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ESTHETICIAN WRITTEN EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Question: What layer is above the stratum lucidum?
CORRECT ANSWER : the stratum corneum
Question: Where do you start and end the cleansing
process?
CORRECT ANSWER : Start at neck/end of temple
Question: What causes hyperpigmentation?
CORRECT ANSWER : Peels, sun exposure
Question: What is the distance between 2 eyes?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1 eye
Question: If pH 7 is neutral, and you have a pH of 9, how
many times more alkaline is it?
CORRECT ANSWER : 100 times
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Question: Distilled water has a pH of?
CORRECT ANSWER : 7.0
Question: Disease causing bacteria?
CORRECT ANSWER : pathogenic
Question: What causes abscesses and boils?
CORRECT ANSWER : staphylococci
Question: Example of a local infection?
CORRECT ANSWER : pimples, abscess
Question: Bones that form the cheekbones?
CORRECT ANSWER : Zygomatic
Question: What muscle covers the chest?
CORRECT ANSWER : Pectoralis pectoral mayor
Question: Cell division is called?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Mitosis
Question: Extrinsic aging is caused by?
CORRECT ANSWER : External factors
Question: Intrinsic aging is caused by?
CORRECT ANSWER : internal factors
Question: Does sun exposure cause aging?
CORRECT ANSWER : Most aging is caused by the sun
Question: What is the largest bone of the mouth region?
CORRECT ANSWER : Mandible
Question: What is the study of skin diseases and
histology?
CORRECT ANSWER : Dermatology
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Question: To disinfect hands, you must what type of
decontamination?
CORRECT ANSWER : sanitation
Question: When an acid and alkali is mixed you get?
CORRECT ANSWER : A salt and water
Question: The largest organ of the body is?
CORRECT ANSWER : the skin
Question: What causes the most allergic reactions?
CORRECT ANSWER : fragrances
Question: How would you handle a blood spill during a
service?
CORRECT ANSWER : Stop immediately and clean
injured area