PA MILADY ESTHETICS STATE BOARD
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Hypertrichosis is - Answer-an excessive growth of hair
Identify the option below that is a suggestion for taking written exams. - Answer-check
that you have entered all pertinent information correctly
Psoriasis can be spread by irritating the affected area. - Answer-true
What is something for which certain practitioners use reflexology, but which is outside
the scope of practice for estheticians? - Answer-diagnosing disease
What are the smallest branches of veins? - Answer-venules
Estheticians cannot make claims that a product or treatment can affect the structure or
function of the skin. - Answer-true
What is a common household bleach? - Answer-sodium hypochlorite
Identify the option below that is a characteristic of UVB radiation, - Answer-greater
effect directly on DNA, molecules, and cells in the epidermis
How many isoprene units are in a triterpene hydrocarbon? - Answer-6
What career choice does NOT require an outgoing personality? - Answer-beauty
magazine columnist
Several steps in the order of steps when giving a facial massage are shown below.
Which of the following, when placed in the blank, completes the sequence in the correct
order? Make a scissor movement from the chin to the jawline to the earlobe eight to ten
times; Make strokes over the neck ten times; Tap under the chin and, without stopping
or breaking the rhythm of the tapping, move to the right cheek; While tapping, move
from the right cheek to under the chin, and then to the left cheek. - Answer-With the
midle fingers, draw the fingers from the center of the upper lip, around the mouth, under
the lower lip, and then continue a circle under the chin six to eight times.
The term capital best fits which of the following descriptions? - Answer-the money
needed to invest in a business
Which of the following best completes the statement below? A suspension is - Answer-
slightly miscible
, Which of the following is the enzyme that stimulates melanocytes and thus produces
melanin? - Answer-tyrosinase
When is the initial stage of breast reconstruction usually performed? - Answer-
immediately after the mastectomy
What should a cleanser do? - Answer-help preserve the skin's natural protective barrier
This can help improve the effects of premenstrual syndrome and irritability. - Answer-
pyridoxine
What is the identification of long-term and short-term goals that helps you decide what
you want out of your life? - Answer-goal setting
What does the root later mean? - Answer-side
What term has been used to describe a facility that integrates traditional spa services
with medical esthetic procedures? - Answer-medical spa
Which of the following is not a part of the When section of Establishing Good Study
Habits? - Answer-Test yourself on each section to ensure that you understand and
remember the key points of each chapter
Managing stress is relatively easy for most people. - Answer-false
Shown below are some steps in the order of steps when performing a chemical
exfollation, Which answer choice shows the step that, when placed in the blank, would
complete the sequence in the correct order? Let the skin dry and put protective eye
pads on; Set the timer and give clients a fan to keep the skin cool if it feels itchy or
warm during the peel; Apply the product carefully with a large disposable cotton swab,
two small disposable cotton swabs, or brush; - Answer-Remove the product with cool
cotton pads saturated with water.
Malignant melanoma cannot metastasize. - Answer-false
Choose the option that best completes the following statement. As a cosmetic surgical
procedure, rhinoplasty is - Answer-Nose surgery that makes a nose smaller or changes
the apperance in someway
Which of the following best describes the term keratin? - Answer-the hard protein that
hair is made from
An effect of blue light is - Answer-the reduction of bacteria
What should you do when faced with a no-win argument? - Answer-remove vourself
from the situation
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Hypertrichosis is - Answer-an excessive growth of hair
Identify the option below that is a suggestion for taking written exams. - Answer-check
that you have entered all pertinent information correctly
Psoriasis can be spread by irritating the affected area. - Answer-true
What is something for which certain practitioners use reflexology, but which is outside
the scope of practice for estheticians? - Answer-diagnosing disease
What are the smallest branches of veins? - Answer-venules
Estheticians cannot make claims that a product or treatment can affect the structure or
function of the skin. - Answer-true
What is a common household bleach? - Answer-sodium hypochlorite
Identify the option below that is a characteristic of UVB radiation, - Answer-greater
effect directly on DNA, molecules, and cells in the epidermis
How many isoprene units are in a triterpene hydrocarbon? - Answer-6
What career choice does NOT require an outgoing personality? - Answer-beauty
magazine columnist
Several steps in the order of steps when giving a facial massage are shown below.
Which of the following, when placed in the blank, completes the sequence in the correct
order? Make a scissor movement from the chin to the jawline to the earlobe eight to ten
times; Make strokes over the neck ten times; Tap under the chin and, without stopping
or breaking the rhythm of the tapping, move to the right cheek; While tapping, move
from the right cheek to under the chin, and then to the left cheek. - Answer-With the
midle fingers, draw the fingers from the center of the upper lip, around the mouth, under
the lower lip, and then continue a circle under the chin six to eight times.
The term capital best fits which of the following descriptions? - Answer-the money
needed to invest in a business
Which of the following best completes the statement below? A suspension is - Answer-
slightly miscible
, Which of the following is the enzyme that stimulates melanocytes and thus produces
melanin? - Answer-tyrosinase
When is the initial stage of breast reconstruction usually performed? - Answer-
immediately after the mastectomy
What should a cleanser do? - Answer-help preserve the skin's natural protective barrier
This can help improve the effects of premenstrual syndrome and irritability. - Answer-
pyridoxine
What is the identification of long-term and short-term goals that helps you decide what
you want out of your life? - Answer-goal setting
What does the root later mean? - Answer-side
What term has been used to describe a facility that integrates traditional spa services
with medical esthetic procedures? - Answer-medical spa
Which of the following is not a part of the When section of Establishing Good Study
Habits? - Answer-Test yourself on each section to ensure that you understand and
remember the key points of each chapter
Managing stress is relatively easy for most people. - Answer-false
Shown below are some steps in the order of steps when performing a chemical
exfollation, Which answer choice shows the step that, when placed in the blank, would
complete the sequence in the correct order? Let the skin dry and put protective eye
pads on; Set the timer and give clients a fan to keep the skin cool if it feels itchy or
warm during the peel; Apply the product carefully with a large disposable cotton swab,
two small disposable cotton swabs, or brush; - Answer-Remove the product with cool
cotton pads saturated with water.
Malignant melanoma cannot metastasize. - Answer-false
Choose the option that best completes the following statement. As a cosmetic surgical
procedure, rhinoplasty is - Answer-Nose surgery that makes a nose smaller or changes
the apperance in someway
Which of the following best describes the term keratin? - Answer-the hard protein that
hair is made from
An effect of blue light is - Answer-the reduction of bacteria
What should you do when faced with a no-win argument? - Answer-remove vourself
from the situation
