MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD THEORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What item should be used on tools and implements that have not come in contact with blood or body
fluids? - (answer)Broad-Spectrum Disinfectants
What machine is used to sterilize surgical instruments with high-pressure and high-temperature vapors?
- (answer)Chemiclave
Instruments can be pre-cleaned using: - (answer)High-frequency energy waves
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responsible for? - (answer)Enforces
safety and health standards in the workplace
Which department is OSHA under? - (answer)Department of Labor
What do Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide information on? - (answer)Specific product
ingredients, hazards, combustion levels, and storage requirements
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responsible for? - (answer)Approving the efficacy of
products and verifying effectiveness of products against organisms listed on the labels
Which infection control equipment utilizes UV light to kill bacteria in a dry setting? - (answer)UV Light
Sterilizer
Can a UV light sterilizer kill all bacterial spores? - (answer)No, it cannot be relied upon to do that
Which infection control equipment uses pressure, heat, and/or pressurized steam? - (answer)Autoclave
Which infection control equipment high-pressure, high-temperature water, alcohol, and formaldehyde
vapors? - (answer)Chemiclave
What are the five layer of the epidermis (top to bottom)? - (answer)1. Stratum Corneum
,MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD THEORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2. Stratum Lucidum
3. Stratum Granulosum
4. Stratum Spinosum
5. Stratum Germinativum
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What is another name for the dermis? - (answer)True skin
Which types of cells are found in the stratum corneum? - (answer)Keratinocytes and squamous cells
What are keratinocytes tightly interconnected by on the skin's surface? - (answer)Desmosomes
What is the purpose of a squamous cell in the stratum corneum? - (answer)Protect lower layers of the
epidermis and the rest of the skin
Which layer of the epidermis acts as a barrier to moisture loss and is water-resistant? - (answer)Stratum
corneum
Which layers of the epidermis are composed of dead cells? - (answer)Stratum corneum, stratum
lucidum, stratum granulosum
Which layer of the epidermis is transparent? - (answer)Stratum lucidum
What creates densely packed, clear keratin in the stratum lucidum? - (answer)Keratinocytes
Which layer of the epidermis is where keratinization begins (and where keratin is produced)? -
(answer)Stratum granulosum
, MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD THEORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the protein substance that forms keratin? - (answer)Keratohyalin
In which layer of the epidermis does protection begin? - (answer)Stratum granulosum
What makes the stratum spinosum the "spiny layer?" - (answer)Desmosomes which provide strength
and support between cells
Where do langerhan cells reside and protect the body from infection (alongside T-cells)? -
(answer)Stratum spinosum
Which layer of the epidermis is called the "basal layer?" - (answer)Stratum germinativum as this is
where basal cells go through mitosis
What is the purpose of the hemidesmosomes in the stratum germinativum? - (answer)Attach epidermis
to the dermis to form basement membrane
Where are Merkel cells found? - (answer)Stratum germinativum (in thick skin)
Where are melanocytes found? - (answer)Stratum germinativum (in thin skin)
What cells cover and protect the inside of the body? - (answer)Epithelial
What are the two layers that the dermis is divided into? - (answer)Papillary Dermis and Reticular Dermis
Which immune cells reside in the stratum spinosum and provide the first line of defense in identifying
foreign substances? - (answer)Langerhans Cells
Secretion is one of the six functions of the skin. Does it refer to sebum or sweat being secreted? -
(answer)Sebum which affects pH
What item should be used on tools and implements that have not come in contact with blood or body
fluids? - (answer)Broad-Spectrum Disinfectants
What machine is used to sterilize surgical instruments with high-pressure and high-temperature vapors?
- (answer)Chemiclave
Instruments can be pre-cleaned using: - (answer)High-frequency energy waves
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responsible for? - (answer)Enforces
safety and health standards in the workplace
Which department is OSHA under? - (answer)Department of Labor
What do Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide information on? - (answer)Specific product
ingredients, hazards, combustion levels, and storage requirements
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responsible for? - (answer)Approving the efficacy of
products and verifying effectiveness of products against organisms listed on the labels
Which infection control equipment utilizes UV light to kill bacteria in a dry setting? - (answer)UV Light
Sterilizer
Can a UV light sterilizer kill all bacterial spores? - (answer)No, it cannot be relied upon to do that
Which infection control equipment uses pressure, heat, and/or pressurized steam? - (answer)Autoclave
Which infection control equipment high-pressure, high-temperature water, alcohol, and formaldehyde
vapors? - (answer)Chemiclave
What are the five layer of the epidermis (top to bottom)? - (answer)1. Stratum Corneum
,MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD THEORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2. Stratum Lucidum
3. Stratum Granulosum
4. Stratum Spinosum
5. Stratum Germinativum
[C.L.G(r).S.G: Clean Ladies G(r)eet Sailors Gorgeously]
What is another name for the dermis? - (answer)True skin
Which types of cells are found in the stratum corneum? - (answer)Keratinocytes and squamous cells
What are keratinocytes tightly interconnected by on the skin's surface? - (answer)Desmosomes
What is the purpose of a squamous cell in the stratum corneum? - (answer)Protect lower layers of the
epidermis and the rest of the skin
Which layer of the epidermis acts as a barrier to moisture loss and is water-resistant? - (answer)Stratum
corneum
Which layers of the epidermis are composed of dead cells? - (answer)Stratum corneum, stratum
lucidum, stratum granulosum
Which layer of the epidermis is transparent? - (answer)Stratum lucidum
What creates densely packed, clear keratin in the stratum lucidum? - (answer)Keratinocytes
Which layer of the epidermis is where keratinization begins (and where keratin is produced)? -
(answer)Stratum granulosum
, MICHIGAN ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD THEORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the protein substance that forms keratin? - (answer)Keratohyalin
In which layer of the epidermis does protection begin? - (answer)Stratum granulosum
What makes the stratum spinosum the "spiny layer?" - (answer)Desmosomes which provide strength
and support between cells
Where do langerhan cells reside and protect the body from infection (alongside T-cells)? -
(answer)Stratum spinosum
Which layer of the epidermis is called the "basal layer?" - (answer)Stratum germinativum as this is
where basal cells go through mitosis
What is the purpose of the hemidesmosomes in the stratum germinativum? - (answer)Attach epidermis
to the dermis to form basement membrane
Where are Merkel cells found? - (answer)Stratum germinativum (in thick skin)
Where are melanocytes found? - (answer)Stratum germinativum (in thin skin)
What cells cover and protect the inside of the body? - (answer)Epithelial
What are the two layers that the dermis is divided into? - (answer)Papillary Dermis and Reticular Dermis
Which immune cells reside in the stratum spinosum and provide the first line of defense in identifying
foreign substances? - (answer)Langerhans Cells
Secretion is one of the six functions of the skin. Does it refer to sebum or sweat being secreted? -
(answer)Sebum which affects pH
