MANICURIST UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Tuberculosis can be transmitted through
Answer: Coughing
●● What is an efficacy claim?
Answer: A list of specific germs on a product label, which has been
proven to kill
●● Which of the following bacteria that grows in clusters?
Answer: Staphylococcus
●● Lifting, stretching, or squeezing movement
Answer: Petrissage
●● A light or deep stroking or gliding movement
Answer: Effleurage
●● When finishing a pedicure massage, one should
Answer: Light feather strokes
,●● The correct way to file a nail is
Answer: Corner to center
●● What should you do after you shape the nail?
Answer: Soak nails
●● A blister containing water fluid is called
Answer: Bulla
●● Swollen, itchy bumps on the skin that last for several hours are:
Answer: Wheals
●● When applying an artificial tip to the nail plate, the point of contact
is called the:
Answer: Well
●● What is the technical term for any nail disease?
Answer: Onychosis
●● Sanintizer used on the skin is called
Answer: Antiseptic
, ●● The outermost layer of skin that forms a protective covering for the
body is called
Answer: Epidermis
●● All cosmetology, barber, and specialty establishments are inspected
at least once every
Answer: 24 months/2 years
●● Which system of the human body is responsible for the blood
providing nutrients to the rest of the body?
Answer: Circulatory
●● Which of the following steps would come earliest in the procedure
when performing a plain manicure?
Answer: Softening the cuticles
●● All of the following are prohibited in the cosmetology industry
except
Answer: Talking to clients about services needed
●● The ability of the body to destroy any bacteria that have gained
entrance and to resist infection in general is referred to as:
Answer: Immunity
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Tuberculosis can be transmitted through
Answer: Coughing
●● What is an efficacy claim?
Answer: A list of specific germs on a product label, which has been
proven to kill
●● Which of the following bacteria that grows in clusters?
Answer: Staphylococcus
●● Lifting, stretching, or squeezing movement
Answer: Petrissage
●● A light or deep stroking or gliding movement
Answer: Effleurage
●● When finishing a pedicure massage, one should
Answer: Light feather strokes
,●● The correct way to file a nail is
Answer: Corner to center
●● What should you do after you shape the nail?
Answer: Soak nails
●● A blister containing water fluid is called
Answer: Bulla
●● Swollen, itchy bumps on the skin that last for several hours are:
Answer: Wheals
●● When applying an artificial tip to the nail plate, the point of contact
is called the:
Answer: Well
●● What is the technical term for any nail disease?
Answer: Onychosis
●● Sanintizer used on the skin is called
Answer: Antiseptic
, ●● The outermost layer of skin that forms a protective covering for the
body is called
Answer: Epidermis
●● All cosmetology, barber, and specialty establishments are inspected
at least once every
Answer: 24 months/2 years
●● Which system of the human body is responsible for the blood
providing nutrients to the rest of the body?
Answer: Circulatory
●● Which of the following steps would come earliest in the procedure
when performing a plain manicure?
Answer: Softening the cuticles
●● All of the following are prohibited in the cosmetology industry
except
Answer: Talking to clients about services needed
●● The ability of the body to destroy any bacteria that have gained
entrance and to resist infection in general is referred to as:
Answer: Immunity
