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Michigan Esthetician State Board Theory EXAM
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What is the purpose of a squamous cell in the stratum
corneum? - 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? - Answer-Stratum corneum
Which layers of the epidermis are composed of dead
cells? - Answer-Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum,
stratum granulosum
Which layer of the epidermis is transparent? - Answer-
Stratum lucidum
What creates densely packed, clear keratin in the stratum
lucidum? - Answer-Keratinocytes
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Which layer of the epidermis is where keratinization
begins (and where keratin is produced)? - Answer-Stratum
granulosum
What is the protein substance that forms keratin? -
Answer-Keratohyalin
In which layer of the epidermis does protection begin? -
Answer-Stratum granulosum
What makes the stratum spinosum the "spiny layer?" -
Answer-Desmosomes which provide strength and support
between cells
Where do langerhan cells reside and protect the body
from infection (alongside T-cells)? - Answer-Stratum
spinosum
Which layer of the epidermis is called the "basal layer?" -
Answer-Stratum germinativum as this is where basal cells
go through mitosis
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What is the purpose of the hemidesmosomes in the
stratum germinativum? - Answer-Attach epidermis to the
dermis to form basement membrane
Where are Merkel cells found? - Answer-Stratum
germinativum (in thick skin)
Where are melanocytes found? - Answer-Stratum
germinativum (in thin skin)
What cells cover and protect the inside of the body? -
Answer-Epithelial
What item should be used on tools and implements that
have not come in contact with blood or body fluids? -
Answer-Broad-Spectrum Disinfectants
What machine is used to sterilize surgical instruments with
high-pressure and high-temperature vapors? - Answer-
Chemiclave
Instruments can be pre-cleaned using: - Answer-High-
frequency energy waves
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What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) responsible for? - Answer-Enforces safety and
health standards in the workplace
Which department is OSHA under? - Answer-Department
of Labor
What do Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide
information on? - Answer-Specific product ingredients,
hazards, combustion levels, and storage requirements
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
responsible for? - 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? - Answer-UV Light Sterilizer
Can a UV light sterilizer kill all bacterial spores? - Answer-
No, it cannot be relied upon to do that
Michigan Esthetician State Board Theory EXAM
||VERIFIED EXAM!!|| MOST RECENT EXAM ACTUAL
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS!! NEWEST EXAM!!!
What is the purpose of a squamous cell in the stratum
corneum? - 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? - Answer-Stratum corneum
Which layers of the epidermis are composed of dead
cells? - Answer-Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum,
stratum granulosum
Which layer of the epidermis is transparent? - Answer-
Stratum lucidum
What creates densely packed, clear keratin in the stratum
lucidum? - Answer-Keratinocytes
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Which layer of the epidermis is where keratinization
begins (and where keratin is produced)? - Answer-Stratum
granulosum
What is the protein substance that forms keratin? -
Answer-Keratohyalin
In which layer of the epidermis does protection begin? -
Answer-Stratum granulosum
What makes the stratum spinosum the "spiny layer?" -
Answer-Desmosomes which provide strength and support
between cells
Where do langerhan cells reside and protect the body
from infection (alongside T-cells)? - Answer-Stratum
spinosum
Which layer of the epidermis is called the "basal layer?" -
Answer-Stratum germinativum as this is where basal cells
go through mitosis
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What is the purpose of the hemidesmosomes in the
stratum germinativum? - Answer-Attach epidermis to the
dermis to form basement membrane
Where are Merkel cells found? - Answer-Stratum
germinativum (in thick skin)
Where are melanocytes found? - Answer-Stratum
germinativum (in thin skin)
What cells cover and protect the inside of the body? -
Answer-Epithelial
What item should be used on tools and implements that
have not come in contact with blood or body fluids? -
Answer-Broad-Spectrum Disinfectants
What machine is used to sterilize surgical instruments with
high-pressure and high-temperature vapors? - Answer-
Chemiclave
Instruments can be pre-cleaned using: - Answer-High-
frequency energy waves
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What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) responsible for? - Answer-Enforces safety and
health standards in the workplace
Which department is OSHA under? - Answer-Department
of Labor
What do Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide
information on? - Answer-Specific product ingredients,
hazards, combustion levels, and storage requirements
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
responsible for? - 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? - Answer-UV Light Sterilizer
Can a UV light sterilizer kill all bacterial spores? - Answer-
No, it cannot be relied upon to do that
