Utah State Professional Master Esthetics
Licensing // Fundamentals Questions And
Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027( Graded
A+)
The principle nerves supplying the superficial parts of the arm and hand include; -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Ulnar, Digital and Radial, Median
The blood vascular system includes the: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Heart and arteries,
Capillaries, Veins
The thyroid glands: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Controls how quickly the body burns
energy, makes protein, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones.
Identify the purpose of the pancreas - CORRECT ANSWES -- Secretes enzyme
producing cells responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
The ______ play a key role in the excretory system - CORRECT ANSWES -- Kidneys
and Liver, Large intestine and Lungs, Skin
The respiratory system is composed of the - CORRECT ANSWES -- Lungs and
Diaphragm
The human body's daily functioning is based on: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Chemical
reactions
What does MSDS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Material Safety Data Sheet
Who protects the clients health, safety, and welfare? - CORRECT ANSWES -- State
regulatory agencies
What will hospital grade and tuberulocidal disinfectant kill? - CORRECT ANSWES --
Bacteria, viruses, fungi
The study of microbes is called? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Microbiology
Tetanus, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diphtheria are caused by? - CORRECT
ANSWES -- Bacilli
What are pus forming bacteria that grow in clusters similar to grapes called? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Staphlococci
,What bacteria includes treponema papillida? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Spirilla
what bacteria can cause food poisoning and toxic shock? - CORRECT ANSWES --
Staphylococci
Communicable or ------------ disease can be spread from one person to another? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Contagious
The presence of pus indicates: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Infection
A _____ sterilizes equipment by using steam under pressure? - CORRECT ANSWES --
Autoclave
Isopropyl alcohol must be no less than ___% strength to disinfect? - CORRECT
ANSWES -- 99%
Sodium Hypochlorite is: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Household Beach
How do you mix disinfectant and water? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Pour the disinfectant
into the water.
What is the proper way to dispose of lancets and other sharps implements? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Put in the sharps box
After performing the service or cleaning up contaminated implements and surfaces,
what should do with your latex gloves? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Turn them inside out
as you take them off and put them in the biohazard trash receptacle.
What should you do if your client has an infection? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Decline the
service
What organisms can be spread through contact with bloodborne pathogens? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Hep-B , Hep-C, HIV-1
How do anthrax and tetanus bacilli withstand long periods of famine, dryness, and
unsuitable temps? - CORRECT ANSWES -- They form and waxy outer shell
Motile bacteria? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Independently move about
The HIV virus can be passed from one person to the next during a salon service? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Entering the blood stream through cuts and sores using a
contaminated tool.
Natural Immunity is ? - CORRECT ANSWES -- a natural inherited resistance to a
disease
, What can pathogenic bacteria cause? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Infection
Formalin is a (an) - CORRECT ANSWES -- Unsafe material that was routinely used in
salons to fumigate implements in a dry cabinet sanitizer.
What do you risk when you mix chemicals in higher concentrations that recommended
by the manufacture? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Solutions may be less effective
OSHA guidelines address issues relating to handling, mixing, storing, and disposing of
product; general safety and your right to know the __________ in the products you use
in the workplace. - CORRECT ANSWES -- Hazardous ingredients
What does non-pathogenic bacteria do? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Breakdown food,
protect against infection, and stimulates the immune system.
The two categories of bacteria are? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Non-pathogenic and
Pathogenic
Acquired immunity is the result of : - CORRECT ANSWES -- Having had the disease,
receiving an inoculation against the disease.
What best describes disinfection? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Using a chemical that kills
most microorganisms on hard
non-porous surfaces.
What are dirt, oils, and microbes? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Contaminants
What should you wear when disinfecting implements? - CORRECT ANSWES --
Goggles and Gloves
Cocci are transmitted - CORRECT ANSWES -- In the air, in dust, or within the
substances in which they settle.
Universal precautions are standard infection-control practices? - CORRECT ANSWES
-- Assuming all tissue(even dead skin) is hazardous
General infection is? - CORRECT ANSWES -- The result of a pathogen that is carried
by the bloodstream to different parts of the body.
An antiseptic procedure involves properly handling disinfected equipment: - CORRECT
ANSWES -- To prevent contamination before they are used on a client
Breaks in the skin, mouth, nose, eyes, ears, and unprotected sex are what? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Ways for pathogens to enter the body
Licensing // Fundamentals Questions And
Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027( Graded
A+)
The principle nerves supplying the superficial parts of the arm and hand include; -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Ulnar, Digital and Radial, Median
The blood vascular system includes the: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Heart and arteries,
Capillaries, Veins
The thyroid glands: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Controls how quickly the body burns
energy, makes protein, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones.
Identify the purpose of the pancreas - CORRECT ANSWES -- Secretes enzyme
producing cells responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
The ______ play a key role in the excretory system - CORRECT ANSWES -- Kidneys
and Liver, Large intestine and Lungs, Skin
The respiratory system is composed of the - CORRECT ANSWES -- Lungs and
Diaphragm
The human body's daily functioning is based on: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Chemical
reactions
What does MSDS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Material Safety Data Sheet
Who protects the clients health, safety, and welfare? - CORRECT ANSWES -- State
regulatory agencies
What will hospital grade and tuberulocidal disinfectant kill? - CORRECT ANSWES --
Bacteria, viruses, fungi
The study of microbes is called? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Microbiology
Tetanus, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diphtheria are caused by? - CORRECT
ANSWES -- Bacilli
What are pus forming bacteria that grow in clusters similar to grapes called? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Staphlococci
,What bacteria includes treponema papillida? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Spirilla
what bacteria can cause food poisoning and toxic shock? - CORRECT ANSWES --
Staphylococci
Communicable or ------------ disease can be spread from one person to another? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Contagious
The presence of pus indicates: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Infection
A _____ sterilizes equipment by using steam under pressure? - CORRECT ANSWES --
Autoclave
Isopropyl alcohol must be no less than ___% strength to disinfect? - CORRECT
ANSWES -- 99%
Sodium Hypochlorite is: - CORRECT ANSWES -- Household Beach
How do you mix disinfectant and water? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Pour the disinfectant
into the water.
What is the proper way to dispose of lancets and other sharps implements? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Put in the sharps box
After performing the service or cleaning up contaminated implements and surfaces,
what should do with your latex gloves? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Turn them inside out
as you take them off and put them in the biohazard trash receptacle.
What should you do if your client has an infection? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Decline the
service
What organisms can be spread through contact with bloodborne pathogens? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Hep-B , Hep-C, HIV-1
How do anthrax and tetanus bacilli withstand long periods of famine, dryness, and
unsuitable temps? - CORRECT ANSWES -- They form and waxy outer shell
Motile bacteria? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Independently move about
The HIV virus can be passed from one person to the next during a salon service? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Entering the blood stream through cuts and sores using a
contaminated tool.
Natural Immunity is ? - CORRECT ANSWES -- a natural inherited resistance to a
disease
, What can pathogenic bacteria cause? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Infection
Formalin is a (an) - CORRECT ANSWES -- Unsafe material that was routinely used in
salons to fumigate implements in a dry cabinet sanitizer.
What do you risk when you mix chemicals in higher concentrations that recommended
by the manufacture? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Solutions may be less effective
OSHA guidelines address issues relating to handling, mixing, storing, and disposing of
product; general safety and your right to know the __________ in the products you use
in the workplace. - CORRECT ANSWES -- Hazardous ingredients
What does non-pathogenic bacteria do? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Breakdown food,
protect against infection, and stimulates the immune system.
The two categories of bacteria are? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Non-pathogenic and
Pathogenic
Acquired immunity is the result of : - CORRECT ANSWES -- Having had the disease,
receiving an inoculation against the disease.
What best describes disinfection? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Using a chemical that kills
most microorganisms on hard
non-porous surfaces.
What are dirt, oils, and microbes? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Contaminants
What should you wear when disinfecting implements? - CORRECT ANSWES --
Goggles and Gloves
Cocci are transmitted - CORRECT ANSWES -- In the air, in dust, or within the
substances in which they settle.
Universal precautions are standard infection-control practices? - CORRECT ANSWES
-- Assuming all tissue(even dead skin) is hazardous
General infection is? - CORRECT ANSWES -- The result of a pathogen that is carried
by the bloodstream to different parts of the body.
An antiseptic procedure involves properly handling disinfected equipment: - CORRECT
ANSWES -- To prevent contamination before they are used on a client
Breaks in the skin, mouth, nose, eyes, ears, and unprotected sex are what? -
CORRECT ANSWES -- Ways for pathogens to enter the body
