Desincrustation is deep follicle cleansing whereas ionization is the penetration of what?
    PRODUCT

  1.     Which high frequency electrode is best used for treating sallow and aging skin and how?
    INDIRECT ELECTRODE/ CLIENT HOLDS

  1.     True or False. There are no infrared or ultraviolet rays in high frequency.
    TRUE

  1.     An example of a stronger heat reaction is seen in thermolysis which is used for
    (permanent hair removal).
    ELECTROLYSIS

  1.     All massage movements on the side of the neck are done with .

motion.

DOWNWARD (never upward)

  1.     What is a form of petrissage in which the tissue is grasped, gently lifted, and spread out?
    FULLING

  1.     Also known as percussion, movements consisting of short, quick tapping, slapping, and hacking movements.
    TAPOTEMENT

  1.     What is the application of pressure on acupuncture points found throughout the body to balance the body's energy flow and to promote health?
    SHIATSU

  1.     The hours between 10AM and 3PM are considered the time of peak exposure to:
    ULTRAVIOLET RAYS

  1.     The disorder characterized by foul-smelling perspiration is called:
    BROMHIDROSIS

  1.     Asteatosis is characterized by dry, scaly skin from a deficiency of what?
    SEBUM

  1.     The type of hair that responds best to laser hair removal treatment is:
    COARSE, DARK HAIR

  1.     In a direct surface application of high-frequency current, when applying and removing the electrode from the skin:
    HOLD YOUR FINGER ON THE ELECTRODE

  1.     Distended or dilated surface blood vessels.
    TELANGIECTASIAS

  1.     Also known as cicatrix; a lightly raised mark on the skin formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed.
    SCAR

  1.     What are unstable molecules that cause biochemical aging?
    FREE RADICALS

  1.     What is an allergic reaction created by repeated exposure to a chemical or substance?
    SENSITIZATION

  1.     What is a change in pigmentation of skin caused by exposure to the sun or ultraviolet rays?
    TAN

  1.     What is an intrinsic factor?
    FACTORS OVER WHICH WE HAVE LITTLE CONTROL

  1. What does AK stand for?
    ACTINIC KERATOSIS- rough, scaly patch on the skin caused by years of sun exposure

  1.     What does SK stand for?
    SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS- noncancerous skin condition that appears as a waxy

brown, black, or tan growth

  1.     What is an inflammatory skin condition caused by contact with a substance or chemical?
    CONTACT DERMATITIS

  1.     What does the Fitzpatrick Scale measure?
    THE SKIN TYPE'S ABILITY TO TOLERATE SUN EXPOSURE

  1.     What is skin type determined by?
    OIL PRODUCTION AND PORE SIZE

  1.     True or False. Skin types are genetically determined.
    TRUE

  1.     What evaluates photodamage based on wrinkling categorized by age?
    GLOGAU SCALE

  1.     What is Rubin's Classification of Photodamage?
    USES LEVELS TO CLASSIFY PHOTODAMAGE BY THE DEPTH OF SKIN CHANGES

OR DAMAGE

430. What can skin conditions be caused by?

ALLERGIES/REACTIONS, GENETICS/ETHNICITY, MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND MANY OTHER INTERNAL (intrinsic) OR EXTERNAL FACTORS (extrinsic)

431. What are injectable fillers?
SUBSTANCES USED IN NONSURGICAL PROCEDURES TO FILL IN OR PLUMP UP

AREAS OF THE SKIN

  1.     What is the term used to describe procedures that do not remove tissue?
    NONABLATIVE

  1.     What is also known as esthetic surgery?
    COSMETIC SURGERY

  1.     What is the medical term for a face lift?
    RHYTIDECTOMY

  1.     What does Botox do and where is the most common site injected?
    RELAXES TISSUES AND DIMINISHES LINES/ GLABELLA

  1.     What are dermal fillers used for?
    FILL LINES, WRINKLES, AND OTHER FACIAL IMPERFECTIONS

  1.     What is hyaluronic acid and how many times does it hold its weight in water?
    POLYSACCHARIDE FOUND IN THE BODY AND CONNECTIVE TISSUES/ 1000

  1.     What is a blepharoplasty?
    EYE LIFT

  1. What is the medical term for a nose surgery?
    RHINOPLASTY

  1.     What is a strong exfoliation method that uses a mechanical brush to physically remove tissue down to the dermis?
    DERMABRASION

  1.     What are the strongest peels which can be toxic?
    PHENOL PEELS

  1.     What procedure minimizes varicose veins and other varicosities by injecting chemical agents into the affected areas?
    SCLEROTHERAPY

  1.     What is the term to describe inflammation of a vein?
    PHLEBITIS

  1.     What is mammoplasty?
    BREAST SURGERY THAT ENLARGES THE BREASTS OR RECONSTRUCTS THEM

  1.     What machine helps address excess cell buildup, excess dirt, and excess oil?
    ROTARY BRUSH

  1.     What is a heat effect that is used for permanent hair removal?
    THERMOLYSIS

  1.     What type of light does a Wood's Lamp use?
    BLACK LIGHT

  1.     What are ions?
    ATOMS OR MOLECULES CARRYING AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE

  1.     What purpose does a piece of cotton serve when inserted into the hand piece of a vacuum machine?
    FILTRATION

  1.     What is the most common magnification for magnifying lamps, measured in diopters?
    FIVE

  1.     An example of a local infection is:
    AN ABSCESS

  1.     HIV is mainly spread through:
    SHARING NEEDLES BY INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS.

  1.     How many wet disinfectants should there be at the salon?
    ONE FOR EACH ROOM

  1.     Where are supplies stored?
    IN CLEAN, COVERED, LABELED CONTAINERS

  1.     If you need to retrieve additional supplies during a service, you should remove them from the container using: FORCEPS OR TONGS

  1.     When setting out the treatment products, you should do so:
    IN ORDER OF THE PROCEDURE APPLICATION

  1.     Why should a nall brush be on hand in your treatment room?
    TO CLEAN YOUR NAILS BEFORE PERFORMING SERVICES

  1.     For each client receiving a facial treatment, you need a minimum of how many cleansing pads?
    4-6

  1.     What should you do before leaving work?
    PREPARE THE ROOM FOR THE NEXT DAY

  1.     In business, sustainability refers to a balance of three different aspects as follows:
    PEOPLE, PLANET AND PROFIT

  1.     What should be done when product gets in clients' eyes during a service?
    CLIENTS SHOULD FLUSH THEIR EYES WITH WATER

  1.     Less steam and heat should be used on which skin type?
    SENSITIVE

  1.     Which type of protective gear must be worn when performing extractions?
    GLOVES

  1.     How many times should you rinse when removing a product during a facial?

3 TIMES

  1.     Why should you never put a lancet directly into the follicle?
    IT CAN BE PAINFUL AND MAY DAMAGE THE FOLLICLE

  1.     What type of product is necessary for dry skin?
    OCCLUSIVE

  1.     Melanin-suppressant agents are used in treating:
    HYPERPIGMENTATION

  1.     Consecutively repeating all movements
    3-6 times is a good rule of thumb.

  1.     What does a rhythmic flow promote?
    RELAXATION

  1.     Massage movements are directed from the

to avoid muscle damage,

INSERTION POINT TOWARD THE ORIGIN OF THE MUSCLE

  1.     The therapist's body and shoulders are used to perform
    VIBRATION

  1.     Using the Dr. Jacquet movement method of massage helps to
    EMPTY THE OIL DUCTS

  1. Stimulating muscle and nerve motor points during a massage will
    CONTRACT THE MUSCLES

  1.     Using deep pressure on the face
    CAN WEAKEN ELASTIN FIBERS

  1.     Hand exercises help strengthen your hands and
    PREVENT REPETITIVE MOTION PROBLEMS

  1.     The areas of the body that an esthetician can massage Include
    FACE, NECK, SHOULDERS AND DÉCOLLETÉ

  1.     Contraindications for facial massage include rosacea, inflamed acne and
    SUNBURN

  1.     The Lucas sprayer was invented by
    DR. LUCAS CHAMPIONNIERE

  1.     The electric device that cleans the skin is called
    HIGH FREQUENCY

  1.     What does galvanic current do for the skin?
    AIDS IN PENETRATION OF PRODUCTS

  1.     The two significant reactions caused by galvanic current are
    CHEMICAL AND IONIC

  1.     When using the brush machine, where on the client's face should you begin?
    THE FOREHEAD

  1.     What types of products are used for desincrustation?
    ALKALINE

  1.     The scientific study of hair and its diseases is called
    TRICHILOGY

  1.     When applying a strip for waxing, how much material should you leave free to grip for removing?
    1 "

486, T or F: Noncertified colors are inorganic compounds from animal or plant extracts and can be natural mineral pigments.

F: ORGANIC (carbon-based) not inorganic

  1.     Colors that do not require certification, include zine oxide, iron oxides, carmine, mica, and the ultramarine colors are called
    EXEMPT COLORS

  1.     What are naturally occurring mild acids used as chemical exfoliants?
    ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS (AHAS) and BETA HYDROXY ACIDS (BHAs)

  1.     What ingredients (such as papain, bromelain, and pancreatin) are designed to dissolve keratin proteins on the surface of the skin to make it softer, smoother, and help maintain the hydration level of the epidermis? ENZYMES

490. What are chains of amino acids used in skin care products to produce changes in the skin's appearance?
PEPTIDES

401. What is a natural form of vitamin A that stimulates cell repair and helps to normalize skin cella by generating new cella?
RETINOL

  1.     What is considered a powerful antioxidant that protects and revitalizes skin cells?
    COENZYME Q10

  1.     What four cell types make up the epidermis?
    KERATINOCYTES, MELANOCYTES, IMMUNE CELLS AND MERKEL CELLS

  1.     What type of cells compose 95% of the epidermis?
    KERATINOCYTES

  1.     What two types of melanin does the body produce?
    PHEOMELANIN AND EUMELANIN

  1.     What are products that suppress melanin production by interrupting biochemical processes?
    BRIGHTENING AGENTS (some called TYROSINE INHIBITORS)

  1.     This is 25 times thicker than the epidermis:
    DERMIS

  1.     What is the subcutaneous layer also known as?
    HYPODERMIS

  1.     What is a beneficial hydrating fluid that is a part of the dermal substance glycosaminoglycans?
    HYALURONIC ACID

  1.     What makes up 70% of the dermis, is a protein substance of complex fibers, gives skin its strength and is necessary for wound healing?
    COLLAGEN

  1.     What is the age requirement to manage a salon/spa?
    18

  1.     What vitamin besides A help with collagen production?

Vitamin E

  1.     What vitamins help protect the skin from the sun?
    C and D

  1.     What damages the skin the most?
    SUN

  1.     What is the considered the most attractive face shape?
    OVAL

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