CIDESCO LATEST FINALS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔A galvanic current is used during - ✔✔Desincrustation
✔✔The massage movement in which the skin is grasped between the thumb and
forefinger is called - ✔✔Petrissage
✔✔Strengthening weakened muscles of facial expression can be best achieved using -
✔✔Finger tapotements
✔✔A contra-indication to a full body massage is - ✔✔A recent removal of malignant
tissue
✔✔Frictions, small circular movements performed with pads of thumbs or fingers are
most effective - ✔✔Around joint areas
✔✔The purpose of friction movements is to - ✔✔Disperse local pockets of oedema
✔✔Rapid muscle contractions in the therapists hands produce the massage movement
known as - ✔✔Vibration
✔✔The most stimulating massage movement is - ✔✔Tapotement
✔✔A heavy jaw outline with much fatty tissue can be treated with - ✔✔Tapotements
and petrissages
✔✔In case of fluid accumulation under the eyes, the so called bags - ✔✔Give a
drainage from the nose eye corner towards the temporal bone
✔✔Tapotement particularly influence - ✔✔Muscle tone
,✔✔The medium used during a full body massage is - ✔✔Oil
✔✔When giving a massage, hand mobility is important for maintaining a - ✔✔Regular
rhythm
✔✔If it becomes necessary for the therapist to interrupt a massage treatment, the
hands should - ✔✔Be feathered off the clients body
✔✔When giving a massage, it is important that the client be - ✔✔Fully relaxed
✔✔For freedom of movement and to reduce fatigue, it is important for the therapist to -
✔✔Maintain correct posture
✔✔A treatment used on the feet to release toxins and improve circulation is -
✔✔Reflexology
✔✔A client should cleanse her skin to - ✔✔Remove surface dirt
✔✔A client should tone her skin to - ✔✔Remove excess cleanser
✔✔The main aim of skin cleansing is to - ✔✔Remove surface dirt and make up
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT a method of cleansing the skin - ✔✔Astringent
lotion
✔✔The qualities of a skin cleanser are that it should - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔Advice that should be given to a client for skin cleansing at home - ✔✔Cleanse and
tone twice a day
✔✔Which of the following statements are correct? - ✔✔1 is correct and 2 is incorrect
✔✔Which of the following statements are correct? - ✔✔Both are incorrect
✔✔The function of deodorant is to - ✔✔Prevent body odour
✔✔The active ingredient of a deodorant is - ✔✔An antiseptic
✔✔The action of a deodorant is to - ✔✔Control the bacteria responsible for body odour
✔✔The function of an anti-perspirant is to - ✔✔Reduce the amount of sweat on the skin
✔✔The active ingredient of an anti-perspirant is - ✔✔Aluminium salts
, ✔✔The action of an anti-perspirant is to - ✔✔Constrict the sweat pores
✔✔Microbiology is the - ✔✔Scientific study of micro-organisms
✔✔Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? - ✔✔Bacteria are smaller
than viruses
✔✔The temperature at which pathogenic bacteria grow best is - ✔✔37
✔✔Bacteria are - ✔✔Single cell micro organisms
✔✔Which one of the following is the smallest micro organism? - ✔✔Virus
✔✔Viruses are - ✔✔Very tiny organisms that multiply in living cells
✔✔Fungi are - ✔✔Vegetable type micro organisms lacking chlorophyll
✔✔A skin disease caused by bacteria is - ✔✔Impetigo
✔✔A skin disease caused by a virus is - ✔✔Herpes zoster
✔✔A skin disease caused by fungi is - ✔✔Tinea capitas
✔✔A parasite is - ✔✔An organism that feeds in or on another living organism
✔✔The skin disease caused by lice is called - ✔✔Pediculosis
✔✔The skin disease caused by an itch mite is called - ✔✔Scabies
✔✔An infection is - ✔✔The invasion of any living organisms by disease-causing micro-
organisms
✔✔Contagious mean - ✔✔Capable of transmitting infection
✔✔Which one of the following is the most ideal method of steralisation against Hep B? -
✔✔Steam under pressure - autoclave
✔✔Sanitisation means - ✔✔The process that destroys most micro organisms
✔✔A disinfectant is - ✔✔A chemical that helps to kill disease producing micro
organisms
SET A+
✔✔A galvanic current is used during - ✔✔Desincrustation
✔✔The massage movement in which the skin is grasped between the thumb and
forefinger is called - ✔✔Petrissage
✔✔Strengthening weakened muscles of facial expression can be best achieved using -
✔✔Finger tapotements
✔✔A contra-indication to a full body massage is - ✔✔A recent removal of malignant
tissue
✔✔Frictions, small circular movements performed with pads of thumbs or fingers are
most effective - ✔✔Around joint areas
✔✔The purpose of friction movements is to - ✔✔Disperse local pockets of oedema
✔✔Rapid muscle contractions in the therapists hands produce the massage movement
known as - ✔✔Vibration
✔✔The most stimulating massage movement is - ✔✔Tapotement
✔✔A heavy jaw outline with much fatty tissue can be treated with - ✔✔Tapotements
and petrissages
✔✔In case of fluid accumulation under the eyes, the so called bags - ✔✔Give a
drainage from the nose eye corner towards the temporal bone
✔✔Tapotement particularly influence - ✔✔Muscle tone
,✔✔The medium used during a full body massage is - ✔✔Oil
✔✔When giving a massage, hand mobility is important for maintaining a - ✔✔Regular
rhythm
✔✔If it becomes necessary for the therapist to interrupt a massage treatment, the
hands should - ✔✔Be feathered off the clients body
✔✔When giving a massage, it is important that the client be - ✔✔Fully relaxed
✔✔For freedom of movement and to reduce fatigue, it is important for the therapist to -
✔✔Maintain correct posture
✔✔A treatment used on the feet to release toxins and improve circulation is -
✔✔Reflexology
✔✔A client should cleanse her skin to - ✔✔Remove surface dirt
✔✔A client should tone her skin to - ✔✔Remove excess cleanser
✔✔The main aim of skin cleansing is to - ✔✔Remove surface dirt and make up
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT a method of cleansing the skin - ✔✔Astringent
lotion
✔✔The qualities of a skin cleanser are that it should - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔Advice that should be given to a client for skin cleansing at home - ✔✔Cleanse and
tone twice a day
✔✔Which of the following statements are correct? - ✔✔1 is correct and 2 is incorrect
✔✔Which of the following statements are correct? - ✔✔Both are incorrect
✔✔The function of deodorant is to - ✔✔Prevent body odour
✔✔The active ingredient of a deodorant is - ✔✔An antiseptic
✔✔The action of a deodorant is to - ✔✔Control the bacteria responsible for body odour
✔✔The function of an anti-perspirant is to - ✔✔Reduce the amount of sweat on the skin
✔✔The active ingredient of an anti-perspirant is - ✔✔Aluminium salts
, ✔✔The action of an anti-perspirant is to - ✔✔Constrict the sweat pores
✔✔Microbiology is the - ✔✔Scientific study of micro-organisms
✔✔Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? - ✔✔Bacteria are smaller
than viruses
✔✔The temperature at which pathogenic bacteria grow best is - ✔✔37
✔✔Bacteria are - ✔✔Single cell micro organisms
✔✔Which one of the following is the smallest micro organism? - ✔✔Virus
✔✔Viruses are - ✔✔Very tiny organisms that multiply in living cells
✔✔Fungi are - ✔✔Vegetable type micro organisms lacking chlorophyll
✔✔A skin disease caused by bacteria is - ✔✔Impetigo
✔✔A skin disease caused by a virus is - ✔✔Herpes zoster
✔✔A skin disease caused by fungi is - ✔✔Tinea capitas
✔✔A parasite is - ✔✔An organism that feeds in or on another living organism
✔✔The skin disease caused by lice is called - ✔✔Pediculosis
✔✔The skin disease caused by an itch mite is called - ✔✔Scabies
✔✔An infection is - ✔✔The invasion of any living organisms by disease-causing micro-
organisms
✔✔Contagious mean - ✔✔Capable of transmitting infection
✔✔Which one of the following is the most ideal method of steralisation against Hep B? -
✔✔Steam under pressure - autoclave
✔✔Sanitisation means - ✔✔The process that destroys most micro organisms
✔✔A disinfectant is - ✔✔A chemical that helps to kill disease producing micro
organisms
