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MASSACHUSETTS COSMETOLOGY STATE
BOARD PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {270 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% GUARANTEED PASS
What is an other name for liver spots? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Chloasma
The study of how a workplace can best be designed for comfort
safety efficiency and productivity is - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Ergonomics
An immune system response to certain foods, chemicals, product
ingredients, and other normally harmless substances is an - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > allergy
The act of accurately sharing information between two people or
groups of people are - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Communication
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An organism that lives on or in another organism and draws
nourishment from that organism as a - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Parasite
Sodium hypochlorite is commonly known as - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Household bleach
Basic unit of all living things is - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cells
This tissue such as blood and lymph, carries food waste
products, and hormones through the body - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Liquid tissue
Bone that forms the forehead - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Frontal
Small, thin bones located at the front inner wall of the orbits is
the - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Lacrimal bone
Muscles that are involuntary and function automatically without
conscious will are - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Not striated muscles
A large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint that
allows arm to extend outward to the side of the body is - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Deltoid
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The tiny thin-walled blood vessels that connects to the smaller
arteries to the veins are - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Capillaries
The ring muscle of the eye socket enabling you to close your
eyes it the - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Orbicularis oculi
The formulation of synthetic wigs is based on what type of
product? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Petroleum
The lunula is the half-moon shape at the base of the nail and is
the visible part of the - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Nail matrix
The nail bed is attached to the bone by specialized - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Specialized ligaments
The primary motor nerve of the face is the: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
facial nerve
The product that reduces microbes on the skin is called a(n): -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Antiseptic
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The technical name for fever blister is: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > herpes
simplex virus 1
The type of comb that is used for backcombing and smoothing
the surface of the hair is called a: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Master
sketcher
Verruca is a name given to a variety of: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Warts
What condition can result when the cuticle becomes overly dry
and splits? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hang nail
What is the average growth rate of nails in adults? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 1/8"
What is the pocket-like structure that holds the root and matrix
of the nail? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Mantle
What perms cause minimal swelling and must be wrapped with
firm, even tension? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Acid perm
Which blood vessels carry impure blood? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
veins
MASSACHUSETTS COSMETOLOGY STATE
BOARD PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {270 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% GUARANTEED PASS
What is an other name for liver spots? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Chloasma
The study of how a workplace can best be designed for comfort
safety efficiency and productivity is - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Ergonomics
An immune system response to certain foods, chemicals, product
ingredients, and other normally harmless substances is an - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > allergy
The act of accurately sharing information between two people or
groups of people are - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Communication
,Page 2 of 37
An organism that lives on or in another organism and draws
nourishment from that organism as a - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Parasite
Sodium hypochlorite is commonly known as - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Household bleach
Basic unit of all living things is - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cells
This tissue such as blood and lymph, carries food waste
products, and hormones through the body - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Liquid tissue
Bone that forms the forehead - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Frontal
Small, thin bones located at the front inner wall of the orbits is
the - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Lacrimal bone
Muscles that are involuntary and function automatically without
conscious will are - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Not striated muscles
A large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint that
allows arm to extend outward to the side of the body is - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Deltoid
,Page 3 of 37
The tiny thin-walled blood vessels that connects to the smaller
arteries to the veins are - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Capillaries
The ring muscle of the eye socket enabling you to close your
eyes it the - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Orbicularis oculi
The formulation of synthetic wigs is based on what type of
product? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Petroleum
The lunula is the half-moon shape at the base of the nail and is
the visible part of the - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Nail matrix
The nail bed is attached to the bone by specialized - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Specialized ligaments
The primary motor nerve of the face is the: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
facial nerve
The product that reduces microbes on the skin is called a(n): -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Antiseptic
, Page 4 of 37
The technical name for fever blister is: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > herpes
simplex virus 1
The type of comb that is used for backcombing and smoothing
the surface of the hair is called a: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Master
sketcher
Verruca is a name given to a variety of: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Warts
What condition can result when the cuticle becomes overly dry
and splits? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hang nail
What is the average growth rate of nails in adults? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 1/8"
What is the pocket-like structure that holds the root and matrix
of the nail? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Mantle
What perms cause minimal swelling and must be wrapped with
firm, even tension? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Acid perm
Which blood vessels carry impure blood? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
veins
