Maryland State Board Cosmetology
Theory Exam | 124 Questions | With
100% Verified Answers
Cocci are bacteria that are:
a) round shaped
b) rod shaped
c) corkscrew shaped
d) spore shaped CORRECT ANSWERS a) round shaped
Which type of bacteria can cause strep throat or blood poisoning?
a) diplococci
b) spirilla
c) bacilli
d) streptococci CORRECT ANSWERS d) streptococci
Bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause pneumonia are:
a) diplococci
b) bacilli
c) staphylococci
d) streptococci CORRECT ANSWERS a) diplococci
Lyme disease and syphilis are caused by spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria called:
a) diplococci
b) bacilli
c) spirilla
d) cocci CORRECT ANSWERS c) spirilla
A chemical process that destroys most, but not necessarily all, harmful organisms on
environment surface is:
a) disinfecting
b) sanitizing
c) cleaning
d) sterilizing CORRECT ANSWERS a) disinfecting
Bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called:
a) nucleic acid
b) cytoplasm
c) protoplasm
d) protons CORRECT ANSWERS c) protoplasm
The process whereby bacteria grow to their largest size, and then divide into two new
cells is:
,a) binary fission
b) meiosis
c) photosynthesis
d) metamorphosis CORRECT ANSWERS a) binary fission
The presence of pus can be a sign of:
a) immunity
b) congestion
c) a bacterial infection
d) a sunburn CORRECT ANSWERS c) a bacterial infection
A ___ infection appears as a lesion containing put and is confined to a particular part of
the body.
a) systematic
b) local
c) primary
d) secondary CORRECT ANSWERS b) local
Which of the following is a condition caused by an infection of head lice?
a) hepatitis
b) scabies
c) pediculosis capitis
d) Tines pedis CORRECT ANSWERS c) pediculosis capitis
The ability of the body to destroy, resist, and recognize infection is called ___
a) immunity
b) decontamination
c) inflammation
d) regulation CORRECT ANSWERS a) immunity
Disinfectants sold and used in the United States must carry ___ registration number.
a) a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
b) an Occupational Protection Agency (OPA)
c) a U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL)
d) An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CORRECT ANSWERS d) An
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which agency publishes the guidelines known as Standard Precautions?
a) FDA
b) OSHA
c) CDC
d) EPA CORRECT ANSWERS c) CDC
In 2012, OSHA agreed to comply with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification
and Labeling of Chemicals Systems (GHS), which requires the use of a standard format
called ___ (SDS) to replace the MSDS.
, a) Safety Data Support
b) Surety Data Support
c) Safety Data Sheet
d) Safety Data Standards CORRECT ANSWERS c) Safety Data Sheet
A type of disinfectant with a very high pH that can damage the skin or eyes is called
___.
a) alcohol and bleach
b) EPA-registered disinfectants
c) alcohol and quats
d) phenolic disinfectants CORRECT ANSWERS d) phenolic disinfectants
When washing your hands, after you have used warm water, applied soap, and then
rubbed your hands, together until a lather forms, use a disinfected nail brush to brush
your nails horizontally back and forth under the free edges and then up and down along
the nail folds of the fingernails. The process for brushing both hands should take about
___.
a) 5 minutes
b) 60 seconds
c) 45 seconds
d) 10 seconds CORRECT ANSWERS b) 60 seconds
Antisptics are intended for ___.
a) disinfecting interments
b) reducing microbes on the surface
c) disinfecting equipment
d) sterilizing equipment CORRECT ANSWERS b) reducing microbes on the skin
Standard Precautions require employees to assume that all human blood and body
fluids are potentially ___.
a) infectious
b) harmless
c) dangerous
d) toxic CORRECT ANSWERS a) infectious
The SDS contains ___ categories of information.
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 16 CORRECT ANSWERS d) 16
When disinfecting a whirlpool foot spa after use by a client, you must circulate the
disinfectant for ___ or for the length of time indicated on the product label.
a) 5 minutes
b) 10 minutes
c) 60 seconds
Theory Exam | 124 Questions | With
100% Verified Answers
Cocci are bacteria that are:
a) round shaped
b) rod shaped
c) corkscrew shaped
d) spore shaped CORRECT ANSWERS a) round shaped
Which type of bacteria can cause strep throat or blood poisoning?
a) diplococci
b) spirilla
c) bacilli
d) streptococci CORRECT ANSWERS d) streptococci
Bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause pneumonia are:
a) diplococci
b) bacilli
c) staphylococci
d) streptococci CORRECT ANSWERS a) diplococci
Lyme disease and syphilis are caused by spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria called:
a) diplococci
b) bacilli
c) spirilla
d) cocci CORRECT ANSWERS c) spirilla
A chemical process that destroys most, but not necessarily all, harmful organisms on
environment surface is:
a) disinfecting
b) sanitizing
c) cleaning
d) sterilizing CORRECT ANSWERS a) disinfecting
Bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called:
a) nucleic acid
b) cytoplasm
c) protoplasm
d) protons CORRECT ANSWERS c) protoplasm
The process whereby bacteria grow to their largest size, and then divide into two new
cells is:
,a) binary fission
b) meiosis
c) photosynthesis
d) metamorphosis CORRECT ANSWERS a) binary fission
The presence of pus can be a sign of:
a) immunity
b) congestion
c) a bacterial infection
d) a sunburn CORRECT ANSWERS c) a bacterial infection
A ___ infection appears as a lesion containing put and is confined to a particular part of
the body.
a) systematic
b) local
c) primary
d) secondary CORRECT ANSWERS b) local
Which of the following is a condition caused by an infection of head lice?
a) hepatitis
b) scabies
c) pediculosis capitis
d) Tines pedis CORRECT ANSWERS c) pediculosis capitis
The ability of the body to destroy, resist, and recognize infection is called ___
a) immunity
b) decontamination
c) inflammation
d) regulation CORRECT ANSWERS a) immunity
Disinfectants sold and used in the United States must carry ___ registration number.
a) a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
b) an Occupational Protection Agency (OPA)
c) a U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL)
d) An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CORRECT ANSWERS d) An
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which agency publishes the guidelines known as Standard Precautions?
a) FDA
b) OSHA
c) CDC
d) EPA CORRECT ANSWERS c) CDC
In 2012, OSHA agreed to comply with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification
and Labeling of Chemicals Systems (GHS), which requires the use of a standard format
called ___ (SDS) to replace the MSDS.
, a) Safety Data Support
b) Surety Data Support
c) Safety Data Sheet
d) Safety Data Standards CORRECT ANSWERS c) Safety Data Sheet
A type of disinfectant with a very high pH that can damage the skin or eyes is called
___.
a) alcohol and bleach
b) EPA-registered disinfectants
c) alcohol and quats
d) phenolic disinfectants CORRECT ANSWERS d) phenolic disinfectants
When washing your hands, after you have used warm water, applied soap, and then
rubbed your hands, together until a lather forms, use a disinfected nail brush to brush
your nails horizontally back and forth under the free edges and then up and down along
the nail folds of the fingernails. The process for brushing both hands should take about
___.
a) 5 minutes
b) 60 seconds
c) 45 seconds
d) 10 seconds CORRECT ANSWERS b) 60 seconds
Antisptics are intended for ___.
a) disinfecting interments
b) reducing microbes on the surface
c) disinfecting equipment
d) sterilizing equipment CORRECT ANSWERS b) reducing microbes on the skin
Standard Precautions require employees to assume that all human blood and body
fluids are potentially ___.
a) infectious
b) harmless
c) dangerous
d) toxic CORRECT ANSWERS a) infectious
The SDS contains ___ categories of information.
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 16 CORRECT ANSWERS d) 16
When disinfecting a whirlpool foot spa after use by a client, you must circulate the
disinfectant for ___ or for the length of time indicated on the product label.
a) 5 minutes
b) 10 minutes
c) 60 seconds
