MICHIGAN COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD EXAM A NEW
UPDATED VERSION LATEST 2024-2025 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+
The condition in which a blood clot forms under the nails plate, causing a dark
purplish spot is: - ANSWER-Bruised nails
A condition of abnormal hair growth on areas of the body is: - ANSWER-
Hypertrichosis
The technical term to describe gray hair is: - ANSWER-Canities
The condition in which the living skin around the nail splits and tears is: -
ANSWER-hangnail
The average growth of healthy scalp hair is: - ANSWER-1 inch (2.5 cm) per month
The growth phase during which new hair is produced is: - ANSWER-Anagen
,The lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding is: - ANSWER-
Onycholysis
Which type of hair almost never has a medulla? - ANSWER-vellus
Oily scalp and hair can be treated by properly washing it: - ANSWER-with
normalizing shampoo
The term ___ refers to a significant darkening of the fingernails or toenails -
ANSWER-Melanonychia
Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to ___ of its original length. -
ANSWER-50 percent
Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with
low porosity require: - ANSWER-more alkaline solutions
A sharp bend in one corner of the nail plate creating increased curvature is
symptomatic of: - ANSWER-pilcatured nails
The measurement of individual hair strands on 1 square inch (2.5 centimeters) of
the scalp is: - ANSWER-hair density
Hair texture is classified as: - ANSWER-coarse, medium, or fine
Depressions running across the width of the nail plate are: - ANSWER-Beau's lines
,Cocci are bacteria that are - ANSWER-Round-shaped
Which type of bacteria can cause strep throat or blood poisoning? - ANSWER-
Streptococci
Bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause pneumonia are - ANSWER-Diplococci
Lyme disease and syphilis are caused by spiral or corckscrew-shaped bacteria are
called - ANSWER-Spirilla
A bacteria mycobacterium fortuitum caused a client outbreak due to the failure of
the practitioner to follow proper disinfection guidelines for: - ANSWER-Whirlpool
foot spas
Bacteria generally consists of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called -
ANSWER-Protoplasm
The process whereby bacteria grow, reproduce, and divide into two new cells is -
ANSWER-Binary fission
The presence of pus is a sign of: - ANSWER-Bacterial infection
A (blank) infection appears as a lesion containing pus and is confined to a
particular part of the body. - ANSWER-Local
, Condition caused bf an infestation of head lice - ANSWER-Pediculosis capitis
The ability of the body to destroy and resist infection is called - ANSWER-
Immunity
Disinfectants used in salons must carry a(n) (blank) registration number -
ANSWER-Environmental protection agency (epa)
Which agency publishes the guidelines know as universal precautions - ANSWER-
OSHA
A salon implement that accidentally comes in contact with blood or body fluids
must be thoroughly cleaned and: - ANSWER-Completely immersed in an EPA-
registered disinfectant
Disinfectants with a high pH that can cause skin irritation or burn the skin and
eyes are: - ANSWER-Phenolic disinfectants
When washing your hands, apply soap, lather, and scrub your hands and under
the free edges of nails with a nail brush for at least: - ANSWER-1 minute
Antiseptics are effective for: - ANSWER-Killing germs on the hands
Universal precautions require employees to assume that human blood and body
fluids are infectious for: - ANSWER-Blood borne pathogens
UPDATED VERSION LATEST 2024-2025 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+
The condition in which a blood clot forms under the nails plate, causing a dark
purplish spot is: - ANSWER-Bruised nails
A condition of abnormal hair growth on areas of the body is: - ANSWER-
Hypertrichosis
The technical term to describe gray hair is: - ANSWER-Canities
The condition in which the living skin around the nail splits and tears is: -
ANSWER-hangnail
The average growth of healthy scalp hair is: - ANSWER-1 inch (2.5 cm) per month
The growth phase during which new hair is produced is: - ANSWER-Anagen
,The lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding is: - ANSWER-
Onycholysis
Which type of hair almost never has a medulla? - ANSWER-vellus
Oily scalp and hair can be treated by properly washing it: - ANSWER-with
normalizing shampoo
The term ___ refers to a significant darkening of the fingernails or toenails -
ANSWER-Melanonychia
Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to ___ of its original length. -
ANSWER-50 percent
Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with
low porosity require: - ANSWER-more alkaline solutions
A sharp bend in one corner of the nail plate creating increased curvature is
symptomatic of: - ANSWER-pilcatured nails
The measurement of individual hair strands on 1 square inch (2.5 centimeters) of
the scalp is: - ANSWER-hair density
Hair texture is classified as: - ANSWER-coarse, medium, or fine
Depressions running across the width of the nail plate are: - ANSWER-Beau's lines
,Cocci are bacteria that are - ANSWER-Round-shaped
Which type of bacteria can cause strep throat or blood poisoning? - ANSWER-
Streptococci
Bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause pneumonia are - ANSWER-Diplococci
Lyme disease and syphilis are caused by spiral or corckscrew-shaped bacteria are
called - ANSWER-Spirilla
A bacteria mycobacterium fortuitum caused a client outbreak due to the failure of
the practitioner to follow proper disinfection guidelines for: - ANSWER-Whirlpool
foot spas
Bacteria generally consists of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called -
ANSWER-Protoplasm
The process whereby bacteria grow, reproduce, and divide into two new cells is -
ANSWER-Binary fission
The presence of pus is a sign of: - ANSWER-Bacterial infection
A (blank) infection appears as a lesion containing pus and is confined to a
particular part of the body. - ANSWER-Local
, Condition caused bf an infestation of head lice - ANSWER-Pediculosis capitis
The ability of the body to destroy and resist infection is called - ANSWER-
Immunity
Disinfectants used in salons must carry a(n) (blank) registration number -
ANSWER-Environmental protection agency (epa)
Which agency publishes the guidelines know as universal precautions - ANSWER-
OSHA
A salon implement that accidentally comes in contact with blood or body fluids
must be thoroughly cleaned and: - ANSWER-Completely immersed in an EPA-
registered disinfectant
Disinfectants with a high pH that can cause skin irritation or burn the skin and
eyes are: - ANSWER-Phenolic disinfectants
When washing your hands, apply soap, lather, and scrub your hands and under
the free edges of nails with a nail brush for at least: - ANSWER-1 minute
Antiseptics are effective for: - ANSWER-Killing germs on the hands
Universal precautions require employees to assume that human blood and body
fluids are infectious for: - ANSWER-Blood borne pathogens
