Cosmetology Practice exam Questions
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Bacteria - -one celled microorganisms with both plant and animal
characteristics
-Viruses - -microorganism capable of infecting almost all plants and
animals, including bacteria.
-Parasites - -plant or animal organisms that live on, or in, another living
organism and draw their nourishment from that organism. Must have a host
to survive.
-Immunity - -ability of the body to destroy and resist infection
-Sanitation - -removing all visible dirt and debris
-Sterilization - -complete elimination of all microbial life, including spores.
Only necessary when instruments have come in contact with blood.
-OSHA- Occupational Safety and Health Administration - -regulates and
enforces safety and health standards to protect employees in the work place.
-MSDS- Material Safety Data Sheet - -Information about hazardous
ingredients, safe use and handling procedures, precautions to reduce the risk
of harm and over exposure, flammability and dada incase of fire, proper
disposal guidelines and medical information in case a reaction to product
occurs.
-EPA- Environmental Protection Agency - -Licenses two types of
disinfectants used in salons; Tuberculocidal, and Hospital. Hospital products
are safe for cleaning blood and body fluids, Tuberculocidal disinfectants are
proven to kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, which is more difficult to
kill.
-FDA- Food and drug administration - -Prohibits sale of antifungal products
for finger and toenails without a medical prescription.
-Universal Precautions - -a set of guidelines published by OSHA that require
the employer and the employee to assume that all human blood and body
fluids are infectious for bloodborne pathogens.
-Cells - -the basic units of all living thing, from bacteria to plants and
animals, and including human beings
, -Protoplasm - -colorless jelly like substance in cells in which food elements
such as protein, fats, carbohydrates, mineral salts and water are present
-Nucleus - -The dense, active protoplasm found in the center of the cell.
-cytoplasm - -All the protoplasm of a cell that surrounds the nucleus
-Cell membrane - -thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates
what enters and leaves the cell
-Mitosis - -The reproduction process in which cells divide into two identical
cells called daughter cells.
-Metabolism - -set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds
up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
-anabolism - -Process of building up complex materials (proteins) from
simple materials
-Catabolism - -breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones
with release of energy
-Tissue - -group of similar cells that perform a particular function
-Heart - -Circulates the blood
-Lungs - -Supply Oxygen to the blood
-Skin - -forms external protective covering of the body
-Skeletal system - -the physical foundation of the body. It is composed of
206 bones that vary in size and shame and are connected by moveable and
immovable joints.
-Circulatory system - -body system consisting of the heart and blood
vessels that circulate blood through the body
-Endocrine system - -affects the growth, development, sexual activities, and
health of the entire body.
-Excretory System - -group of organs including the kidneys, liver, skin, large
intestine and lungs that purify the body by the elimination of waste matter
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Bacteria - -one celled microorganisms with both plant and animal
characteristics
-Viruses - -microorganism capable of infecting almost all plants and
animals, including bacteria.
-Parasites - -plant or animal organisms that live on, or in, another living
organism and draw their nourishment from that organism. Must have a host
to survive.
-Immunity - -ability of the body to destroy and resist infection
-Sanitation - -removing all visible dirt and debris
-Sterilization - -complete elimination of all microbial life, including spores.
Only necessary when instruments have come in contact with blood.
-OSHA- Occupational Safety and Health Administration - -regulates and
enforces safety and health standards to protect employees in the work place.
-MSDS- Material Safety Data Sheet - -Information about hazardous
ingredients, safe use and handling procedures, precautions to reduce the risk
of harm and over exposure, flammability and dada incase of fire, proper
disposal guidelines and medical information in case a reaction to product
occurs.
-EPA- Environmental Protection Agency - -Licenses two types of
disinfectants used in salons; Tuberculocidal, and Hospital. Hospital products
are safe for cleaning blood and body fluids, Tuberculocidal disinfectants are
proven to kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, which is more difficult to
kill.
-FDA- Food and drug administration - -Prohibits sale of antifungal products
for finger and toenails without a medical prescription.
-Universal Precautions - -a set of guidelines published by OSHA that require
the employer and the employee to assume that all human blood and body
fluids are infectious for bloodborne pathogens.
-Cells - -the basic units of all living thing, from bacteria to plants and
animals, and including human beings
, -Protoplasm - -colorless jelly like substance in cells in which food elements
such as protein, fats, carbohydrates, mineral salts and water are present
-Nucleus - -The dense, active protoplasm found in the center of the cell.
-cytoplasm - -All the protoplasm of a cell that surrounds the nucleus
-Cell membrane - -thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates
what enters and leaves the cell
-Mitosis - -The reproduction process in which cells divide into two identical
cells called daughter cells.
-Metabolism - -set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds
up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
-anabolism - -Process of building up complex materials (proteins) from
simple materials
-Catabolism - -breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones
with release of energy
-Tissue - -group of similar cells that perform a particular function
-Heart - -Circulates the blood
-Lungs - -Supply Oxygen to the blood
-Skin - -forms external protective covering of the body
-Skeletal system - -the physical foundation of the body. It is composed of
206 bones that vary in size and shame and are connected by moveable and
immovable joints.
-Circulatory system - -body system consisting of the heart and blood
vessels that circulate blood through the body
-Endocrine system - -affects the growth, development, sexual activities, and
health of the entire body.
-Excretory System - -group of organs including the kidneys, liver, skin, large
intestine and lungs that purify the body by the elimination of waste matter
