Master Esthetics Board Exam Practice --
Scientific Concepts (Washington State)
Exam Questions and Answers
What iidoes iiNOT iiput iia iiperson iiat iian iiincreased iirisk iiof iideveloping iicommunity-
acquired iiMRSA? ii- iiAnswers ii-Having iia iihigh iiwhite iiblood iicell iicount
What iican iiyou iido iito iihelp iiminimize iithe iispread iiof iiMRSA? ii- iiAnswers ii-Carefully
iidispose iiof iimaterials iithat iicome iiinto iicontact iiwith iiblood iior iiOPIM ii(Other iiPotentially
iiInfectious iiMaterial)
What iiis iian iiexample iiof iisurgical iiasepsis? ii- iiAnswers ii-An iioperating iiroom
What iiis iia iicharacteristic iiof iiPVC/vinyl iigloves? ii- iiAnswers ii-They iido iinot iicontain iithe
iisame iiallergenic iiproteins iias iithose iifound iiin iiNRL iigloves
What iiis iia iisympton iiof iitype iiI ii(Immediate) iihypersensitivity? ii- iiAnswers ii-Anaphylaxis
What iiis iiNOT iia iireason iito iiremove iigross iidebris iifrom iiequipment iias iisoon iias
iipossible? ii- iiAnswers ii-To iiincrease iithe iinumber iiof iimicroorganisms iion iithe iiitem
What iido iigood iidetergents iido? ii- iiAnswers ii-Suspend iismall iiparticles iiin iithe iicleaning
iifluid
When iiis iiinstrument iilubrication iiperformed? ii- iiAnswers ii-Before iisterilizing
What iiis iithe iipreferred iimethod iiof iidisinfectioin iifor iitools, iiequipment, iiand iiwork
iisurfaces iiin iithe iiesthetics iiindustry? ii- iiAnswers ii-Intermediate-level iidisinfection
At iiwhat iitemperature iimust iithe iisterilizer iitypically iibe iimaintained iito iiensure iithat iiall
iiorganisms iiare iikilled? ii- iiAnswers ii-274 iidegrees iiFarenheit
What iirelative iihumidity iilevel iimust iithe iisteam iiin iithe iiautoclave iireach iiin iiorder iito iibe
iieffective? ii- iiAnswers ii-100%
What iithree iitypes iiof iimonitoring iiare iiinvolved iiin iithe iisterilization iiprocess? ii- iiAnswers
ii-Mechanical, iichemical, iiand iibiological
What iimethod iiof iimonitoring iiis iicommonly iireferred iito iias iispore iitesting? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Biological
, What iiis iibarrier iifilm iiused iifor? ii- iiAnswers ii-To iiprevent iicross-contamination
What iiterm iirefers iito iirisks iiinvolved iiwith iia iiroute iiof iientry iithrough iia iibreak iiin
iimucous iimembranes iior iithe iiskin? ii- iiAnswers ii-Parenteral iihazards
What iiis iiNOT iisomething iiyou iishould iido iito iiprevent iithe iitransmission iiof iidisease? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Dispose iiof iiMSDS iiproperly
How iilong iishould iithe iieyes iibe iiflushed iiin iithe iievent iiof iian iiaccident? ii- iiAnswers ii-15
iito ii20 iiminutes
When iirefering iito iicells, iiwhat iiprocess iioccurs iishortly iiafter iiconception? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Cellular iidifferentiation
What iiare iithe iicharacteristics iiof iithe iilipid iitail iiof iia iiphospholipid? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Hydrophobic iiand iinonpolar
What iipart iiof iia iicell iiis iiresponsible iifor iicreating iiribosome iicomponents? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Nucleolus
What iitype iiof iicell iimakes iiup iithe iimajority iiof iithe iiepidermis? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Keratinocytes
What iitype iiof iicells iikill iiinfected iicells iiwith iioxygen iiin iia iiprocess iicalled iirespiratory
iiburst? ii- iiAnswers ii-Neutrophils
What iitype iiof iiinfections iido iieosinophils iitarget iiin iithe iibody? ii- iiAnswers ii-Parasitic
What iitype iiof iigranulocytes iiare iiLEAST iicommon? ii- iiAnswers ii-Basophils
What iiare iithe iitwo iifamilies iiof iikeratins? ii- iiAnswers ii-Acidic iiand iibasic
What iiis iithe iiFINAL iistage iiof iithe iicell iicycle? ii- iiAnswers ii-Mitosis
What iicauses iitissue iito iirelease iiepidermal iigrowth iifactor ii(EGF)? ii- iiAnswers ii-Wounds
What iipart iiof iithe iiectoderm iigerm iilayer iiprovides iicells iito iimost iiof iithe iicentral
iinervous iisystem? ii- iiAnswers ii-Neural iitube
What iiare iithe iithree iitypes iiof iimuscle iitissue? ii- iiAnswers ii-Skeletal, iicardiac, iiand
iismooth
What iitype iiof iicellular iibond iiforms iiintercellular iichannels iithat iiallow iifree iipassage
iibetween iithe iicells iiof iiions iiand iismall iimolecules? ii- iiAnswers ii-Gap iijunctions
Scientific Concepts (Washington State)
Exam Questions and Answers
What iidoes iiNOT iiput iia iiperson iiat iian iiincreased iirisk iiof iideveloping iicommunity-
acquired iiMRSA? ii- iiAnswers ii-Having iia iihigh iiwhite iiblood iicell iicount
What iican iiyou iido iito iihelp iiminimize iithe iispread iiof iiMRSA? ii- iiAnswers ii-Carefully
iidispose iiof iimaterials iithat iicome iiinto iicontact iiwith iiblood iior iiOPIM ii(Other iiPotentially
iiInfectious iiMaterial)
What iiis iian iiexample iiof iisurgical iiasepsis? ii- iiAnswers ii-An iioperating iiroom
What iiis iia iicharacteristic iiof iiPVC/vinyl iigloves? ii- iiAnswers ii-They iido iinot iicontain iithe
iisame iiallergenic iiproteins iias iithose iifound iiin iiNRL iigloves
What iiis iia iisympton iiof iitype iiI ii(Immediate) iihypersensitivity? ii- iiAnswers ii-Anaphylaxis
What iiis iiNOT iia iireason iito iiremove iigross iidebris iifrom iiequipment iias iisoon iias
iipossible? ii- iiAnswers ii-To iiincrease iithe iinumber iiof iimicroorganisms iion iithe iiitem
What iido iigood iidetergents iido? ii- iiAnswers ii-Suspend iismall iiparticles iiin iithe iicleaning
iifluid
When iiis iiinstrument iilubrication iiperformed? ii- iiAnswers ii-Before iisterilizing
What iiis iithe iipreferred iimethod iiof iidisinfectioin iifor iitools, iiequipment, iiand iiwork
iisurfaces iiin iithe iiesthetics iiindustry? ii- iiAnswers ii-Intermediate-level iidisinfection
At iiwhat iitemperature iimust iithe iisterilizer iitypically iibe iimaintained iito iiensure iithat iiall
iiorganisms iiare iikilled? ii- iiAnswers ii-274 iidegrees iiFarenheit
What iirelative iihumidity iilevel iimust iithe iisteam iiin iithe iiautoclave iireach iiin iiorder iito iibe
iieffective? ii- iiAnswers ii-100%
What iithree iitypes iiof iimonitoring iiare iiinvolved iiin iithe iisterilization iiprocess? ii- iiAnswers
ii-Mechanical, iichemical, iiand iibiological
What iimethod iiof iimonitoring iiis iicommonly iireferred iito iias iispore iitesting? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Biological
, What iiis iibarrier iifilm iiused iifor? ii- iiAnswers ii-To iiprevent iicross-contamination
What iiterm iirefers iito iirisks iiinvolved iiwith iia iiroute iiof iientry iithrough iia iibreak iiin
iimucous iimembranes iior iithe iiskin? ii- iiAnswers ii-Parenteral iihazards
What iiis iiNOT iisomething iiyou iishould iido iito iiprevent iithe iitransmission iiof iidisease? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Dispose iiof iiMSDS iiproperly
How iilong iishould iithe iieyes iibe iiflushed iiin iithe iievent iiof iian iiaccident? ii- iiAnswers ii-15
iito ii20 iiminutes
When iirefering iito iicells, iiwhat iiprocess iioccurs iishortly iiafter iiconception? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Cellular iidifferentiation
What iiare iithe iicharacteristics iiof iithe iilipid iitail iiof iia iiphospholipid? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Hydrophobic iiand iinonpolar
What iipart iiof iia iicell iiis iiresponsible iifor iicreating iiribosome iicomponents? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Nucleolus
What iitype iiof iicell iimakes iiup iithe iimajority iiof iithe iiepidermis? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Keratinocytes
What iitype iiof iicells iikill iiinfected iicells iiwith iioxygen iiin iia iiprocess iicalled iirespiratory
iiburst? ii- iiAnswers ii-Neutrophils
What iitype iiof iiinfections iido iieosinophils iitarget iiin iithe iibody? ii- iiAnswers ii-Parasitic
What iitype iiof iigranulocytes iiare iiLEAST iicommon? ii- iiAnswers ii-Basophils
What iiare iithe iitwo iifamilies iiof iikeratins? ii- iiAnswers ii-Acidic iiand iibasic
What iiis iithe iiFINAL iistage iiof iithe iicell iicycle? ii- iiAnswers ii-Mitosis
What iicauses iitissue iito iirelease iiepidermal iigrowth iifactor ii(EGF)? ii- iiAnswers ii-Wounds
What iipart iiof iithe iiectoderm iigerm iilayer iiprovides iicells iito iimost iiof iithe iicentral
iinervous iisystem? ii- iiAnswers ii-Neural iitube
What iiare iithe iithree iitypes iiof iimuscle iitissue? ii- iiAnswers ii-Skeletal, iicardiac, iiand
iismooth
What iitype iiof iicellular iibond iiforms iiintercellular iichannels iithat iiallow iifree iipassage
iibetween iithe iicells iiof iiions iiand iismall iimolecules? ii- iiAnswers ii-Gap iijunctions
