Milady’s Esthetics Midterm Exam Questions and
Answers (2026) | Latest Test Bank with Verified
Solutions | Grade A+
What three qualities must disinfectants used in salons, spas, and medical facilities
have? -✓✓Bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
What type of bacteria causes abscesses, pustules, and boils? -✓✓Staphylococci
What is the most common type of bacteria? -✓✓Bacilli
What are the two new cells created through binary fission called? -✓✓Daughter Cells
What is a type of fungus that affects plants or grows on inanimate objects, but does
NOT cause human infections in the salon? -✓✓Mildew
What is a characteristic of an ideal disinfectant? -✓✓Includes strips for checking
effectiveness.
What should you do when using disinfectant? -✓✓Follow the instructions on the label for
diluting it
What statement about phenolic disinfectants is true? -✓✓They are a form of
formaldehyde
When should you wash your hands? -✓✓Before and after a service
What should you do to help keep the workplace healthy and look its best? -✓✓Clean
fans and humidifies at least once a week
What do Human cells need to grow and reproduce? -✓✓Ability to eliminate waste
what type of tissue gives smoothness and contour to the body? -✓✓adipose
What type of tissue is composed of neurons? -✓✓Nerve
What is NOT a function of skeletal system? -✓✓Contracting and moving parts of he
body
What are the two basic types of joints? -✓✓movable and immovable
What bone is also known as the collarbone? -✓✓Clavicle
, What muscle extends along the side of the neck from the ear to the collarbone? -
✓✓sternocleidomastoid
What makes up the bulk of the brain? -✓✓Cerebrum
What is the largest of the cranial nerves? -✓✓Fifth
What nerve affects the side of the neck and the platysma muscle? -✓✓Cervical
How many common amino acids are there? -✓✓20
How many essential amino acids are there? -✓✓11
How many naturally occuring amino acids are there? -✓✓Over 100
What term refers to vitamin-containg substances that are converted to the actual vitamin
once hey are in the body? -✓✓Precursors
What mineral is important for protein synthesis and collagen formation and promotes
wound healing and helps the immune system? -✓✓Zinc
What is an example of a healthy practice? -✓✓Scheduling routine health checks
What term refers to the study of the structure and composition of the skin tissue? -
✓✓Skin Histology
What is NOT a method by which the body maintains thermoregulation? -✓✓Absorption
What is the bottom layer of the epidermis? -✓✓Stratum Germinativum
What color is eumelanin? -✓✓Dark Brown to Black
What color is pheomelain? -✓✓Red to yellow
What is NOT a function of lymph? -✓✓Supplying nutrients to the skin
What type of ultraviolet radiation is the burning rays? -✓✓UVB
What effect does nicotine have on the body? -✓✓Contraction of the blood vessels
What type of lesions are lesions in the early stages of development or change? -
✓✓Primary
Answers (2026) | Latest Test Bank with Verified
Solutions | Grade A+
What three qualities must disinfectants used in salons, spas, and medical facilities
have? -✓✓Bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
What type of bacteria causes abscesses, pustules, and boils? -✓✓Staphylococci
What is the most common type of bacteria? -✓✓Bacilli
What are the two new cells created through binary fission called? -✓✓Daughter Cells
What is a type of fungus that affects plants or grows on inanimate objects, but does
NOT cause human infections in the salon? -✓✓Mildew
What is a characteristic of an ideal disinfectant? -✓✓Includes strips for checking
effectiveness.
What should you do when using disinfectant? -✓✓Follow the instructions on the label for
diluting it
What statement about phenolic disinfectants is true? -✓✓They are a form of
formaldehyde
When should you wash your hands? -✓✓Before and after a service
What should you do to help keep the workplace healthy and look its best? -✓✓Clean
fans and humidifies at least once a week
What do Human cells need to grow and reproduce? -✓✓Ability to eliminate waste
what type of tissue gives smoothness and contour to the body? -✓✓adipose
What type of tissue is composed of neurons? -✓✓Nerve
What is NOT a function of skeletal system? -✓✓Contracting and moving parts of he
body
What are the two basic types of joints? -✓✓movable and immovable
What bone is also known as the collarbone? -✓✓Clavicle
, What muscle extends along the side of the neck from the ear to the collarbone? -
✓✓sternocleidomastoid
What makes up the bulk of the brain? -✓✓Cerebrum
What is the largest of the cranial nerves? -✓✓Fifth
What nerve affects the side of the neck and the platysma muscle? -✓✓Cervical
How many common amino acids are there? -✓✓20
How many essential amino acids are there? -✓✓11
How many naturally occuring amino acids are there? -✓✓Over 100
What term refers to vitamin-containg substances that are converted to the actual vitamin
once hey are in the body? -✓✓Precursors
What mineral is important for protein synthesis and collagen formation and promotes
wound healing and helps the immune system? -✓✓Zinc
What is an example of a healthy practice? -✓✓Scheduling routine health checks
What term refers to the study of the structure and composition of the skin tissue? -
✓✓Skin Histology
What is NOT a method by which the body maintains thermoregulation? -✓✓Absorption
What is the bottom layer of the epidermis? -✓✓Stratum Germinativum
What color is eumelanin? -✓✓Dark Brown to Black
What color is pheomelain? -✓✓Red to yellow
What is NOT a function of lymph? -✓✓Supplying nutrients to the skin
What type of ultraviolet radiation is the burning rays? -✓✓UVB
What effect does nicotine have on the body? -✓✓Contraction of the blood vessels
What type of lesions are lesions in the early stages of development or change? -
✓✓Primary
