Manicurist Final Exam: Complete Nail Technician Board Review, Practice Test & Certification
Guide (2026)
OSHA stands for - correct answer ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Pathogenic bacteria may produce - correct answer ✔✔disease
Colonies of microorganisms that adhere to environmental surfaces are called - correct answer
✔✔biofilms
Completely destroying all microbial life including bacterial spores is called - correct answer
✔✔sterilizing
The ability of a disinfecting solution to kill germs when used according to the label is known as -
correct answer ✔✔efficacy
To use a disinfectant properly, read and follow the manufacturers directions and ________
implements for proper disinfection. - correct answer ✔✔completely submerge
__________ are guidelines published by the CDC that require the employer and employee to
assume that any human blood and body fluids are potentially infectious. - correct answer
✔✔standard precautions
State rules require that all multiuse tools and implements be cleaned and disinfected before
and after - correct answer ✔✔each service
If a product label has the word _______ on it, the product must be diluted and cannot be used
directly from the original container. - correct answer ✔✔concentrate
, __________ are a form of formaldehyde, have a very high pH, and can damage the skin and
eyes. - correct answer ✔✔phenolic disinfectants
Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism are known as__________ -
correct answer ✔✔Parasites
What are single-celled organisms that grow in irregular masses and include molds, mildews, and
yeasts? - correct answer ✔✔Fungi
A physician engaged in the practice of treating the skin, including structures, functions, and
diseases, is a ________. - correct answer ✔✔Dermatologist
Healthy skin is moist, soft, and ________, with a texture that ideally is smooth and fine grained.
- correct answer ✔✔Flexible
The _________ is the outermost and thinnest layer of the skin; it does not contain blood vessels
and is reliant on the dermis for its nutrition for continuous cell renewal. - correct answer
✔✔Epidermis
The layer of skin in which the Langerhans cells reside is called the stratum - correct answer
✔✔Spinosum
The dermis is also called the - correct answer ✔✔Cutis
________ nerve fibers are distributed to the attractor polo muscles attached to the hair follicles.
- correct answer ✔✔Motor
Collagen is a fibrilar protein that gives the skin - correct answer ✔✔Form and strength
Guide (2026)
OSHA stands for - correct answer ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Pathogenic bacteria may produce - correct answer ✔✔disease
Colonies of microorganisms that adhere to environmental surfaces are called - correct answer
✔✔biofilms
Completely destroying all microbial life including bacterial spores is called - correct answer
✔✔sterilizing
The ability of a disinfecting solution to kill germs when used according to the label is known as -
correct answer ✔✔efficacy
To use a disinfectant properly, read and follow the manufacturers directions and ________
implements for proper disinfection. - correct answer ✔✔completely submerge
__________ are guidelines published by the CDC that require the employer and employee to
assume that any human blood and body fluids are potentially infectious. - correct answer
✔✔standard precautions
State rules require that all multiuse tools and implements be cleaned and disinfected before
and after - correct answer ✔✔each service
If a product label has the word _______ on it, the product must be diluted and cannot be used
directly from the original container. - correct answer ✔✔concentrate
, __________ are a form of formaldehyde, have a very high pH, and can damage the skin and
eyes. - correct answer ✔✔phenolic disinfectants
Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism are known as__________ -
correct answer ✔✔Parasites
What are single-celled organisms that grow in irregular masses and include molds, mildews, and
yeasts? - correct answer ✔✔Fungi
A physician engaged in the practice of treating the skin, including structures, functions, and
diseases, is a ________. - correct answer ✔✔Dermatologist
Healthy skin is moist, soft, and ________, with a texture that ideally is smooth and fine grained.
- correct answer ✔✔Flexible
The _________ is the outermost and thinnest layer of the skin; it does not contain blood vessels
and is reliant on the dermis for its nutrition for continuous cell renewal. - correct answer
✔✔Epidermis
The layer of skin in which the Langerhans cells reside is called the stratum - correct answer
✔✔Spinosum
The dermis is also called the - correct answer ✔✔Cutis
________ nerve fibers are distributed to the attractor polo muscles attached to the hair follicles.
- correct answer ✔✔Motor
Collagen is a fibrilar protein that gives the skin - correct answer ✔✔Form and strength
