Basic State Board Theory Test Review Flashcards
What is the difference in Men’s facials?
Direction of hair growth.
Light skin is not a contraindication of what?
IPL (Intense Pulsed Light)
What makes up the pliability of the skin?
Elastin
What do chemical peels benefit?
Aging, sun-damaged skin.
What could you use for facial steaming?
Hot towels.
What is the ingredient in Botox?
Clostridium Botulinum
What is the purpose of the skin analysis?
Determine skin type and skin condition.
What is OSHA?
Regulates safety in the workplace. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
If you are doing a service and notice a disease, what do you do?
Refer to a physician.
What is the main purpose of cotton compresses?
Mask removal.
What is a contraindication to a body wrap?
Diabetes
What is shadowing and contouring?
Shadowing is diminishing a feature and highlighting is brightening a feature.
How should wax application be applied?
45 Degree Angle
What causes the skin to be yellow, gray, and sallow?
Smoking
What is the Pilosebaceous unit referred to as?
Hair follicle
How would you do proper tweezing?
Hold skin tight and pull against direction of hair growth.
What needs to be done when using a woods lamp?
Use in a dark room.
What is a cleanser applied with?
Fingers.
What is applied after a depilatory wax?
Petroleum
What is the main purpose of body wraps?
To detoxify
What is the skeletal structure that protects heart, lungs, and internal organs?
Thorax
What can be applied to the skin?
Antiseptics
Where does your lymphatic system empty into?
Circulatory system.
Where do hair follcles originate?
In the dermis.
What is retinoic acid?
Vitamin A
How many points of Blood are in the average adult?
10
Where does the skin get its main source of nutrients?
Blood
What is the largest organ?
The skin.
When prepping for a chemical peel, what do you do?
Strip oils from the skin.
In what layer can you find melanocytes?
Basal Layer
What is the most common skin cancer?
Basal Cell Carcinoma
What regulates the strength of electrical current?
A circuit breaker.
What contraindicates the use of a suction machine?
Couperose
How many cranial bones are there?
8
How many facial bones are there?
14
What muscle connects the occipitalis and frontalis?
Aponeurosis
What muscle would be massaged during facial massage?
Platysma
What does organic mean?
Substances that have carbon and carbon bonds.
What does inorganic mean?
Compromised of matter not arising from natural growth or living organisms, not containing carbon.
When massaging the hands and arms, what muscles would you affect?
Pronators, supinators, flexors, and extensors.
Define Mammoplasty
Altering the size of the breast.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is a common ingredient found in…
Cleansers
What is endermology?
Used before and after liposuction for best results.
What is the substance between collagen and elastin?
Ground substance.
What base does Jessner’s Solution use?
Ethanol
What is a fungal infection?
Micosis
Which ethnicity ages slowest?
African American
Where on the body are the most suderiferous glands?
Palms, soles, underarms, and groin.
What is the highest level of sanitation?
Autoclave
What massage movement do you use to appy moisturizer?
Effleurage.
Cleanser is removed starting from where?
Chin
What is the space between collagen and elastin in the dermis?
Reticulin
With laser, which hair color isn’t effective?
Grey
What color does the skin turn if the peel is too deep?
White
What is another name for acutane?
isotertinoin
When a thermal mask cools it does what?
Tightens and tones.
What is a contraindication of a peel?
Sunburn
What is photothermolysis?
When a laser light is used to remove hair with heat.
Dermal Scattering
When doing laser, the epidermis separates from the dermis.
Scleroderma
Buildup of scar-like tissue in the skin
What is Algo therapy?
Therapy with sea water.
What is the medical term for eyelashes?
Cili
What type of skin should you not use steam on?
Sensitive
What is another name for couperose?
Telangiectasia
What is another name for blister?
Vesicle
What is another word for itching?
Piritus
What is another name for mole?
Nevis
What is the skin brightener approved by the FDA?
Hydroquinone
What is the controllable factor to aging process?
Extrinsic
What is a soothing ingredient?
Oatmeal
Salycilic acid is a great…
Anti-bacterial
BHAs are…
Lipophilic (oil-loving)
What is the purpose of lymph?
To detoxify
What is not loss of pigment?
Hyperpigmentation
Where is soft keratin found?
Skin
What layer are fibroblasts found?
Reticular
What color is not warm?
Blue
What do bright colors do?
Make an area appear larger.
What is not a benefit of makeup?
Stimulate collagen.
What should the distance between eyes be?
An eye apart.
What is the smallest unit of matter?
Atoms
What is the most common skin cancer?
Basal cell carcinoma
What is a proton?
Positively charaged particles
What is an electron?
Negative charged electrons. Circle the nucleous of the atom.
What is a neutron?
particles that carry no charge.
What is tinea versicolor?
Sun spots or sun fungus.
What is psoriasis?
Skin disease characterized by red patches covered with white-silver scales.
What is contact dermatitis?
A condition in which the skin becomes red, sore, or inflamed after direct contact with a substance.
What is atopic dermatitis?
A long-term chronic skin disorder that involves scaly and itchy rashes.
What is Pityriasis Rosea ?
A common skin problem that causes a rash. It can be seen at any age but it is most common between the ages of 10-35.
A snake like lesion?
Serpiginous
What is Addison’s Disease?
Disease of the adrenal gland where it produces too little hydrocortisone
What is cushings Disease?
Disease of the adrenal gland where it produces too much hydrocortisone.
What is hypothyroidism?
Too little production of thyroid gland. Facial swelliing and weight gain.
Microdermabrasion machines use diamond tips, aluminum corondum, and what else?
Salt
What is hyperthyroidism?
Too much production of thyroid gland. Thinning skin, hair loss, and weight loss.
What are enzymes?
Protein dissolving.
What are examples of ceramides?
Sphingolipids or Glyosphingolipids.
What is another name for color?
Hue.
What do you get when you mix equal parts of secondary colors?
Tertirary
What can be applied to the skin?
Anti-septics
BHA’s vs AHA’s
BHAs- Salycilic Acid (dissolve oil)
AHAs- Lactic (milk)
Glycoloic (sugar cane)
Tateric (grapes)
Malic (apples)
Mandelic (almonds)
What is the skeletal structure that protects heart, lungs, and internal organs?
Thorax.
What is the rate of the current delivered?
Volts
What does the FDA define cosmetics as?
For cleansing, beautifying, and promoting attractiveness.
What are desmosomes?
Structures that assist in holding cells together; intercellular connections made of protein.