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MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE
BOARD THEORY EXAM 2026 WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
What are the five layer of the epidermis (top to bottom)? - correct answer-1.
Stratum Corneum
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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
Which layer of the epidermis acts as a barrier to moisture loss and is water-
resistant? - correct answer-Stratum corneum
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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
In which layer of the epidermis does protection begin? - correct answer-
Stratum granulosum
What makes the stratum spinosum the "spiny layer?" - correct answer-
Desmosomes which provide strength and support between cells
MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE
BOARD THEORY EXAM 2026 WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
What are the five layer of the epidermis (top to bottom)? - correct answer-1.
Stratum Corneum
,3 |Page
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
Which layer of the epidermis acts as a barrier to moisture loss and is water-
resistant? - correct answer-Stratum corneum
, 4 |Page
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
In which layer of the epidermis does protection begin? - correct answer-
Stratum granulosum
What makes the stratum spinosum the "spiny layer?" - correct answer-
Desmosomes which provide strength and support between cells
