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MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD
THEORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What item should be used on tools and implements that have
not come in contact with blood or body fluids? - correct answer-
Broad-Spectrum Disinfectants
What machine is used to sterilize surgical instruments with
high-pressure and high-temperature vapors? - correct answer-
Chemiclave
Instruments can be pre-cleaned using: - correct answer- High-
frequency energy waves
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) responsible for? - correct answer- Enforces safety and
health standards in the workplace
Which department is OSHA under? - correct answer-
Department of Labor
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What do Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide
information on? - correct answer- Specific product ingredients,
hazards, combustion levels, and storage requirements
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
responsible for? - correct answer- Approving the efficacy of
products and verifying effectiveness of products against
organisms listed on the labels
Which infection control equipment utilizes UV light to kill
bacteria in a dry setting? - correct answer- UV Light Sterilizer
Can a UV light sterilizer kill all bacterial spores? - correct
answer- No, it cannot be relied upon to do that
Which infection control equipment uses pressure, heat, and/or
pressurized steam? - correct answer- Autoclave
Which infection control equipment high-pressure, high-
temperature water, alcohol, and formaldehyde vapors? - correct
answer- Chemiclave
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What are the five layer of the epidermis (top to bottom)? -
correct answer- 1. Stratum Corneum
2. Stratum Lucidum
3. Stratum Granulosum
4. Stratum Spinosum
5. Stratum Germinativum
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What is another name for the dermis? - correct answer- True
skin
Which types of cells are found in the stratum corneum? -
correct answer- Keratinocytes and squamous cells
What are keratinocytes tightly interconnected by on the skin's
surface? - correct answer- Desmosomes
What is the purpose of a squamous cell in the stratum
corneum? - correct answer- Protect lower layers of the
epidermis and the rest of the skin
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Which layer of the epidermis acts as a barrier to moisture loss
and is water-resistant? - correct answer- Stratum corneum
Which layers of the epidermis are composed of dead cells? -
correct answer- Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum
granulosum
Which layer of the epidermis is transparent? - correct answer-
Stratum lucidum
What creates densely packed, clear keratin in the stratum
lucidum? - correct answer- Keratinocytes
Which layer of the epidermis is where keratinization begins
(and where keratin is produced)? - correct answer- Stratum
granulosum
What is the protein substance that forms keratin? - correct
answer- Keratohyalin
MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD
THEORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What item should be used on tools and implements that have
not come in contact with blood or body fluids? - correct answer-
Broad-Spectrum Disinfectants
What machine is used to sterilize surgical instruments with
high-pressure and high-temperature vapors? - correct answer-
Chemiclave
Instruments can be pre-cleaned using: - correct answer- High-
frequency energy waves
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) responsible for? - correct answer- Enforces safety and
health standards in the workplace
Which department is OSHA under? - correct answer-
Department of Labor
,2 | Page
What do Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide
information on? - correct answer- Specific product ingredients,
hazards, combustion levels, and storage requirements
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
responsible for? - correct answer- Approving the efficacy of
products and verifying effectiveness of products against
organisms listed on the labels
Which infection control equipment utilizes UV light to kill
bacteria in a dry setting? - correct answer- UV Light Sterilizer
Can a UV light sterilizer kill all bacterial spores? - correct
answer- No, it cannot be relied upon to do that
Which infection control equipment uses pressure, heat, and/or
pressurized steam? - correct answer- Autoclave
Which infection control equipment high-pressure, high-
temperature water, alcohol, and formaldehyde vapors? - correct
answer- Chemiclave
,3 | Page
What are the five layer of the epidermis (top to bottom)? -
correct answer- 1. Stratum Corneum
2. Stratum Lucidum
3. Stratum Granulosum
4. Stratum Spinosum
5. Stratum Germinativum
[C.L.G(r).S.G: Clean Ladies G(r)eet Sailors Gorgeously]
What is another name for the dermis? - correct answer- True
skin
Which types of cells are found in the stratum corneum? -
correct answer- Keratinocytes and squamous cells
What are keratinocytes tightly interconnected by on the skin's
surface? - correct answer- Desmosomes
What is the purpose of a squamous cell in the stratum
corneum? - correct answer- Protect lower layers of the
epidermis and the rest of the skin
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Which layer of the epidermis acts as a barrier to moisture loss
and is water-resistant? - correct answer- Stratum corneum
Which layers of the epidermis are composed of dead cells? -
correct answer- Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum
granulosum
Which layer of the epidermis is transparent? - correct answer-
Stratum lucidum
What creates densely packed, clear keratin in the stratum
lucidum? - correct answer- Keratinocytes
Which layer of the epidermis is where keratinization begins
(and where keratin is produced)? - correct answer- Stratum
granulosum
What is the protein substance that forms keratin? - correct
answer- Keratohyalin
