CIDESCO LATETS 2026 EXAMS SET TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Which one of the following skin diseases is caused by a fungus? - ✔✔Ringworm
✔✔A skin infection where small depigmented areas are seen, particularly on tanned
skin is - ✔✔Tinea Versicolour
✔✔A skin infestation in which burrows are seen and which is very itchy is - ✔✔Scabies
✔✔A congenital skin disorder - ✔✔Psoriasis
✔✔A skin disease caused by disorder of keratinisation is - ✔✔Ichthyosis
✔✔Ichthyosis is a skin disease in which there is - ✔✔Disorder of the keratinisation
process of the skin, during which coarse scales are formed
✔✔Stretch marks result from - ✔✔Degeneration of the connective tissue
✔✔Skin analysis means - ✔✔To find out the clients skin type
✔✔The most important purpose of skin analysis is - ✔✔To find out clients skin type so
that the correct treatment can be carried out
✔✔Information required for a skin analysis is obtained and recorded - ✔✔By the beauty
therapist on a consultation card
✔✔Skin condition and skin types are accessed by - ✔✔Cleansing, looking through a
magnifying lamp and analysing
✔✔A therapist uses a magnifier - ✔✔To analyse the skin correctly
✔✔The skin acts as a sensory organ because it contains - ✔✔Nerve endings
✔✔The skin can absorb oily substances - ✔✔Through the hair follicle
✔✔Which of the following statements is correct? - ✔✔Lipids are absorbed into the skin
through the epidermis
✔✔The skin is an excretory organ because it excretes - ✔✔Sweat
✔✔When the skin is exposed to sunlight it produces - ✔✔Vitamin D
,✔✔The layer of the epidermis in which the cells are fully keratinsied is the - ✔✔Stratum
corneum
✔✔In the epidermal layer of skin, which one of the following is the superficial layer
containing 25 - 30 rows of dead, keratinised epithelial cells? - ✔✔Stratum corneum
✔✔New cells of the skin are produced at the - ✔✔Stratum germativum
✔✔Keratinisation of the epidermis starts in the - ✔✔Stratum spinosum
✔✔The tough waterproof material that provides cells in the outer layer of skin with a
protective quality is - ✔✔Keratin
✔✔Melanin granules are found in the - ✔✔Stratum spinosum
✔✔Which one of the following structures CANNOT be found in the dermis of the skin? -
✔✔Keratin
✔✔The dark pigment found in in the epidermis of skin is known as - ✔✔Melanin
✔✔Melanocytes are found in the germinating layer of the epidermis, their products -
✔✔Change under the influence of ultra violet radiation into melanin
✔✔The cells which make the skins pigment are called - ✔✔Melanocytes
✔✔Melanin is - ✔✔A pigment
✔✔A nail grows from - ✔✔The matrix
✔✔The function of the nail cuticle is to - ✔✔Prevent infection around the nail entering
the nail fold
✔✔The hyponychium lies - ✔✔Under the free edge
✔✔The nail plate can be divided longitudinally into - ✔✔Nail root, nail body, free edge
✔✔Which one of the following parts of a growing hair consists of actively dividing cells?
- ✔✔Germinal matrix
✔✔The part of the hair which contains pigment is the - ✔✔Cortex
✔✔The part of the growing hair follicle that is in contact with the hair is the? - ✔✔Inner
root sheath
, ✔✔Maintaining the acidity of the skin is necessary - ✔✔To prevent bacteria attacking
the skin
✔✔Which one of the following statments is correct? - ✔✔The pH of the skin is normally
slightly acid
✔✔Which one of the following glands are attached to some hair follicles? - ✔✔Apocrine
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT found in the dermis? - ✔✔Epithelial tissue
✔✔The solidity of the dermis is mainly due to - ✔✔Elastic and collagen fibres
✔✔Which one of the following results in local vasodilation? - ✔✔Histamine
✔✔The subcutaneous tissue is - ✔✔Constructed from fat cells and fine fibres
✔✔The structural unit of all living organisms is - ✔✔A cell
✔✔Histology is the study of - ✔✔The microscopic structure of tissues
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT an example of a tissue? - ✔✔Heart
✔✔The name for a collection of cells grouped together for a particular function is -
✔✔Tissue
✔✔Tissues are composed of - ✔✔Cells
✔✔Tissue specialised for movement is - ✔✔Muscular
✔✔Tissue which provides support and protection and binds structures together is -
✔✔Connective
✔✔The rapid co-ordination of many complicated body functions is carried out by -
✔✔Nervous tissue
✔✔Impulses can be transmitted through the body by - ✔✔Nervous tissue
✔✔Tissue found lining the surfaces of organ is - ✔✔Epithelial
✔✔Flat, scale like epithelial cells are anatomically referred to as - ✔✔Squamous
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Which one of the following skin diseases is caused by a fungus? - ✔✔Ringworm
✔✔A skin infection where small depigmented areas are seen, particularly on tanned
skin is - ✔✔Tinea Versicolour
✔✔A skin infestation in which burrows are seen and which is very itchy is - ✔✔Scabies
✔✔A congenital skin disorder - ✔✔Psoriasis
✔✔A skin disease caused by disorder of keratinisation is - ✔✔Ichthyosis
✔✔Ichthyosis is a skin disease in which there is - ✔✔Disorder of the keratinisation
process of the skin, during which coarse scales are formed
✔✔Stretch marks result from - ✔✔Degeneration of the connective tissue
✔✔Skin analysis means - ✔✔To find out the clients skin type
✔✔The most important purpose of skin analysis is - ✔✔To find out clients skin type so
that the correct treatment can be carried out
✔✔Information required for a skin analysis is obtained and recorded - ✔✔By the beauty
therapist on a consultation card
✔✔Skin condition and skin types are accessed by - ✔✔Cleansing, looking through a
magnifying lamp and analysing
✔✔A therapist uses a magnifier - ✔✔To analyse the skin correctly
✔✔The skin acts as a sensory organ because it contains - ✔✔Nerve endings
✔✔The skin can absorb oily substances - ✔✔Through the hair follicle
✔✔Which of the following statements is correct? - ✔✔Lipids are absorbed into the skin
through the epidermis
✔✔The skin is an excretory organ because it excretes - ✔✔Sweat
✔✔When the skin is exposed to sunlight it produces - ✔✔Vitamin D
,✔✔The layer of the epidermis in which the cells are fully keratinsied is the - ✔✔Stratum
corneum
✔✔In the epidermal layer of skin, which one of the following is the superficial layer
containing 25 - 30 rows of dead, keratinised epithelial cells? - ✔✔Stratum corneum
✔✔New cells of the skin are produced at the - ✔✔Stratum germativum
✔✔Keratinisation of the epidermis starts in the - ✔✔Stratum spinosum
✔✔The tough waterproof material that provides cells in the outer layer of skin with a
protective quality is - ✔✔Keratin
✔✔Melanin granules are found in the - ✔✔Stratum spinosum
✔✔Which one of the following structures CANNOT be found in the dermis of the skin? -
✔✔Keratin
✔✔The dark pigment found in in the epidermis of skin is known as - ✔✔Melanin
✔✔Melanocytes are found in the germinating layer of the epidermis, their products -
✔✔Change under the influence of ultra violet radiation into melanin
✔✔The cells which make the skins pigment are called - ✔✔Melanocytes
✔✔Melanin is - ✔✔A pigment
✔✔A nail grows from - ✔✔The matrix
✔✔The function of the nail cuticle is to - ✔✔Prevent infection around the nail entering
the nail fold
✔✔The hyponychium lies - ✔✔Under the free edge
✔✔The nail plate can be divided longitudinally into - ✔✔Nail root, nail body, free edge
✔✔Which one of the following parts of a growing hair consists of actively dividing cells?
- ✔✔Germinal matrix
✔✔The part of the hair which contains pigment is the - ✔✔Cortex
✔✔The part of the growing hair follicle that is in contact with the hair is the? - ✔✔Inner
root sheath
, ✔✔Maintaining the acidity of the skin is necessary - ✔✔To prevent bacteria attacking
the skin
✔✔Which one of the following statments is correct? - ✔✔The pH of the skin is normally
slightly acid
✔✔Which one of the following glands are attached to some hair follicles? - ✔✔Apocrine
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT found in the dermis? - ✔✔Epithelial tissue
✔✔The solidity of the dermis is mainly due to - ✔✔Elastic and collagen fibres
✔✔Which one of the following results in local vasodilation? - ✔✔Histamine
✔✔The subcutaneous tissue is - ✔✔Constructed from fat cells and fine fibres
✔✔The structural unit of all living organisms is - ✔✔A cell
✔✔Histology is the study of - ✔✔The microscopic structure of tissues
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT an example of a tissue? - ✔✔Heart
✔✔The name for a collection of cells grouped together for a particular function is -
✔✔Tissue
✔✔Tissues are composed of - ✔✔Cells
✔✔Tissue specialised for movement is - ✔✔Muscular
✔✔Tissue which provides support and protection and binds structures together is -
✔✔Connective
✔✔The rapid co-ordination of many complicated body functions is carried out by -
✔✔Nervous tissue
✔✔Impulses can be transmitted through the body by - ✔✔Nervous tissue
✔✔Tissue found lining the surfaces of organ is - ✔✔Epithelial
✔✔Flat, scale like epithelial cells are anatomically referred to as - ✔✔Squamous
