NJ COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD WRITTEN PRACTICE TEST
2025 WITH 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ STATE
OF NEW JERSEY ESTHETICS EXAM/ NJ ESTHETICIAN LICENSE
EXAM (BRAND NEW!)
The layer of the epidermis where the process of skin cell shedding begins is the: - answer-stratum
spinosum
the layers of the skin and fat from the outmost layer to the innermost layer? - answer-Epidermis,
dermis, subcutaneous
The greater occipital never is located at the ______ of the head and affects the scalp as far up as the
top of the head - answer-Back
Calls that are almost dead and pushed to the surface to replace cells are shed from the - answer-
Stratum corneum
Small, cone-shaped elevations at the bottom of the hair follicles are: - answer-dermal papillae
The layer directly beneath the epidermis is the - answer-papillary layer
The median nerve supplies impulses to the: - answer-arm, hand
Which type of tissue gives smoothness and contour to the body and provides a protective cushion? -
answer-subcutaneous tissue
Lack of water is the principal cause of - answer-daytime fatigue
The appropriate amount of water that a person should drink each day is determined by the persons -
answer-weight
,The deep peroneal nerve is located in the: - answer-front of leg
Vitamin pills are considered: - answer-nutritional supplements
The USDA recommends that people eat: - answer-moderate amounts of salt and sugar
Valves are structures that temporarily close a passage or permit blood flow in: - answer-only one
direction
To function correctly the body needs: - answer-carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals,
water
Deoxygenated blood flows from the body into the: - answer-right atrium
Emotional stress and hormone imbalances can increase the flow of: - answer-sebum
White blood cells are also known as: - answer-leukocytes
One of the best ways to follow a healthy diet is to read: - answer-food labels
It is ___ for a cosmetologist to completely remove a client's callus in the salon. - answer-
prohibited
Blood ___ the body's temperature. - answer-plays a role in equalizing
The scalp has larger and deeper ___ than the skin on the rest of the body. - answer-hair follicles
,The _________ supplies blood to the muscles of the eye - answer-infraorbital artery
The epidermis is the _____ layer of the skin - answer-thinnest
Which vitamin accelerates the skin's healing processing and is vitally important in fighting the aging
process? - answer-Vitamin C
The ______ drains the tissue spaces of excess interstitial fluid - answer-lymphatic system
To keep your body healthy, you must be sure that what you eat: - answer-regulates the function
of your cells
The ______ is a gland of the endocrine system that secretes enzyme producing cells that are
responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins and fats - answer-pancreas
The sudoriferous glands do not: - answer-secrete a lubricating substance
The ______ glands secrete about 30 steroid hormones and control metabolic processes of the body,
including the fight-or-flight response. - answer-adrenal
Skin gets its strength, form, and flexibility from: - answer-collagen and elastin
The amount and type of pigment produced by an individual is determined primarily by his or her: -
answer-genes
Digestive _______ are chemicals that change certain types of food into a soluble form that can be
used by the body. - answer-enzymes
Basic sensations such as touch, pain, heat, cold, and pressure are registered by: - answer-nerve
endings
, The organ that controls the body is the: - answer-brain
Nerves that regulate the secretion of perspiration and sebum are: - answer-secretory nerve fibers
Which nerve fibers are distributed to the arrector pili muscles attached to the hair follicles? -
answer-motor nerve fibers
The organs that control the body's vision are the: - answer-Eyes
The acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands, characterized by the eruption of small red
vesicles and accompanied by burning, itching skin is: - answer-miliaria rubra
A normal, healthy nail: - answer-is shiny
The portion of the living skin on which the nail plate sits is called the: - answer-nail bed
The ____ is the whitish, half-moon shaped at the base of the nail - answer-Lunula
The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe is the: - answer-free edge
A ____ is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place - answer-
ligament
The ____ is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail. - answer-sidewall
After an injury, infection, or disease, the natural nail will return to its healthy growth as long as the
_______ is healthy and undamaged. - answer-matrix
2025 WITH 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ STATE
OF NEW JERSEY ESTHETICS EXAM/ NJ ESTHETICIAN LICENSE
EXAM (BRAND NEW!)
The layer of the epidermis where the process of skin cell shedding begins is the: - answer-stratum
spinosum
the layers of the skin and fat from the outmost layer to the innermost layer? - answer-Epidermis,
dermis, subcutaneous
The greater occipital never is located at the ______ of the head and affects the scalp as far up as the
top of the head - answer-Back
Calls that are almost dead and pushed to the surface to replace cells are shed from the - answer-
Stratum corneum
Small, cone-shaped elevations at the bottom of the hair follicles are: - answer-dermal papillae
The layer directly beneath the epidermis is the - answer-papillary layer
The median nerve supplies impulses to the: - answer-arm, hand
Which type of tissue gives smoothness and contour to the body and provides a protective cushion? -
answer-subcutaneous tissue
Lack of water is the principal cause of - answer-daytime fatigue
The appropriate amount of water that a person should drink each day is determined by the persons -
answer-weight
,The deep peroneal nerve is located in the: - answer-front of leg
Vitamin pills are considered: - answer-nutritional supplements
The USDA recommends that people eat: - answer-moderate amounts of salt and sugar
Valves are structures that temporarily close a passage or permit blood flow in: - answer-only one
direction
To function correctly the body needs: - answer-carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals,
water
Deoxygenated blood flows from the body into the: - answer-right atrium
Emotional stress and hormone imbalances can increase the flow of: - answer-sebum
White blood cells are also known as: - answer-leukocytes
One of the best ways to follow a healthy diet is to read: - answer-food labels
It is ___ for a cosmetologist to completely remove a client's callus in the salon. - answer-
prohibited
Blood ___ the body's temperature. - answer-plays a role in equalizing
The scalp has larger and deeper ___ than the skin on the rest of the body. - answer-hair follicles
,The _________ supplies blood to the muscles of the eye - answer-infraorbital artery
The epidermis is the _____ layer of the skin - answer-thinnest
Which vitamin accelerates the skin's healing processing and is vitally important in fighting the aging
process? - answer-Vitamin C
The ______ drains the tissue spaces of excess interstitial fluid - answer-lymphatic system
To keep your body healthy, you must be sure that what you eat: - answer-regulates the function
of your cells
The ______ is a gland of the endocrine system that secretes enzyme producing cells that are
responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins and fats - answer-pancreas
The sudoriferous glands do not: - answer-secrete a lubricating substance
The ______ glands secrete about 30 steroid hormones and control metabolic processes of the body,
including the fight-or-flight response. - answer-adrenal
Skin gets its strength, form, and flexibility from: - answer-collagen and elastin
The amount and type of pigment produced by an individual is determined primarily by his or her: -
answer-genes
Digestive _______ are chemicals that change certain types of food into a soluble form that can be
used by the body. - answer-enzymes
Basic sensations such as touch, pain, heat, cold, and pressure are registered by: - answer-nerve
endings
, The organ that controls the body is the: - answer-brain
Nerves that regulate the secretion of perspiration and sebum are: - answer-secretory nerve fibers
Which nerve fibers are distributed to the arrector pili muscles attached to the hair follicles? -
answer-motor nerve fibers
The organs that control the body's vision are the: - answer-Eyes
The acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands, characterized by the eruption of small red
vesicles and accompanied by burning, itching skin is: - answer-miliaria rubra
A normal, healthy nail: - answer-is shiny
The portion of the living skin on which the nail plate sits is called the: - answer-nail bed
The ____ is the whitish, half-moon shaped at the base of the nail - answer-Lunula
The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe is the: - answer-free edge
A ____ is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place - answer-
ligament
The ____ is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail. - answer-sidewall
After an injury, infection, or disease, the natural nail will return to its healthy growth as long as the
_______ is healthy and undamaged. - answer-matrix
