AEA CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM 2026
EXAMINATION SET WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ Biofilm Answer: A colony of microorganisms that adhere to
environmental surfaces as well as the human body; they secrete a
sticky, protective coating that cements them together and is hard to
penetrate
◉ Contamination Answer: The presence, or reasonably anticipated
presence, of blood or potentially infectious on an items surface
◉ Parasitic disease Answer: Disease caused by parasites, such as lice
or mites
◉ Systemic disease Answer: Disease that affects the body as a whole,
often due to under- or over-functioning of internal glands or organs
◉ Bloodborne pathogens Answer: Disease-causing microorganisms
that are carried through blood or bodily fluids
◉ Hepatitis Answer: A blood borne virus that can damage the liver
,◉ HIV Answer: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; causes Acquired
Immune Deficiency (AIDS)
◉ Fungi Answer: Single-cell organisms that grow in irregular masses
that include molds, mildews, and yeasts
◉ Folliculitis barbae Answer: An inflammation of hair follicles
caused by a bacterial infection
◉ Tinea barbae Answer: A superficial fungal infection caused by a
variety of dermatophytes that commonly affect the skin
◉ Tinea capitis Answer: A fungal infection of the scalp characterized
by red papules at the opening of hair follicles
◉ Tinea pedis Answer: Athlete's foot
◉ Parasite Answer: Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in
another organism while contributing nothing to the survival of that
organism
◉ Pediculosis Capitis Answer: Head lice
, ◉ Scabies Answer: A contagious skin disease caused by the itch
mite, which burrows under the skin
◉ Melanin Answer: Tiny grains of pigment that are produced by
melanocytes
◉ Eumelanin Answer: A type of melanin that is dark brown to black;
found in skin and hair
◉ Papillary layer Answer: Outer layer of the dermis, directly beneath
the epidermis
◉ Papule Answer: Also known as a pimple; a small elevation on the
skin that has no fluid but may develop pus
◉ Pustules Answer: Raised inflamed papule with a white or yellow
center containing pus
◉ Reticular layer Answer: Deeper layer of the dermis that supplies
the skin with oxygen and nutrients; contains fat, cells, blood vessels,
sudoriferous glands, hair follicles, lymph vessels, arrector pilli
muscles, sebaceous glands and nerve endings
EXAMINATION SET WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ Biofilm Answer: A colony of microorganisms that adhere to
environmental surfaces as well as the human body; they secrete a
sticky, protective coating that cements them together and is hard to
penetrate
◉ Contamination Answer: The presence, or reasonably anticipated
presence, of blood or potentially infectious on an items surface
◉ Parasitic disease Answer: Disease caused by parasites, such as lice
or mites
◉ Systemic disease Answer: Disease that affects the body as a whole,
often due to under- or over-functioning of internal glands or organs
◉ Bloodborne pathogens Answer: Disease-causing microorganisms
that are carried through blood or bodily fluids
◉ Hepatitis Answer: A blood borne virus that can damage the liver
,◉ HIV Answer: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; causes Acquired
Immune Deficiency (AIDS)
◉ Fungi Answer: Single-cell organisms that grow in irregular masses
that include molds, mildews, and yeasts
◉ Folliculitis barbae Answer: An inflammation of hair follicles
caused by a bacterial infection
◉ Tinea barbae Answer: A superficial fungal infection caused by a
variety of dermatophytes that commonly affect the skin
◉ Tinea capitis Answer: A fungal infection of the scalp characterized
by red papules at the opening of hair follicles
◉ Tinea pedis Answer: Athlete's foot
◉ Parasite Answer: Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in
another organism while contributing nothing to the survival of that
organism
◉ Pediculosis Capitis Answer: Head lice
, ◉ Scabies Answer: A contagious skin disease caused by the itch
mite, which burrows under the skin
◉ Melanin Answer: Tiny grains of pigment that are produced by
melanocytes
◉ Eumelanin Answer: A type of melanin that is dark brown to black;
found in skin and hair
◉ Papillary layer Answer: Outer layer of the dermis, directly beneath
the epidermis
◉ Papule Answer: Also known as a pimple; a small elevation on the
skin that has no fluid but may develop pus
◉ Pustules Answer: Raised inflamed papule with a white or yellow
center containing pus
◉ Reticular layer Answer: Deeper layer of the dermis that supplies
the skin with oxygen and nutrients; contains fat, cells, blood vessels,
sudoriferous glands, hair follicles, lymph vessels, arrector pilli
muscles, sebaceous glands and nerve endings
