ESTHETICS OREGON STATE BOARD
EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Melan nproduction nis nstimulated nby n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nexposure nto nsunlight nand
nprotects nthe ncells nbelow nby nabsorbing nand nblocking nUV nradiation
pheomelanin n- nCorrect nAnswer n- na ntype nof nmelanin nthat nis nred nto nyellow nin ncolor
nproduced nby npeople nwith nlight ncolored nskin
eumelanin n- nCorrect nAnswer n- na ntype nof nmelanin nthat nis ndark nbrown nto nblack
nproduced nby npeople nwith ndark ncolored nskin
Primary nlesions n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nLesions nin nthe nearly nstages nof ndevelopment nor
nchange, nprimary nlesions nare ncharacterized nby nflat nnonpalpable nchanges nin nthe nskin
ncolor nor nby nelevations nformed nby nfluid nin na ncavity, nsuch nas nvesicles nor npustules.
Bulla n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nlarge nblister ncontaining nwatery nfluid.
Cyst n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nclosed, nabnormally ndeveloped nsac ncontaining nfluid,
ninfection, nor nother nmatter nabove nor nbelow nthe nskin.
Papule n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nsmall nelevation non nthe nskin nthat ncontains nno nfluid, nbut
nmay ndevelop ninto na npustule.
Pustule n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nAn ninflamed npapule nwith na nwhite nor nyellow ncenter
ncontaining npus, na nfluid nconsisting nof nwhite nblood ncells, nbacteria, nand nother ndebris; na
nsmall npus-containing nblister nthat nmay nor nmay nnot nbe ncaused nby nan ninfection. nAcne
npustules nin nhair nfollicles nare nnot ninfectious.
Wheal n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nHives nand nmosquito nbites nare nwheals. nHives nare ncalled
nurticaria nand ncan nalso nbe ncaused nby nexposure nto nallergens nused nin nproducts.
Secondary nlesions n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndevelop nin nthe nlater nstages nof ndisease nand
nchange nthe nstructure nof ntissues nand norgans
Excoriation n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nskin nsore nor nabrasion nproduced nby nscratching nor
nscraping.
, Acne nexcoriee n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA ndisorder nwhere nclient npurposely nscrape noff
nacne nlesions, ncausing nscarring nand ndiscoloration.
Keloid n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nthick nscar nresulting nfrom nexcessive ngrowth nof nfibrous
ntissue. nKeloids nare nusually nfound nin nthose nthat nare ngenetically npredisposed nto nthem
nand nmay noccur nfollowing nan ninjury nor nsurgery.
Scar n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nDiscolored, nslightly nraised nmark non nthe nskin nformed nafter
nan ninjury nor nlesion nof nthe nskin nhas nhealed. nThe ntissue nhardens nto nheal nthe ninjury.
nThick, nelevated nscars nare nhypertrophic.
Acne n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nchronic ninflammatory nskin ndisorder nof nthe nsebaceous
nglands ncharacterized nby ncomedones nand nblemishes.
Comedo n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nnoninflamed nbuildup nof ncells, nsebum, nand nother
ndebris ninside nfollicles.
Open ncomedo n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nblackhead nopen nat nthe nsurface nand nexposed
nto nair. nWhen nthe nfollicle nis nfilled nwith nan nexcess nof noil na nblackhead nforms. nIt nis ndark
nbecause nit nis nexposed nto noxygen nand noxidation noccurs.
Closer ncomedo n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nForms nwhen nthe nopenings nof nthe nfollicles nare
nblocked nwith ndebris nand nwhite ncells. nAlso nreferred nto nas na nwhitehead nbut nshould
nnot nbe nconfused nwith nthe nmore nhardened nwhite ntype nof npapules ncalled nmilia.
Furuncle n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nAKA nboil, na nsubcutaneous nabscess nfilled nwith npus.
Milia n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nThe nepidermal ncysts nare nsmall, nfirm, nwhite npapules. nMilia
nare nwhitish, npearl nlike nmasses nof nsebum nand ndead ncells nunder nthe nskin nwith nno
nvisible nopenings noften nmistakenly ncalled nwhiteheads.
Seborrhea n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nSevere noiliness nof nthe nskin
Bromhidrosis n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nFoul nsmelling nperspiration nusually nin nthe narmpits nor
non nthe nfeet.
Dermatitis n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nAn ninflammatory ncondition nof nthe nskin; nvarious nforms
ninclude nlesions nsuch nas neczema, nvesicles nor npapules. nThe n3 nmain ncategories nof
ndermatitis nare natopic, ncontact, nand nseborrheic.
Contact ndermatitis n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nAn ninflammatory nskin ncondition ncaused nby nan
nallergic nreaction nfrom ncontact nwith na nsubstance nor nchemical.
Allergies nto nred ndyes nin nproducts nand nnickel nin njewelry nare n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
ncommon.
EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Melan nproduction nis nstimulated nby n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nexposure nto nsunlight nand
nprotects nthe ncells nbelow nby nabsorbing nand nblocking nUV nradiation
pheomelanin n- nCorrect nAnswer n- na ntype nof nmelanin nthat nis nred nto nyellow nin ncolor
nproduced nby npeople nwith nlight ncolored nskin
eumelanin n- nCorrect nAnswer n- na ntype nof nmelanin nthat nis ndark nbrown nto nblack
nproduced nby npeople nwith ndark ncolored nskin
Primary nlesions n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nLesions nin nthe nearly nstages nof ndevelopment nor
nchange, nprimary nlesions nare ncharacterized nby nflat nnonpalpable nchanges nin nthe nskin
ncolor nor nby nelevations nformed nby nfluid nin na ncavity, nsuch nas nvesicles nor npustules.
Bulla n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nlarge nblister ncontaining nwatery nfluid.
Cyst n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nclosed, nabnormally ndeveloped nsac ncontaining nfluid,
ninfection, nor nother nmatter nabove nor nbelow nthe nskin.
Papule n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nsmall nelevation non nthe nskin nthat ncontains nno nfluid, nbut
nmay ndevelop ninto na npustule.
Pustule n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nAn ninflamed npapule nwith na nwhite nor nyellow ncenter
ncontaining npus, na nfluid nconsisting nof nwhite nblood ncells, nbacteria, nand nother ndebris; na
nsmall npus-containing nblister nthat nmay nor nmay nnot nbe ncaused nby nan ninfection. nAcne
npustules nin nhair nfollicles nare nnot ninfectious.
Wheal n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nHives nand nmosquito nbites nare nwheals. nHives nare ncalled
nurticaria nand ncan nalso nbe ncaused nby nexposure nto nallergens nused nin nproducts.
Secondary nlesions n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ndevelop nin nthe nlater nstages nof ndisease nand
nchange nthe nstructure nof ntissues nand norgans
Excoriation n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nskin nsore nor nabrasion nproduced nby nscratching nor
nscraping.
, Acne nexcoriee n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA ndisorder nwhere nclient npurposely nscrape noff
nacne nlesions, ncausing nscarring nand ndiscoloration.
Keloid n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nthick nscar nresulting nfrom nexcessive ngrowth nof nfibrous
ntissue. nKeloids nare nusually nfound nin nthose nthat nare ngenetically npredisposed nto nthem
nand nmay noccur nfollowing nan ninjury nor nsurgery.
Scar n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nDiscolored, nslightly nraised nmark non nthe nskin nformed nafter
nan ninjury nor nlesion nof nthe nskin nhas nhealed. nThe ntissue nhardens nto nheal nthe ninjury.
nThick, nelevated nscars nare nhypertrophic.
Acne n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nchronic ninflammatory nskin ndisorder nof nthe nsebaceous
nglands ncharacterized nby ncomedones nand nblemishes.
Comedo n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nnoninflamed nbuildup nof ncells, nsebum, nand nother
ndebris ninside nfollicles.
Open ncomedo n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nA nblackhead nopen nat nthe nsurface nand nexposed
nto nair. nWhen nthe nfollicle nis nfilled nwith nan nexcess nof noil na nblackhead nforms. nIt nis ndark
nbecause nit nis nexposed nto noxygen nand noxidation noccurs.
Closer ncomedo n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nForms nwhen nthe nopenings nof nthe nfollicles nare
nblocked nwith ndebris nand nwhite ncells. nAlso nreferred nto nas na nwhitehead nbut nshould
nnot nbe nconfused nwith nthe nmore nhardened nwhite ntype nof npapules ncalled nmilia.
Furuncle n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nAKA nboil, na nsubcutaneous nabscess nfilled nwith npus.
Milia n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nThe nepidermal ncysts nare nsmall, nfirm, nwhite npapules. nMilia
nare nwhitish, npearl nlike nmasses nof nsebum nand ndead ncells nunder nthe nskin nwith nno
nvisible nopenings noften nmistakenly ncalled nwhiteheads.
Seborrhea n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nSevere noiliness nof nthe nskin
Bromhidrosis n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nFoul nsmelling nperspiration nusually nin nthe narmpits nor
non nthe nfeet.
Dermatitis n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nAn ninflammatory ncondition nof nthe nskin; nvarious nforms
ninclude nlesions nsuch nas neczema, nvesicles nor npapules. nThe n3 nmain ncategories nof
ndermatitis nare natopic, ncontact, nand nseborrheic.
Contact ndermatitis n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nAn ninflammatory nskin ncondition ncaused nby nan
nallergic nreaction nfrom ncontact nwith na nsubstance nor nchemical.
Allergies nto nred ndyes nin nproducts nand nnickel nin njewelry nare n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
ncommon.
