State board practice- Esthetician Test (solved)

what layer is above the stratum lucidum - Answer- the stratum corneum Where do you start and end the cleansing process? - Answer- Start at neck/end of temple what causes hyperpigmentation? - Answer- Peels,sun exposure what is the distance between 2 eyes? - Answer- 1 eye If ph 7 is neutral, and you have a ph of 9,how many times more alkaline is it? - Answer- 100 times Distilled water has a ph of? - Answer- 7.0 Disease causing bacteria? - Answer- pathogenic What causes abscesses and boils? - Answer- staphylococci Example of a local infection? - Answer- pimples,abscess Bones that form the cheekbones? - Answer- Zygomatic What muscle covers the chest? - Answer- Pectoralis pectoral mayor Cell division is called? - Answer- Mitosis Extrinsic aging is caused by? - Answer- External factors Intrinsic aging is caused by? - Answer- internal factors Does sun exposure cause aging? - Answer- Most aging is caused by the sun What is the largest bone of the mouth region? - Answer- Mandible What is the study of skin diseases and histology? - Answer- Dermatology To disinfect hands, you must what type of decontamination? - Answer- sanitation When an acid and alkali is mixed you get? - Answer- A salt and water The largest organ of the body is? - Answer- the skin What causes the most allergic reactions? - Answer- fragrances How would you handle a blood spill during a service? - Answer- Stop immediately and clean injured area What is the Fitzpatrick scale used for? - Answer- Determining skin type What is the magnifying lamp used for? - Answer- to increase view of skin Why do we analyze the skin? - Answer- To know what treatment to give What do we call an exfoliate that is rolled or massaged off? - Answer- Gommage How do we apply a paraffin mask to the face? - Answer- A brush How do sunscreens work? - Answer- Reflect sunlight What is the purpose of face powder after the application of foundation? - Answer- Set foundation How far should the steamer be? - Answer- 15-18 inches How many metacarpals in 1 hand? - Answer- 5 Muscle that covers the bridge of the nose? - Answer- procerus What covers the skeletal system? - Answer- Muscular system What is the muscle that covers the upper back and back of neck? - Answer- trapezius What is a vehicle that helps to spread agents onto the skin? - Answer- emollients The study of hair is called?on - Answer- trichology The largest organ of the body? - Answer- the skin What occupies space? - Answer- matter What happens if you wash your face to often? - Answer- dehydration What layer contains keratin? - Answer- stratum corneum Glands that excrete perspiration? - Answer- suderiferous Glands that excrete sebum? - Answer- sebaceous This layer connects the dermis and the epidermis? - Answer- papillary A cluster of boils is known as a? - Answer- carbuncles Redness,dilation of blood vessels is a condition associated with? - Answer- Rosacea Sebum trapped by dead skin cells is known as? - Answer- millia Severe oiliness of he skin? - Answer- seborrhea An open comedone is referred to as a? - Answer- blackhead During the Elizabethan period of the Renaissance what was in style? - Answer- Facial masks The most stimulating facial massage? - Answer- Tapotement or percussion What level of decontamination is it when we was our hands? - Answer- sanitation In which direction to we massage the face? - Answer- Insertion to origin Broad muscle extending from the chest and shoulder to the chin? - Answer- Platysma One of the fattiest oils used in skin care is? - Answer- coconut What are the fatty alcohols? - Answer- Fatty acids that have been exposed to hydrogen Collagen makes up how much of the dermis? - Answer- 70% Ethnic skin that is more prone to sensitivities? - Answer- Asian Ethnic skin more prone to pigmentation problems? - Answer- Black skin A face that has a greater length in portion to its width than a square or round face? - Answer- oblong The technical name for an eyelash hair? - Answer- Cilia The application of false individual lashes is known as? - Answer- Eye tabbing What is the effect of the hair if using the galvanic electrolysis method? - Answer- Decomposition The only recognized permanent hair removal? - Answer- Electrolysis What does the Fitzpatrick scale measure? - Answer- Skin's ability to tolerate sun exposure What pathogenic agents produce pus? - Answer- Any cocci bacteria (staphylococci, streptococci) What would be the cause of hormonal hyperpigmentation? - Answer- Intrinsic causes What does ultraviolet do? - Answer- Disinfect What is a pearl-like mass of sebum trapped under the skin? - Answer- milia What skin cancer is characterized by pearly nodules? - Answer- Basel cell carcinoma How does electrolysis produces heat to destroy the hair follicle? - Answer- Electrocoagulation The suderiferous glands excrete? - Answer- excess salt and water What skin do you not use with vacuum suction? - Answer- Couperose What ethnic skin ages the slowest? - Answer- Black skin Fitzpatrick scale measures? - Answer- The skin's ability to tolerate the sun Where should implements be stored after each use? - Answer- Clean,closed container. A substance that has the ability to attract water? - Answer- Humectant A plant that has antiseptic properties and is used in skin treatments? - Answer- peppermint Symptoms that can be observed are known as? - Answer- objective What plant is stimulating in action? - Answer- Eucalyptus A deposit of fat,water and waste? - Answer- Cellulite