Massachusetts Cosmetology State Board
Practice Exam/ 217 Q&A/ 2024-2025
Kosmetikos a Greek word meaning - Answer: Skilled in the study of cosmetics
In ancient cultures practice of self-grooming and appearance enhancement was
allied with the practice of - Answer: Medicine
The two types of goals are - Answer: Short-term and long-term
Comfortable well fitted shoes should have - Answer: Low heels
Verbal communication with the client to determine desired results is - Answer:
Client consultation
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,An agency created as a part of the department of labor to regulate and enforce
safety and health standards to protect the employee in the workplace is - Answer:
OSHA
And infection is microorganism capable of investing almost all plants and animals
is - Answer: Virus
Bacteria that are completely harmless you not cause disease are - Answer:
Nonpathogenic
The virus that causes AIDS is - Answer: HIV
Agents that are formulated for use on skin are - Answer: Antiseptics
Ask like a balloon to contain the protoplasm - Answer: Cell membrane
The physical foundation of the body is the - Answer: Skeletal system
The sides of the head in the ear region is formed by the - Answer: Temporal bone
The uppermost in largest bone of the arm is the - Answer: Humerus
The tendon that the occipitalis and the frontalis is the - Answer: Aponeurosis
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, The nerve affecting the skin of the forehead scalp eyebrows and upper eyelid -
Answer: Superorbital
also called the gastrointestinal system and is responsible for breaking down food
into nutrients and waste - Answer: Digestive
The basal cell layer composed of several layers of different shapes cells is the -
Answer: Stratum germinativum
What controls the next excretion of sweat - Answer: Nervous system
This vitamin is an Antioxidant that can help prevent certain types of cancer -
Answer: Vitamin A
Supplies nutrients and oxygen to the skin - Answer: Blood
The nail bed is supplied with many nerves and is attached to the nail plate by a
thin layer of tissue called - Answer: Bed epithelium
The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area - Answer:
Epoynichium
The hardened keratin plate covering the nail bed is the - Answer: Nail plate
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Practice Exam/ 217 Q&A/ 2024-2025
Kosmetikos a Greek word meaning - Answer: Skilled in the study of cosmetics
In ancient cultures practice of self-grooming and appearance enhancement was
allied with the practice of - Answer: Medicine
The two types of goals are - Answer: Short-term and long-term
Comfortable well fitted shoes should have - Answer: Low heels
Verbal communication with the client to determine desired results is - Answer:
Client consultation
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,An agency created as a part of the department of labor to regulate and enforce
safety and health standards to protect the employee in the workplace is - Answer:
OSHA
And infection is microorganism capable of investing almost all plants and animals
is - Answer: Virus
Bacteria that are completely harmless you not cause disease are - Answer:
Nonpathogenic
The virus that causes AIDS is - Answer: HIV
Agents that are formulated for use on skin are - Answer: Antiseptics
Ask like a balloon to contain the protoplasm - Answer: Cell membrane
The physical foundation of the body is the - Answer: Skeletal system
The sides of the head in the ear region is formed by the - Answer: Temporal bone
The uppermost in largest bone of the arm is the - Answer: Humerus
The tendon that the occipitalis and the frontalis is the - Answer: Aponeurosis
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, The nerve affecting the skin of the forehead scalp eyebrows and upper eyelid -
Answer: Superorbital
also called the gastrointestinal system and is responsible for breaking down food
into nutrients and waste - Answer: Digestive
The basal cell layer composed of several layers of different shapes cells is the -
Answer: Stratum germinativum
What controls the next excretion of sweat - Answer: Nervous system
This vitamin is an Antioxidant that can help prevent certain types of cancer -
Answer: Vitamin A
Supplies nutrients and oxygen to the skin - Answer: Blood
The nail bed is supplied with many nerves and is attached to the nail plate by a
thin layer of tissue called - Answer: Bed epithelium
The living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix area - Answer:
Epoynichium
The hardened keratin plate covering the nail bed is the - Answer: Nail plate
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