CIDESCO UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A skin disease caused by fungi is - ✔✔Tinea capitas
✔✔A parasite is - ✔✔An organism that feeds in or on another living organism
✔✔The skin disease caused by lice is called - ✔✔Pediculosis
✔✔The skin disease caused by an itch mite is called - ✔✔Scabies
✔✔An infection is - ✔✔The invasion of any living organisms by disease-causing micro-
organisms
✔✔Contagious mean - ✔✔Capable of transmitting infection
✔✔Which one of the following is the most ideal method of steralisation against Hep B? -
✔✔Steam under pressure - autoclave
✔✔Sanitisation means - ✔✔The process that destroys most micro organisms
✔✔A disinfectant is - ✔✔A chemical that helps to kill disease producing micro
organisms
✔✔AIDS - ✔✔Is a disease in which a virus destroys lymphocytes
✔✔AIDS is caused by - ✔✔A virus
✔✔Hepatitis means - ✔✔Inflammation of the liver
✔✔Hepatitis B is caused by - ✔✔A virus
,✔✔Separation of a nail plate from its nail bed is called - ✔✔Onycholysis
✔✔The name of the nail condition in which there are deep horizontal ridges is -
✔✔Beau's lines
✔✔The name given to white spots on the nail is - ✔✔Leuconychia
✔✔The name given to a fungal infection of nails is - ✔✔Tinea Unguium
✔✔The name of the nail condition in which there is pitting is - ✔✔Psoriasis
✔✔Herpetic whitlow is recognized as - ✔✔Inflammation and swelling of the tissue
surrounding the nail
✔✔Hang nail is recognised as - ✔✔A strip of skin at the side of the nail
✔✔The condition in which a nail is thick and brittle with white powdery deposits is called
- ✔✔Tinea Unguium
✔✔Herpes Zoster - ✔✔Affects the nerves
✔✔A wart is caused by - ✔✔A virus
✔✔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
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A skin disease caused by fungi is - ✔✔Tinea capitas
✔✔A parasite is - ✔✔An organism that feeds in or on another living organism
✔✔The skin disease caused by lice is called - ✔✔Pediculosis
✔✔The skin disease caused by an itch mite is called - ✔✔Scabies
✔✔An infection is - ✔✔The invasion of any living organisms by disease-causing micro-
organisms
✔✔Contagious mean - ✔✔Capable of transmitting infection
✔✔Which one of the following is the most ideal method of steralisation against Hep B? -
✔✔Steam under pressure - autoclave
✔✔Sanitisation means - ✔✔The process that destroys most micro organisms
✔✔A disinfectant is - ✔✔A chemical that helps to kill disease producing micro
organisms
✔✔AIDS - ✔✔Is a disease in which a virus destroys lymphocytes
✔✔AIDS is caused by - ✔✔A virus
✔✔Hepatitis means - ✔✔Inflammation of the liver
✔✔Hepatitis B is caused by - ✔✔A virus
,✔✔Separation of a nail plate from its nail bed is called - ✔✔Onycholysis
✔✔The name of the nail condition in which there are deep horizontal ridges is -
✔✔Beau's lines
✔✔The name given to white spots on the nail is - ✔✔Leuconychia
✔✔The name given to a fungal infection of nails is - ✔✔Tinea Unguium
✔✔The name of the nail condition in which there is pitting is - ✔✔Psoriasis
✔✔Herpetic whitlow is recognized as - ✔✔Inflammation and swelling of the tissue
surrounding the nail
✔✔Hang nail is recognised as - ✔✔A strip of skin at the side of the nail
✔✔The condition in which a nail is thick and brittle with white powdery deposits is called
- ✔✔Tinea Unguium
✔✔Herpes Zoster - ✔✔Affects the nerves
✔✔A wart is caused by - ✔✔A virus
✔✔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
