PA ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD EXAM
VERSION 3 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
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Which glands produce oil?
Sebaceous
Which glands produce sweat?
Sudoriferous
What type of skin cancer resembles red papules or is sometimes scaly?
Squamous cell
What is Anhydrosis?
Lack of water/sweat
What is a rectifier?
Changes alternating current to a direct current
What type of skin cancer is most common?
Basal cell
When doing galvanic with a negative pole, what is happening?
Anaphoresis (infuses an alkaline product into the tissue from the negative pole to the positive
pole)
What nourishes the skin?
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,Blood and lymph
When tweezing, what directions do you pull the hair?
In the direction of the hair growth
What do you do if there is residual hair after waxing?
Tweeze
How do you explain exfoliation?
Sloughing off dead skin cells
What is acne excoriee?
A picking disorder of acne lesions
What is ascorbic acid and what does it promote?
Vitamin C, promotes proper repair of skin tissue as well as helping the skin heal
What type of skin is the Dr. Jacquet movement good on?
Oily skin (it helps move sebum out of the follicles and up to the skins surface by kneading)
What is the pH of water?
7.0
What are two appendages of the skin?
Hair and nails
Where is adipose tissue found?
Subcutaneous layer
What is the technical term for eyelash?
Cilia
Define emulsions and emulsifiers.
In an emulsion, an emulsifier is added to the oil and water process
What enzymes exfoliate?
Papain and Bromelian
What is the main artery of the face, neck and head?
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, Carotid artery
What are peptides a chain of?
Amino acids
What form of massage is hacking?
Slapping
What vitamin do you get from the sun?
Vitamin D
What is the difference between an ointment and an emulsion?
Emulsions are unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible substances
What is the woods lamp used for?
To determine skin conditions
What is Retinol known as?
Vitamin A
What makeup application is done to make a nose appear longer?
Highlighting
What bone is U-shaped in the neck?
Hyoid
What type of makeup application is done for a protruding forehead?
Contouring
What degree do you hold the lancet?
35 degrees
Who holds the positive pole during desincrustation?
The client
Where is the pressure in massage usually directed from?
Insertion to origin
The pH of 8 is how many more times alkaline than the pH of 6?
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VERSION 3 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|BRAND NEW
VERSION!!|LATEST UPDATE
Which glands produce oil?
Sebaceous
Which glands produce sweat?
Sudoriferous
What type of skin cancer resembles red papules or is sometimes scaly?
Squamous cell
What is Anhydrosis?
Lack of water/sweat
What is a rectifier?
Changes alternating current to a direct current
What type of skin cancer is most common?
Basal cell
When doing galvanic with a negative pole, what is happening?
Anaphoresis (infuses an alkaline product into the tissue from the negative pole to the positive
pole)
What nourishes the skin?
1|Page
,Blood and lymph
When tweezing, what directions do you pull the hair?
In the direction of the hair growth
What do you do if there is residual hair after waxing?
Tweeze
How do you explain exfoliation?
Sloughing off dead skin cells
What is acne excoriee?
A picking disorder of acne lesions
What is ascorbic acid and what does it promote?
Vitamin C, promotes proper repair of skin tissue as well as helping the skin heal
What type of skin is the Dr. Jacquet movement good on?
Oily skin (it helps move sebum out of the follicles and up to the skins surface by kneading)
What is the pH of water?
7.0
What are two appendages of the skin?
Hair and nails
Where is adipose tissue found?
Subcutaneous layer
What is the technical term for eyelash?
Cilia
Define emulsions and emulsifiers.
In an emulsion, an emulsifier is added to the oil and water process
What enzymes exfoliate?
Papain and Bromelian
What is the main artery of the face, neck and head?
2|Page
, Carotid artery
What are peptides a chain of?
Amino acids
What form of massage is hacking?
Slapping
What vitamin do you get from the sun?
Vitamin D
What is the difference between an ointment and an emulsion?
Emulsions are unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible substances
What is the woods lamp used for?
To determine skin conditions
What is Retinol known as?
Vitamin A
What makeup application is done to make a nose appear longer?
Highlighting
What bone is U-shaped in the neck?
Hyoid
What type of makeup application is done for a protruding forehead?
Contouring
What degree do you hold the lancet?
35 degrees
Who holds the positive pole during desincrustation?
The client
Where is the pressure in massage usually directed from?
Insertion to origin
The pH of 8 is how many more times alkaline than the pH of 6?
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