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STATE BOARD PRACTICE- ESTHETICIAN
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what layer is above the stratum lucidum - correct answer- the
stratum corneum
Where do you start and end the cleansing process? - correct
answer- Start at neck/end of temple
what causes hyperpigmentation? - correct answer- Peels,sun
exposure
what is the distance between 2 eyes? - correct answer- 1 eye
If ph 7 is neutral, and you have a ph of 9,how many times more
alkaline is it? - correct answer- 100 times
Distilled water has a ph of? - correct answer- 7.0
Disease causing bacteria? - correct answer- pathogenic
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What causes abscesses and boils? - correct answer-
staphylococci
Example of a local infection? - correct answer- pimples,abscess
Bones that form the cheekbones? - correct answer- Zygomatic
What muscle covers the chest? - correct answer- Pectoralis
pectoral mayor
Cell division is called? - correct answer- Mitosis
Extrinsic aging is caused by? - correct answer- External factors
Intrinsic aging is caused by? - correct answer- internal factors
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Does sun exposure cause aging? - correct answer- Most aging
is caused by the sun
What is the largest bone of the mouth region? - correct answer-
Mandible
What is the study of skin diseases and histology? - correct
answer- Dermatology
To disinfect hands, you must what type of decontamination? -
correct answer- sanitation
When an acid and alkali is mixed you get? - correct answer- A
salt and water
The largest organ of the body is? - correct answer- the skin
What causes the most allergic reactions? - correct answer-
fragrances
STATE BOARD PRACTICE- ESTHETICIAN
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what layer is above the stratum lucidum - correct answer- the
stratum corneum
Where do you start and end the cleansing process? - correct
answer- Start at neck/end of temple
what causes hyperpigmentation? - correct answer- Peels,sun
exposure
what is the distance between 2 eyes? - correct answer- 1 eye
If ph 7 is neutral, and you have a ph of 9,how many times more
alkaline is it? - correct answer- 100 times
Distilled water has a ph of? - correct answer- 7.0
Disease causing bacteria? - correct answer- pathogenic
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What causes abscesses and boils? - correct answer-
staphylococci
Example of a local infection? - correct answer- pimples,abscess
Bones that form the cheekbones? - correct answer- Zygomatic
What muscle covers the chest? - correct answer- Pectoralis
pectoral mayor
Cell division is called? - correct answer- Mitosis
Extrinsic aging is caused by? - correct answer- External factors
Intrinsic aging is caused by? - correct answer- internal factors
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Does sun exposure cause aging? - correct answer- Most aging
is caused by the sun
What is the largest bone of the mouth region? - correct answer-
Mandible
What is the study of skin diseases and histology? - correct
answer- Dermatology
To disinfect hands, you must what type of decontamination? -
correct answer- sanitation
When an acid and alkali is mixed you get? - correct answer- A
salt and water
The largest organ of the body is? - correct answer- the skin
What causes the most allergic reactions? - correct answer-
fragrances
