NYS COSMETOLOGY WRITTEN TEST
PRACTICE 2026 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+
(2026/2027 UPDATED)
Mineral that is chief source of mercury, used to make vermillion - Correct Answer -
Cinnabar
Name coined by beauty legend Noel DeCaprio - Correct Answer -Day spa
Modern version of the cold wave - Correct Answer -Alkaline perm
Inventor, in 1872, of the first curling iron - Correct Answer -Marcel Grateau
Number of viable organisms in or on the object or surface of organic material on a
surface or object prior to decontamination - Correct Answer -Bioburden
,Various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms - Correct
Answer -Toxins
Spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria - Correct Answer -Spirilla
Process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores - Correct
Answer -Sterilization
Chemical germicides formulated for use on skin, registered and regulated by the
FDA - Correct Answer -Antiseptics
Round-shaped bacteria - Correct Answer -Cocci
Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi,and viruses (but not spores) on
surfaces - Correct Answer -Disinfectants
Short rod-shaped bacteria - Correct Answer -Bacilli
, Study of the structure, function, and diseases of the muscles - Correct Answer -
Mycology
Middle part of the muscle - Correct Answer -Belly
Collection of similar cells that perform a particular function - Correct Answer -
Tissue
Scientific study of the structure, function, and pathology of the nervous system -
Correct Answer -Neurology
Dense, active protoplasm found in the center of the cell - Correct Answer -Nucleus
Study of functions and activities performed by the body structures - Correct
Answer -Physiology
Primary structural unit of the nervous system - Correct Answer -Neuron
PRACTICE 2026 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+
(2026/2027 UPDATED)
Mineral that is chief source of mercury, used to make vermillion - Correct Answer -
Cinnabar
Name coined by beauty legend Noel DeCaprio - Correct Answer -Day spa
Modern version of the cold wave - Correct Answer -Alkaline perm
Inventor, in 1872, of the first curling iron - Correct Answer -Marcel Grateau
Number of viable organisms in or on the object or surface of organic material on a
surface or object prior to decontamination - Correct Answer -Bioburden
,Various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms - Correct
Answer -Toxins
Spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria - Correct Answer -Spirilla
Process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores - Correct
Answer -Sterilization
Chemical germicides formulated for use on skin, registered and regulated by the
FDA - Correct Answer -Antiseptics
Round-shaped bacteria - Correct Answer -Cocci
Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi,and viruses (but not spores) on
surfaces - Correct Answer -Disinfectants
Short rod-shaped bacteria - Correct Answer -Bacilli
, Study of the structure, function, and diseases of the muscles - Correct Answer -
Mycology
Middle part of the muscle - Correct Answer -Belly
Collection of similar cells that perform a particular function - Correct Answer -
Tissue
Scientific study of the structure, function, and pathology of the nervous system -
Correct Answer -Neurology
Dense, active protoplasm found in the center of the cell - Correct Answer -Nucleus
Study of functions and activities performed by the body structures - Correct
Answer -Physiology
Primary structural unit of the nervous system - Correct Answer -Neuron
