PSI Esthetician TN Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
What is Tinea?
CONTAGIOUS CONDITION CAUSED BY A FUNGAL INFECTION AND NOT A
PARASITE
What is a disorder of the sebaceous gland that causes severe oiliness?
SEBORRHEA
What is a flat spot or discoloration on the skin (i.e. freckle)?
MACULE
What are sweat glands called?
sudoriferous glands
What is a chronic vascular disorder characterized by couperose veins and congestion of
the skin that may have papules and pustules?
ROSACEA
Where are the melanocytes found and what are they?
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
What does UVA stand for?
AGING RAYS (Ultraviolet A)
What does UVB stand for?
BURNING RAYS (Ultraviolet B)
Which one of the rays is most deadly and what protects us from it?
UVB/ MELANIN
What is hepatitis?
A bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver.
Give the colors and meanings of Woods lamp:
THICK CORNEUM LAYER- WHITE FLOURESCENCE
HORNY LAYER OF DEAD SKIN CELLS- WHITE SPOTS
NORMAL, HEALTHY SKIN-BLUE-WHITE
THIN OR DEHYDRATED SKIN- LIGHT VIOLET/PURPLE
ACNE OR BACTERIA- YELLOW OR ORANGE
OILY AREAS OF THE FACE/COMEDONES- YELLOW OR SOMETIMES
HYPER-PIGMENTATION OR SUN DAMAGE- BROWN HYPOPIGMENTATION-
BLUE-WHITE OR YELLOW-GREEN
PINK OR ORANGE
What are round shape bacteria that appear singly or in groups (there are 3 types)?
Correct Answers
What is Tinea?
CONTAGIOUS CONDITION CAUSED BY A FUNGAL INFECTION AND NOT A
PARASITE
What is a disorder of the sebaceous gland that causes severe oiliness?
SEBORRHEA
What is a flat spot or discoloration on the skin (i.e. freckle)?
MACULE
What are sweat glands called?
sudoriferous glands
What is a chronic vascular disorder characterized by couperose veins and congestion of
the skin that may have papules and pustules?
ROSACEA
Where are the melanocytes found and what are they?
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
What does UVA stand for?
AGING RAYS (Ultraviolet A)
What does UVB stand for?
BURNING RAYS (Ultraviolet B)
Which one of the rays is most deadly and what protects us from it?
UVB/ MELANIN
What is hepatitis?
A bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver.
Give the colors and meanings of Woods lamp:
THICK CORNEUM LAYER- WHITE FLOURESCENCE
HORNY LAYER OF DEAD SKIN CELLS- WHITE SPOTS
NORMAL, HEALTHY SKIN-BLUE-WHITE
THIN OR DEHYDRATED SKIN- LIGHT VIOLET/PURPLE
ACNE OR BACTERIA- YELLOW OR ORANGE
OILY AREAS OF THE FACE/COMEDONES- YELLOW OR SOMETIMES
HYPER-PIGMENTATION OR SUN DAMAGE- BROWN HYPOPIGMENTATION-
BLUE-WHITE OR YELLOW-GREEN
PINK OR ORANGE
What are round shape bacteria that appear singly or in groups (there are 3 types)?
