UTAH ESTHETICIAN PRACTICAL AND THEORY
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What step of the scientific method involves presenting an
explanation that documents the results of testing? Answer:
conclusion
◉ What term refers to plant extracts from which colors, odors, or
other naturally occurring compounds have been removed? Answer:
refined
◉ What is a steroid made from the hormone estrogen? Answer:
estirol
◉ What ingredients do formulators use for softness, smoothness,
and lubrication? Answer: emolliants
◉ What seaweed group is a highly nutritional group that stimulates
cell metabolic rate? Answer: cyanophyta
◉ What should be multifunctional and adjust to any height for the
technician's convenience? Answer: treatment tables
,◉ What is the gentlest enzyme used in enzyme peels? Answer:
papain
◉ What is one of the best ways to deal with premenstrual syndrome
(PMS)? Answer: controlling stress
◉ What term refers to one's individual or natal constitution
(literally, one's "nature"). Answer: prakruti
◉ What laser and wavelength would be used for vascular and
pigmented lesions? Answer: pulsed dye at 585 nm
◉ Why does decreased estrogen production during menopause
result in skin damage? Answer: estrogen sends many hormonal
messages to the skin
◉ What effect of laser treatment is used primarily for tattoo
removal? Answer: photomechanical tissue response
◉ What term refers to a person's cognitive intelligence, which is
related to rational, concrete, learned knowledge? Answer: mental
body
,◉ What endocrine gland is little understood but thought to be
related to the sex hormones? Answer: pineal
◉ What is the classification for the deepest wounds, those involving
bone and muscle exposure? Answer: stage 4
◉ What condition is a form of hyperthyroidism? Answer: Graves'
disease
◉ What term refers to the target in the body, such as blood or
collagen, that absorbs the laser beam's thermal injury, causing the
desired treatment effect? Answer: chromophore
◉ What skin condition can women taking birth-control pills
experience in addition to acne breakouts? Answer:
hyperpigmentation
◉ What is a compound taken from a plant extract for its active
therapeutic property? Answer: isolate
◉ What is the nominal hazard zone (NHZ), according to guidelines
established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)?
Answer: the treatment area where a laser is used
, ◉ What is an inflammation of the liver that is caused by a viral
infection? Answer: hepatitis
◉ What dosha gives structure to the body, lubricates tissues,
provides strength, and supports immune function? Answer: kapha
◉ What is a water-soluble, bland emollient ointment? Answer:
Aquaphor
◉ What does the Latin prefix intra mean? Answer: within
◉ Who was the ancient Egyptian now universally thought to be the
"father of medicine"? Answer: Imhotep
◉ What is effective for removing dirt and most transient
microorganisms? Answer: washing with plain soap for 20 seconds
◉ What does the immune system send to the site of inflammation?
Answer: white blood cells
◉ What is open rhinoplasty? Answer: surgery of the nose involving
an incision between the nostrils
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What step of the scientific method involves presenting an
explanation that documents the results of testing? Answer:
conclusion
◉ What term refers to plant extracts from which colors, odors, or
other naturally occurring compounds have been removed? Answer:
refined
◉ What is a steroid made from the hormone estrogen? Answer:
estirol
◉ What ingredients do formulators use for softness, smoothness,
and lubrication? Answer: emolliants
◉ What seaweed group is a highly nutritional group that stimulates
cell metabolic rate? Answer: cyanophyta
◉ What should be multifunctional and adjust to any height for the
technician's convenience? Answer: treatment tables
,◉ What is the gentlest enzyme used in enzyme peels? Answer:
papain
◉ What is one of the best ways to deal with premenstrual syndrome
(PMS)? Answer: controlling stress
◉ What term refers to one's individual or natal constitution
(literally, one's "nature"). Answer: prakruti
◉ What laser and wavelength would be used for vascular and
pigmented lesions? Answer: pulsed dye at 585 nm
◉ Why does decreased estrogen production during menopause
result in skin damage? Answer: estrogen sends many hormonal
messages to the skin
◉ What effect of laser treatment is used primarily for tattoo
removal? Answer: photomechanical tissue response
◉ What term refers to a person's cognitive intelligence, which is
related to rational, concrete, learned knowledge? Answer: mental
body
,◉ What endocrine gland is little understood but thought to be
related to the sex hormones? Answer: pineal
◉ What is the classification for the deepest wounds, those involving
bone and muscle exposure? Answer: stage 4
◉ What condition is a form of hyperthyroidism? Answer: Graves'
disease
◉ What term refers to the target in the body, such as blood or
collagen, that absorbs the laser beam's thermal injury, causing the
desired treatment effect? Answer: chromophore
◉ What skin condition can women taking birth-control pills
experience in addition to acne breakouts? Answer:
hyperpigmentation
◉ What is a compound taken from a plant extract for its active
therapeutic property? Answer: isolate
◉ What is the nominal hazard zone (NHZ), according to guidelines
established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)?
Answer: the treatment area where a laser is used
, ◉ What is an inflammation of the liver that is caused by a viral
infection? Answer: hepatitis
◉ What dosha gives structure to the body, lubricates tissues,
provides strength, and supports immune function? Answer: kapha
◉ What is a water-soluble, bland emollient ointment? Answer:
Aquaphor
◉ What does the Latin prefix intra mean? Answer: within
◉ Who was the ancient Egyptian now universally thought to be the
"father of medicine"? Answer: Imhotep
◉ What is effective for removing dirt and most transient
microorganisms? Answer: washing with plain soap for 20 seconds
◉ What does the immune system send to the site of inflammation?
Answer: white blood cells
◉ What is open rhinoplasty? Answer: surgery of the nose involving
an incision between the nostrils
