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MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD
THEORY | COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR
GUARANTEED SUCCESS 2025
What item should be used on tools and implements that have not come in contact
with blood or body fluids? - correct-answer-Broad-Spectrum Disinfectants
What machine is used to sterilize surgical instruments with high-pressure and
high-temperature vapors? - correct-answer-Chemiclave
Instruments can be pre-cleaned using: - correct-answer-High-frequency energy
waves
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responsible
for? - correct-answer-Enforces safety and health standards in the workplace
Which department is OSHA under? - correct-answer-Department of Labor
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What do Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide information on? - correct-
answer-Specific product ingredients, hazards, combustion levels, and storage
requirements
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responsible for? - correct-
answer-Approving the efficacy of products and verifying effectiveness of products
against organisms listed on the labels
Which infection control equipment utilizes UV light to kill bacteria in a dry setting?
- correct-answer-UV Light Sterilizer
Can a UV light sterilizer kill all bacterial spores? - correct-answer-No, it cannot be
relied upon to do that
Which infection control equipment uses pressure, heat, and/or pressurized
steam? - correct-answer-Autoclave
Which infection control equipment high-pressure, high-temperature water,
alcohol, and formaldehyde vapors? - correct-answer-Chemiclave
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What are the five layer of the epidermis (top to bottom)? - correct-answer-1.
Stratum Corneum
2. Stratum Lucidum
3. Stratum Granulosum
4. Stratum Spinosum
5. Stratum Germinativum
[C.L.G(r).S.G: Clean Ladies G(r)eet Sailors Gorgeously]
What is another name for the dermis? - correct-answer-True skin
Which types of cells are found in the stratum corneum? - correct-answer-
Keratinocytes and squamous cells
What are keratinocytes tightly interconnected by on the skin's surface? - correct-
answer-Desmosomes
What is the purpose of a squamous cell in the stratum corneum? - correct-
answer-Protect lower layers of the epidermis and the rest of the skin
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Which layer of the epidermis acts as a barrier to moisture loss and is water-
resistant? - correct-answer-Stratum corneum
Which layers of the epidermis are composed of dead cells? - correct-answer-
Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum
Which layer of the epidermis is transparent? - correct-answer-Stratum lucidum
What creates densely packed, clear keratin in the stratum lucidum? - correct-
answer-Keratinocytes
Which layer of the epidermis is where keratinization begins (and where keratin is
produced)? - correct-answer-Stratum granulosum
What is the protein substance that forms keratin? - correct-answer-Keratohyalin
MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD
THEORY | COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR
GUARANTEED SUCCESS 2025
What item should be used on tools and implements that have not come in contact
with blood or body fluids? - correct-answer-Broad-Spectrum Disinfectants
What machine is used to sterilize surgical instruments with high-pressure and
high-temperature vapors? - correct-answer-Chemiclave
Instruments can be pre-cleaned using: - correct-answer-High-frequency energy
waves
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responsible
for? - correct-answer-Enforces safety and health standards in the workplace
Which department is OSHA under? - correct-answer-Department of Labor
,2|Page
What do Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide information on? - correct-
answer-Specific product ingredients, hazards, combustion levels, and storage
requirements
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responsible for? - correct-
answer-Approving the efficacy of products and verifying effectiveness of products
against organisms listed on the labels
Which infection control equipment utilizes UV light to kill bacteria in a dry setting?
- correct-answer-UV Light Sterilizer
Can a UV light sterilizer kill all bacterial spores? - correct-answer-No, it cannot be
relied upon to do that
Which infection control equipment uses pressure, heat, and/or pressurized
steam? - correct-answer-Autoclave
Which infection control equipment high-pressure, high-temperature water,
alcohol, and formaldehyde vapors? - correct-answer-Chemiclave
,3|Page
What are the five layer of the epidermis (top to bottom)? - correct-answer-1.
Stratum Corneum
2. Stratum Lucidum
3. Stratum Granulosum
4. Stratum Spinosum
5. Stratum Germinativum
[C.L.G(r).S.G: Clean Ladies G(r)eet Sailors Gorgeously]
What is another name for the dermis? - correct-answer-True skin
Which types of cells are found in the stratum corneum? - correct-answer-
Keratinocytes and squamous cells
What are keratinocytes tightly interconnected by on the skin's surface? - correct-
answer-Desmosomes
What is the purpose of a squamous cell in the stratum corneum? - correct-
answer-Protect lower layers of the epidermis and the rest of the skin
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Which layer of the epidermis acts as a barrier to moisture loss and is water-
resistant? - correct-answer-Stratum corneum
Which layers of the epidermis are composed of dead cells? - correct-answer-
Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum
Which layer of the epidermis is transparent? - correct-answer-Stratum lucidum
What creates densely packed, clear keratin in the stratum lucidum? - correct-
answer-Keratinocytes
Which layer of the epidermis is where keratinization begins (and where keratin is
produced)? - correct-answer-Stratum granulosum
What is the protein substance that forms keratin? - correct-answer-Keratohyalin
