GA Esthetician State Board Practice Test Questions and Answers Rated A What Term refers to the study of the structure and composition of the skin tissue? - Answer ✔️✔️-Skin Histology What are the basic material and building blocks for body tissues? - Answer ✔️✔️-Proteins What is the characteristic of healthy skin? - Answer ✔️✔️-Slightly Acidic What is Not a Method by which the body maintains thermoregulation? - Answer ✔️✔️-
Absorption What is the bottom Layer of the Epidermis? - Answer ✔️✔️-stratum germinativum Which Layer of the Epidermis is Known as the Grainy Cells? - Answer ✔️✔️-Stratum Granulosum What is the Average Adult Skin cell turnover Rate? - Answer ✔️✔️-28 days What Stimulates Melanin Production? - Answer ✔️✔️-Exposure to Sunlight What color is eumelanin? - Answer ✔️✔️-Dark brown to black What Percentage of Hair is comprised of Hard Keratin? - Answer ✔️✔️-90% What type of Glands secrete Oil? - Answer ✔️✔️-sebaceous What is NOT a function of the lymphatic system? - Answer ✔️✔️-Supplying Nutrients to the Skin` What type of Ultraviolet radiation is known as B urning Rays? - Answer ✔️✔️-UVB What effect does nicotine have on the body? - Answer ✔️✔️-Contraction of the blood vessels Where do phytoestrogens come from? - Answer ✔️✔️-plants What body system do vascular lesions involve? - Answer ✔️✔️-circulatory What type of Lesions in the early stages of development or change? - Answer ✔️✔️-Primary Where do steatomas usually appear? - Answer ✔️✔️-Scalp, neck, and back What color dye is a common allergen that causes allergic contact dermatitis? - Answer ✔️✔️-Red What causes the itchy feeling that often accompanies contact dermatitis? - Answer ✔️✔️-
Histamines What is the biggest external cause of pigmentation disorders? - Answer ✔️✔️-Sun Exposure What color pigmentation is associated with pregnancy mask? - Answe r ✔️✔️-Brown How often should people visit a physician to check for cancerous lesions? - Answer ✔️✔️-Once a Year What statement about acne is true? - Answer ✔️✔️-Acne is hereditary Where are Sebaceous Filaments often found? - Answer ✔️✔️-Nose What does Adrenaline help the body do? - Answer ✔️✔️-Cope with stressful events What is not an example of a food that can irritate acne? - Answer ✔️✔️-Apple What grade of acne is cystic acne? - Answer ✔️✔️-IV What is a potential side effect of using tretinoin Ret in A? - Answer ✔️✔️-Photosensitivity What can cause skin conditions? - Answer ✔️✔️-Both internal and external factors Why are the acid mantle and barrier function not as healthy in dry skin? - Answer ✔️✔️-Lack of Lipids What beverage can cause dehydrate d skin? - Answer ✔️✔️-coffee What type of skin is characterized by fragile, thin skin and redness? - Answer ✔️✔️-Sensitive What statement about Fitzpatrick type III skin is true? - Answer ✔️✔️-The Hair and Eye color for this skin type Vary. What Fitzpatrick skin type is common among people of Middle Eastern descent? - Answer ✔️✔️-
Type V What skin type on the Glogau scale shows wrinkles at rest and is specific to people in their 40s and 50s? - Answer ✔️✔️-Type III What Rubin classification i ncludes superficial pigment and changes in the epidermis? - Answer ✔️✔️-Level 1 What is Not one of the most common skin conditions estheticians see today? - Answer ✔️✔️-
Vitiligo What terms refers to oiliness of the skin? - Answer ✔️✔️-seborrhea
Absorption What is the bottom Layer of the Epidermis? - Answer ✔️✔️-stratum germinativum Which Layer of the Epidermis is Known as the Grainy Cells? - Answer ✔️✔️-Stratum Granulosum What is the Average Adult Skin cell turnover Rate? - Answer ✔️✔️-28 days What Stimulates Melanin Production? - Answer ✔️✔️-Exposure to Sunlight What color is eumelanin? - Answer ✔️✔️-Dark brown to black What Percentage of Hair is comprised of Hard Keratin? - Answer ✔️✔️-90% What type of Glands secrete Oil? - Answer ✔️✔️-sebaceous What is NOT a function of the lymphatic system? - Answer ✔️✔️-Supplying Nutrients to the Skin` What type of Ultraviolet radiation is known as B urning Rays? - Answer ✔️✔️-UVB What effect does nicotine have on the body? - Answer ✔️✔️-Contraction of the blood vessels Where do phytoestrogens come from? - Answer ✔️✔️-plants What body system do vascular lesions involve? - Answer ✔️✔️-circulatory What type of Lesions in the early stages of development or change? - Answer ✔️✔️-Primary Where do steatomas usually appear? - Answer ✔️✔️-Scalp, neck, and back What color dye is a common allergen that causes allergic contact dermatitis? - Answer ✔️✔️-Red What causes the itchy feeling that often accompanies contact dermatitis? - Answer ✔️✔️-
Histamines What is the biggest external cause of pigmentation disorders? - Answer ✔️✔️-Sun Exposure What color pigmentation is associated with pregnancy mask? - Answe r ✔️✔️-Brown How often should people visit a physician to check for cancerous lesions? - Answer ✔️✔️-Once a Year What statement about acne is true? - Answer ✔️✔️-Acne is hereditary Where are Sebaceous Filaments often found? - Answer ✔️✔️-Nose What does Adrenaline help the body do? - Answer ✔️✔️-Cope with stressful events What is not an example of a food that can irritate acne? - Answer ✔️✔️-Apple What grade of acne is cystic acne? - Answer ✔️✔️-IV What is a potential side effect of using tretinoin Ret in A? - Answer ✔️✔️-Photosensitivity What can cause skin conditions? - Answer ✔️✔️-Both internal and external factors Why are the acid mantle and barrier function not as healthy in dry skin? - Answer ✔️✔️-Lack of Lipids What beverage can cause dehydrate d skin? - Answer ✔️✔️-coffee What type of skin is characterized by fragile, thin skin and redness? - Answer ✔️✔️-Sensitive What statement about Fitzpatrick type III skin is true? - Answer ✔️✔️-The Hair and Eye color for this skin type Vary. What Fitzpatrick skin type is common among people of Middle Eastern descent? - Answer ✔️✔️-
Type V What skin type on the Glogau scale shows wrinkles at rest and is specific to people in their 40s and 50s? - Answer ✔️✔️-Type III What Rubin classification i ncludes superficial pigment and changes in the epidermis? - Answer ✔️✔️-Level 1 What is Not one of the most common skin conditions estheticians see today? - Answer ✔️✔️-
Vitiligo What terms refers to oiliness of the skin? - Answer ✔️✔️-seborrhea
