Esthetics Theory Exam Questions
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The FDA regulates cosmetics only in the areas of - correct answer
labeling & claims made for products
✅ safety,
what is the chief motor nerve of the face - correct answer ✅ 7th
Describe disinfection - correct answer
micoorganisms
✅2nd level of decontamination kills most
✅
Fatty materials used to lubricate & moisturize the skin - correct answer
emollients
what is located in the papillary layer of the Dermis - correct answer
receptors, blood vessels, capillaries
✅ Touch
and water would separate into layers - correct answer ✅
Surfactants that cause oil and water to mix to form an emulsion with out them oil
Emulsifiers
A tendon connecting the Occipitalis and frontalis - correct answer ✅ Aponeurosis
skin, the largest organ of the human body - correct answer ✅
A branch of anatomical science that deals with the overall health and well being of
Esthetics
When bacteria mature what happens. - correct answer
new cells
✅ they divide into two
,Esthetics Theory Exam Questions
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What is is called when bacteria mature - correct answer ✅ mitosis
✅
what indicates the negative or positive pole of an electric current - correct answer
polarity
sebaceous gland/Oil glands - correct answer
protected from outside elements
✅ help keep the skin soft and
What is the stratum granulosum composed of - correct answer
resemble granules and are filled with Keratin
✅
cells that
✅
Cell apendages which resemble prickly spines become - correct answer
Desmosomes
This occurs continuously in the basal cell layer - correct answer ✅ Cell Mitosis
The Basal Cell layer is also known as - correct answer ✅Stratum Germinativum
what are the requirements for the teacher examination - correct answer ✅
must
be 18 yrs or older, 12 Grade or GED, possess a current cosmetology or estetics
license and have completed an additional 500 hrs
answer ✅
how much does it cost to renew a manicurist license each biennial - correct
$35.00
,Esthetics Theory Exam Questions
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✅
The process of removing hair at or near the level of the skin - correct answer
Depilation
be effective - what are the % of each - correct answer
than 70% Isoprophy alchol99%
✅
In salons Ethyl and Isopropyl alchol are sometimes used to disinfect implements to
ethyl alcholo no less
What is Metabolism - correct answer
activities
✅ cells are nourished and carry out their
Pigment that protects us from the sun - correct answer ✅ Melanin
What do Red Blood Cells contain - correct answer ✅ Complex Iron
What do the Red Blood Cells do - correct answer
in the body
✅ deliver oxygen to the tissues
What is general infection - correct answer ✅ is the result when the blood stream
carries the bacteria or virus and their toxins to all parts of the body
what is the strongest bone of the face - correct answer ✅ Mandible bone
downy hair - correct answer ✅
what 2 terms are used incorrectly (interchangeably) to describe short fine and
lanugo, vellus
, Esthetics Theory Exam Questions
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what is found in the reticular layer of the Dermis - correct answer ✅ base of hair
follicles, glands, blood and lymph vessels, nerve endings, collagen, elastin
debris of dead cells, tissue elements and bacteria - correct answer ✅
What fluid is created by tissue inflammation that contains white blood cells, the
Puss
sweat/oil glands of the skin belong to this group - correct answer
glands
✅
This gland produces a substance that travels through the small tubelike ducts,
Exocrine
This gland releases secretions called hormones directly into the blood stream
✅
which in turn influences the welfare of the entire body - correct answer
Endocrine Gland or Ductless Gland
Involuntary muscle that makes up the heart - correct answer ✅ Cardiac
How many pints of blood are in the human body - correct answer ✅ 8-10
White corpuscles or Leukocytes are called what - correct answer
cells
✅ What Blood
✅
Where should you tweeze on the brow to allow a better arch - correct answer
Tweeze the under area of the outer portion of the brow
What is responsible for lubricating the skin and hair - correct answer
ducts/Sebaceous glands
✅ oil
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The FDA regulates cosmetics only in the areas of - correct answer
labeling & claims made for products
✅ safety,
what is the chief motor nerve of the face - correct answer ✅ 7th
Describe disinfection - correct answer
micoorganisms
✅2nd level of decontamination kills most
✅
Fatty materials used to lubricate & moisturize the skin - correct answer
emollients
what is located in the papillary layer of the Dermis - correct answer
receptors, blood vessels, capillaries
✅ Touch
and water would separate into layers - correct answer ✅
Surfactants that cause oil and water to mix to form an emulsion with out them oil
Emulsifiers
A tendon connecting the Occipitalis and frontalis - correct answer ✅ Aponeurosis
skin, the largest organ of the human body - correct answer ✅
A branch of anatomical science that deals with the overall health and well being of
Esthetics
When bacteria mature what happens. - correct answer
new cells
✅ they divide into two
,Esthetics Theory Exam Questions
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What is is called when bacteria mature - correct answer ✅ mitosis
✅
what indicates the negative or positive pole of an electric current - correct answer
polarity
sebaceous gland/Oil glands - correct answer
protected from outside elements
✅ help keep the skin soft and
What is the stratum granulosum composed of - correct answer
resemble granules and are filled with Keratin
✅
cells that
✅
Cell apendages which resemble prickly spines become - correct answer
Desmosomes
This occurs continuously in the basal cell layer - correct answer ✅ Cell Mitosis
The Basal Cell layer is also known as - correct answer ✅Stratum Germinativum
what are the requirements for the teacher examination - correct answer ✅
must
be 18 yrs or older, 12 Grade or GED, possess a current cosmetology or estetics
license and have completed an additional 500 hrs
answer ✅
how much does it cost to renew a manicurist license each biennial - correct
$35.00
,Esthetics Theory Exam Questions
review Q&As (Verified Answers) 2026
✅
The process of removing hair at or near the level of the skin - correct answer
Depilation
be effective - what are the % of each - correct answer
than 70% Isoprophy alchol99%
✅
In salons Ethyl and Isopropyl alchol are sometimes used to disinfect implements to
ethyl alcholo no less
What is Metabolism - correct answer
activities
✅ cells are nourished and carry out their
Pigment that protects us from the sun - correct answer ✅ Melanin
What do Red Blood Cells contain - correct answer ✅ Complex Iron
What do the Red Blood Cells do - correct answer
in the body
✅ deliver oxygen to the tissues
What is general infection - correct answer ✅ is the result when the blood stream
carries the bacteria or virus and their toxins to all parts of the body
what is the strongest bone of the face - correct answer ✅ Mandible bone
downy hair - correct answer ✅
what 2 terms are used incorrectly (interchangeably) to describe short fine and
lanugo, vellus
, Esthetics Theory Exam Questions
review Q&As (Verified Answers) 2026
what is found in the reticular layer of the Dermis - correct answer ✅ base of hair
follicles, glands, blood and lymph vessels, nerve endings, collagen, elastin
debris of dead cells, tissue elements and bacteria - correct answer ✅
What fluid is created by tissue inflammation that contains white blood cells, the
Puss
sweat/oil glands of the skin belong to this group - correct answer
glands
✅
This gland produces a substance that travels through the small tubelike ducts,
Exocrine
This gland releases secretions called hormones directly into the blood stream
✅
which in turn influences the welfare of the entire body - correct answer
Endocrine Gland or Ductless Gland
Involuntary muscle that makes up the heart - correct answer ✅ Cardiac
How many pints of blood are in the human body - correct answer ✅ 8-10
White corpuscles or Leukocytes are called what - correct answer
cells
✅ What Blood
✅
Where should you tweeze on the brow to allow a better arch - correct answer
Tweeze the under area of the outer portion of the brow
What is responsible for lubricating the skin and hair - correct answer
ducts/Sebaceous glands
✅ oil
