Midterm

Question 1

What do cells need to survive?

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

If you have folliculitis, you have an inflammation of what?

Answer 2

Inflammation of the follicle

Question 3

The thickest layer of the skin is called what?

Answer 3

Dermis

Question 4

On which part of the body is skin the thickest

Answer 4

Palms

Question 5

Completely destroying all microbial life, including spores, is know as

Answer 5

Sterilization

Question 6

Cells are made of colorless, jelly substance called ____ in which food elements are present

Answer 6

Protoplasm

Question 7

Found in the center of the cell, the ___ plays an important role in the production of the cell

Answer 7

Nucleus

Question 8

A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function is what

Answer 8

Tissue

Question 9

The integumentary system is made up of what?

Answer 9

Skin, hair, nails

Question 10

Which safety device prevents overheating of electrical devices

Answer 10

Fuse, circuit breaker

Question 11

What is the basic unit of matter that cant be divided into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means

Answer 11

Atom

Question 12

Almost all skincare products are what emulsions

Answer 12

oil-in-water

Question 13

Product with a pH of 8.9 is considered what?

Answer 13

Alkaline

Question 14

What’s the largest organ of the body?

Answer 14

Skin

Question 15

That average body internal thermostat is set to what?

Answer 15

98.6

Question 16

What is the average adult skin turnover rate?

Answer 16

28 Days

Question 17

Which glands excrete perspiration

Answer 17

Sudoriferous

Question 18

Warts are caused by what?

Answer 18

Virus (HPV)

Question 19

What is a blackhead?

Answer 19

Open comedone

Question 20

What is the name for the medical science that studies and treats the skin?

Answer 20

Dermatology

Question 21

Why does the skin tan when exposed to the sun?

Answer 21

Defending against UV radiation

Question 22

The system that controls and coordinates all other systems

Answer 22

Nervous system

Question 23

State regulations require all tools be disinfected after ___?

Answer 23

each use

Question 24

What are substances that can’t be reduced to simpler substances?

Answer 24

Elements

Question 25

The term used for measuring the strength of an electrical current is

Answer 25

Amp

Question 26

A pure water with a pH of 7 is considered to be

Answer 26

Neutral

Question 27

Incompatible products are chemicals that should ____

Answer 27

Not be mixed or stored near each other

Question 28

Physiology is most accurately described as the study of what?

Answer 28

The functions of the body’s structure

Question 29

Substances that cause or can cause cancer are what?

Answer 29

Carcinogenic

Question 30

The process by which cells reproduce by dividing into two identical daughter cells

Answer 30

Mitosis

Question 31

It is acceptable to allow ___ to contact the skin

Answer 31

Alcohol (D)

Question 32

Which of the following about Tesla current is true?

Answer 32

Thermal, heat producing current

Question 33

What is cataphoresis

Answer 33

Introducing acidic, positive, product into the skin through galvanic current

Question 34

What is anaphoresis

Answer 34

introducing alkaline, Negative pole, product into the skin

Question 35

Which of the following is not a benefit of using infrared ray heat in a treatment?

Answer 35

Decreases metabolism and chemical metabolism in the skins tissue

Question 36

Electricity is the flow of what?

Answer 36

Electrons

Question 37

A ___ is a new substance formed by chemically combining two or more atoms of different elements

Answer 37

Compound

Question 38

liquids are liquids that mix easily are

Answer 38

miscible

Question 39

What is grade 4 acne?

Answer 39

Cysts, comedones, papules

Question 40

What are 5 Hypertrophies?

Answer 40

Keratoma Mole Psoriasis Skin tag Verucca

Question 41

What is acne?

Answer 41

Acne is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder, with papules, pustules, cysts

Question 42

What is impetigo?

Answer 42

bacterial staph infection of the skin that often occurs in children; characterized by clusters of small blisters or crusty lesions filled with bacteria

Question 43

What is Psoriasis?

Answer 43

A skin disease that causes itchy red patches covered by white or silver scales

Question 44

What is Leucoderma?

Answer 44

Disorders that deal with abnormal pigmentation distribution in the body

Question 45

What is OSHA responsible for?

Answer 45

Responsible for workplace safety

Question 46

What is the EPA?

Answer 46

Environmental Protection Agency Registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the US

Question 47

What are Scabies ?

Answer 47

Contagious disease caused by an Itchy mite

Question 48

What is bleach?

Answer 48

Sodium hypochlorite

Question 49

What are Nonconductors?

Answer 49

Substances that do not easily transmit electricity. Ex: plastic, wood

Question 50

What is an alternating current?

Answer 50

Rapid and interrupted current, glowing first in one direction and then back in the opposite direction

Question 51

Where are Milliamps used?

Answer 51

Used for all skincare tx’s

Question 52

What is matter?

Answer 52

Anything that takes up space

Question 53

What are molecules?

Answer 53

Combination of two or more atoms

Question 54

What is an emulsion?

Answer 54

Mixture of two or more immiscible substances with the help of a binder (emulsifier). Eventually this mixture will separate over time.

Question 55

Only products that contain ___ can have a pH?

Answer 55

Water

Question 56

Identify the answer that’s not a layer of the epidermis

Answer 56

Stratum epithelium

Question 57

What does SDS stand for?

Answer 57

Safety Data Sheet

Question 58

Sebum takes place in which gland?

Answer 58

Sebaceous

Question 59

Skins natural sunscreen known as?

Answer 59

Melanin

Question 60

What are the two types of sweat glands called?

Answer 60

Apocrine and eccrine

Question 61

Sterilization destroys what?

Answer 61

All microbial forms, including spores

Question 62

What is tinea?

Answer 62

Fungal condition that Estheticians do not treat

Question 63

Open comedone is known as?

Answer 63

blackhead

Question 64

Itchy swollen lesion that lasts a few hours is known as?

Answer 64

Wheal

Question 65

Verruca is the technical term for a?

Answer 65

Wart

Question 66

Symbol that represents the safety of all electrical appliances?

Answer 66

UL

Question 67

Anabolic reactions (anabolism)?

Answer 67

Build up large molecules

Question 68

pH is?

Answer 68

Potential hydrogen

Question 69

What are the 6 functions of the skin?

Answer 69

PHASES Protection Heat regulation Absorption Sensation Excretion Secretion

Question 70

What are the 5 layers of the epidermis?

Answer 70

Stratum Corneum (Horny layer) Stratum Lucidum (Liquid/clear layer) Stratum Granulosum (Granular layer) Stratum Spinosum (Spiny layer) Stratum Germinativum (Basal cell layer)

Question 71

What's the Stratum Corneum?

Answer 71

First layer of the Epidermis Horny layer Outermost layer Made up entirely of dead skin cells Desquamation: cell turnover process happens every 28 days (20s), longer in 30s/40s

Question 72

What is the Stratum Lucidum

Answer 72

Second layer of the Epidermis Liquid/clear layer Contains clear keratin cells - allows shine to go through Readily visible on palms of hands and soles of feet

Question 73

What is the Stratum Granulosum

Answer 73

Third layer of the Epidermis Granular layer Contains small sacks of cells with matter that resembles a granular form. Cells are filled with Keratin

Question 74

What is the Stratum Spinosum

Answer 74

Fourth layer of the Epidermis Spiny layer Desmosomes-keratin filament - designed to hold lipids and proteins together and provide stability for cells and tissue

Question 75

What is the Stratum Germinativum?

Answer 75

Fifth layer of the Epidermis Basal cell layer Mitosis takes place in this layer Melanocytes are found in this layer too

Question 76

What are the two layers of the Dermis

Answer 76

papillary and reticular