MN COSMETOLOGY UPDATED TEST EXAM MANUAL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔stratum corneum - ✔✔horny layer of skin
✔✔stratum lucidum - ✔✔clear layer of epidermis that light can pass through
✔✔stratum germinativum - ✔✔contains dark skin pigment
✔✔dermis - ✔✔underlaying or inner layer of the skin also called true skin
✔✔papillary and reticular - ✔✔dermis is made up of 2 layers
✔✔subcutaneous - ✔✔fatty layer under the dermis
✔✔motor nerve fibers - ✔✔arrector pili muscles attracted to hair follicles
✔✔sensory nerve fibers - ✔✔react to heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain
✔✔fingertips - ✔✔nerve endings are most abundant
✔✔elasticity - ✔✔as we age elastin fibers naturally weaken causing loss of
✔✔sudoriferous and seaceous - ✔✔2 types of duct glands
✔✔sweat glands - ✔✔consist of coiled base and tube like duct
✔✔functions of skin - ✔✔protection sensation heat regulation excretion secretion and
absorption
✔✔vitamins - ✔✔imprtant role in skins health
✔✔3 percent - ✔✔mild dehydration will slow metabolism by
✔✔80-85 percent - ✔✔aging is caused by th esun
✔✔UVA rays - ✔✔weakening or collagen adn elastic fibers happens when skin is
sxposed to
✔✔UVB rays - ✔✔shorter rays that stop penetration at epidermis
✔✔tumor - ✔✔abnormal cell mass varying in size shape and color
,✔✔cyst - ✔✔closed abnormally developed sac containing fluid below skin
✔✔scale - ✔✔accumulation of epidermal flakes dry or greasy
✔✔excoriation - ✔✔skin sore or abrasion caused by scratching or scraping
✔✔keloid - ✔✔thick scar
✔✔pustule - ✔✔inflamed pimple containing pus
✔✔fissure - ✔✔crack in skin thatt penetrates the dermis
✔✔closed comedones - ✔✔whitehead
✔✔hyperhidrosis - ✔✔excessive perspiration
✔✔lentigines - ✔✔freckles
✔✔albinism - ✔✔melanin pigment of the body
✔✔nevus - ✔✔birthmark
✔✔keratoma - ✔✔callus
✔✔mole - ✔✔small brownish spot or blemish
✔✔verruca - ✔✔wart
✔✔malignant melanoma - ✔✔skin cancer that appears uneven un texture jagged or
raised
✔✔psoriasis - ✔✔skiin disease with red patches covered with white scales
✔✔eczema - ✔✔forms of dry or moist lesions
✔✔herpes simplex - ✔✔fever blisters
✔✔rosacea - ✔✔congestion of the cheeks and nose wit hredness and dilation of the
blood vessels
✔✔chloasma - ✔✔increased pigmentation of the skin
✔✔dermatitis venenata - ✔✔eruptive skin infection
, ✔✔leukoderma - ✔✔abnormal patches caused by burn or congenital disease
✔✔oils - ✔✔play an important roles in skins health
✔✔nail - ✔✔onyx
✔✔units of nail - ✔✔nail bed, matrix, nail plate, cuticle, ligaments, and nails folds
✔✔rate of growth of nail - ✔✔1/10 inch per month
✔✔nail fold - ✔✔skin that surrounds nail palte
✔✔bed epithelium - ✔✔layer of tissue between nail plate and nail bed
✔✔free edge - ✔✔nail plate that reaches over the fingertip
✔✔nail plate - ✔✔hardened keratin plate covering nail bed
✔✔eponychium - ✔✔extension of the cuticle at the base of the nail body
✔✔4 to 6 months - ✔✔if a nail is lost how long til it grows back
✔✔bed epithelium - ✔✔connects nail bed to nail plate
✔✔100 cells - ✔✔how many layers of nail cells are there?
✔✔15 to 25% - ✔✔water content of the nail
✔✔flexibility - ✔✔water content of nail affects?
✔✔middle finger - ✔✔nail that grows the fastest
✔✔thumb - ✔✔nail that grows the slowest
✔✔8 to 12 months - ✔✔if toenail is lost how long until it is replaced?
✔✔cuticle - ✔✔dead tissue that adheres to nail plate
✔✔onychophagy - ✔✔nail condition that is safe to work on
✔✔leukonychia - ✔✔white spots or whitish discoloration on nail
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔stratum corneum - ✔✔horny layer of skin
✔✔stratum lucidum - ✔✔clear layer of epidermis that light can pass through
✔✔stratum germinativum - ✔✔contains dark skin pigment
✔✔dermis - ✔✔underlaying or inner layer of the skin also called true skin
✔✔papillary and reticular - ✔✔dermis is made up of 2 layers
✔✔subcutaneous - ✔✔fatty layer under the dermis
✔✔motor nerve fibers - ✔✔arrector pili muscles attracted to hair follicles
✔✔sensory nerve fibers - ✔✔react to heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain
✔✔fingertips - ✔✔nerve endings are most abundant
✔✔elasticity - ✔✔as we age elastin fibers naturally weaken causing loss of
✔✔sudoriferous and seaceous - ✔✔2 types of duct glands
✔✔sweat glands - ✔✔consist of coiled base and tube like duct
✔✔functions of skin - ✔✔protection sensation heat regulation excretion secretion and
absorption
✔✔vitamins - ✔✔imprtant role in skins health
✔✔3 percent - ✔✔mild dehydration will slow metabolism by
✔✔80-85 percent - ✔✔aging is caused by th esun
✔✔UVA rays - ✔✔weakening or collagen adn elastic fibers happens when skin is
sxposed to
✔✔UVB rays - ✔✔shorter rays that stop penetration at epidermis
✔✔tumor - ✔✔abnormal cell mass varying in size shape and color
,✔✔cyst - ✔✔closed abnormally developed sac containing fluid below skin
✔✔scale - ✔✔accumulation of epidermal flakes dry or greasy
✔✔excoriation - ✔✔skin sore or abrasion caused by scratching or scraping
✔✔keloid - ✔✔thick scar
✔✔pustule - ✔✔inflamed pimple containing pus
✔✔fissure - ✔✔crack in skin thatt penetrates the dermis
✔✔closed comedones - ✔✔whitehead
✔✔hyperhidrosis - ✔✔excessive perspiration
✔✔lentigines - ✔✔freckles
✔✔albinism - ✔✔melanin pigment of the body
✔✔nevus - ✔✔birthmark
✔✔keratoma - ✔✔callus
✔✔mole - ✔✔small brownish spot or blemish
✔✔verruca - ✔✔wart
✔✔malignant melanoma - ✔✔skin cancer that appears uneven un texture jagged or
raised
✔✔psoriasis - ✔✔skiin disease with red patches covered with white scales
✔✔eczema - ✔✔forms of dry or moist lesions
✔✔herpes simplex - ✔✔fever blisters
✔✔rosacea - ✔✔congestion of the cheeks and nose wit hredness and dilation of the
blood vessels
✔✔chloasma - ✔✔increased pigmentation of the skin
✔✔dermatitis venenata - ✔✔eruptive skin infection
, ✔✔leukoderma - ✔✔abnormal patches caused by burn or congenital disease
✔✔oils - ✔✔play an important roles in skins health
✔✔nail - ✔✔onyx
✔✔units of nail - ✔✔nail bed, matrix, nail plate, cuticle, ligaments, and nails folds
✔✔rate of growth of nail - ✔✔1/10 inch per month
✔✔nail fold - ✔✔skin that surrounds nail palte
✔✔bed epithelium - ✔✔layer of tissue between nail plate and nail bed
✔✔free edge - ✔✔nail plate that reaches over the fingertip
✔✔nail plate - ✔✔hardened keratin plate covering nail bed
✔✔eponychium - ✔✔extension of the cuticle at the base of the nail body
✔✔4 to 6 months - ✔✔if a nail is lost how long til it grows back
✔✔bed epithelium - ✔✔connects nail bed to nail plate
✔✔100 cells - ✔✔how many layers of nail cells are there?
✔✔15 to 25% - ✔✔water content of the nail
✔✔flexibility - ✔✔water content of nail affects?
✔✔middle finger - ✔✔nail that grows the fastest
✔✔thumb - ✔✔nail that grows the slowest
✔✔8 to 12 months - ✔✔if toenail is lost how long until it is replaced?
✔✔cuticle - ✔✔dead tissue that adheres to nail plate
✔✔onychophagy - ✔✔nail condition that is safe to work on
✔✔leukonychia - ✔✔white spots or whitish discoloration on nail
