MILADY'S ESTHETICS MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM
UPDATED 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
MSDS stands for - ANSWER-Material Safety Data Sheet
What protects clients' health, safety, and welfare - ANSWER-State Regulatory Agencies
The study of microbes is called - ANSWER-Microbiology
Pus forming bacterial shaped like grapes - ANSWER-Staphylococci
Bacteria that includes treponema papillida - ANSWER-Spirilla
What bacterial can cause food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome - ANSWER-Staphylococci
What sterilizes equipment by using steam under pressure - ANSWER-autoclave
Isopropyl alcohol must be no less than what % strength to disinfect tools - ANSWER-99%
Sodium hydrochlorite is - ANSWER-household bleach
Motile bacteria - ANSWER-independently move about
What can pathogenic bacteria cause - ANSWER-infection
Dirt, oil and microbes are all considered - ANSWER-contaminants
Cocci are transmitted - ANSWER-in the air, in dust, or within the substances in which they settle
A general infection - ANSWER-the results of a pathogen that is carried by the bloodstream to
different parts of the body
Universal precautions are standard infection-control practices that entail - ANSWER-assuming
all tissue (even dead skin) is hazardous
Anabolism is what type of metabolism - ANSWER-constructive
Bone, cartilage, ligament, tendon, fascia, and fat or adipose tissue - ANSWER-connective tissue
White and red blood cells are produced by - ANSWER-the skeletal system
The palatine, mandible, and maxillary are all bones - ANSWER-of the face
What muscle draws the corner of the mouth out and back as in grinning - ANSWER-risorius
How many cranial nerves arise from the base of the brain & brain steam - ANSWER-12
The fifth cranial nerve is also called - ANSWER-trifacial
, What does the infratrochlear nerve affect - ANSWER-membrane of the nose
Which system contains the glands that affect the growth, development, sexual activities, and
health of the entire body - ANSWER-endocrine
What are the two main glands of the endocrine system - ANSWER-exocrine & endocrine
The obicularis oculi and currugator are muscles of - ANSWER-the eyebrow
Supraorbital artery.. - ANSWER-allows blood to flow from the upper eyelid and forehead
The greater auricular nerve - ANSWER-affects the face, ears, neck, and parotid gland
The thyroid gland - ANSWER-controls how quickly the blood burns energy, makes protein, and
how sensitive the body should be to other hormones
Identify the purpose of the pancreas - ANSWER-secretes enzyme-producing cells that are
responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins and fats
Four-Fifth's of the air we breath is made of - ANSWER-Nitrogen
The most abundant element on earth is - ANSWER-Oxygen
Suspensions are made of ______of two or more substances - ANSWER-uniform mixtures
Oil in Water Emulsions - ANSWER-include skin cleaners, moisturizers, and body washes
Acid Mantle - ANSWER-is the protective barrier of the skin coming from the sebaceous glands
The relative degree of acidity or alkalinity - ANSWER-is the potential hydrogen (pH) of a
substance
What is made up of two or more atoms that are chemically joined together - ANSWER-molecule
What takes place when ice melts and forms water or when water turns to steam - ANSWER-
change of state
Solutions, suspensions and emulsions are all - ANSWER-physical mixtures
An unstable mixture of two or more ____substances united with the aid of an emulsifier is an
emulsion - ANSWER-immiscible
Two types of chemical reactions that are important to estheticians are - ANSWER-acid-alkali
neutralization & oxidation reduction
In skin care preparations, surfactants - ANSWER-wet the skin, emulsify oil and water, and
disperse oil in water
The rapid oxidation of a substance, accompanied by the production of heat and light is called -
ANSWER-Combustion
UPDATED 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
MSDS stands for - ANSWER-Material Safety Data Sheet
What protects clients' health, safety, and welfare - ANSWER-State Regulatory Agencies
The study of microbes is called - ANSWER-Microbiology
Pus forming bacterial shaped like grapes - ANSWER-Staphylococci
Bacteria that includes treponema papillida - ANSWER-Spirilla
What bacterial can cause food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome - ANSWER-Staphylococci
What sterilizes equipment by using steam under pressure - ANSWER-autoclave
Isopropyl alcohol must be no less than what % strength to disinfect tools - ANSWER-99%
Sodium hydrochlorite is - ANSWER-household bleach
Motile bacteria - ANSWER-independently move about
What can pathogenic bacteria cause - ANSWER-infection
Dirt, oil and microbes are all considered - ANSWER-contaminants
Cocci are transmitted - ANSWER-in the air, in dust, or within the substances in which they settle
A general infection - ANSWER-the results of a pathogen that is carried by the bloodstream to
different parts of the body
Universal precautions are standard infection-control practices that entail - ANSWER-assuming
all tissue (even dead skin) is hazardous
Anabolism is what type of metabolism - ANSWER-constructive
Bone, cartilage, ligament, tendon, fascia, and fat or adipose tissue - ANSWER-connective tissue
White and red blood cells are produced by - ANSWER-the skeletal system
The palatine, mandible, and maxillary are all bones - ANSWER-of the face
What muscle draws the corner of the mouth out and back as in grinning - ANSWER-risorius
How many cranial nerves arise from the base of the brain & brain steam - ANSWER-12
The fifth cranial nerve is also called - ANSWER-trifacial
, What does the infratrochlear nerve affect - ANSWER-membrane of the nose
Which system contains the glands that affect the growth, development, sexual activities, and
health of the entire body - ANSWER-endocrine
What are the two main glands of the endocrine system - ANSWER-exocrine & endocrine
The obicularis oculi and currugator are muscles of - ANSWER-the eyebrow
Supraorbital artery.. - ANSWER-allows blood to flow from the upper eyelid and forehead
The greater auricular nerve - ANSWER-affects the face, ears, neck, and parotid gland
The thyroid gland - ANSWER-controls how quickly the blood burns energy, makes protein, and
how sensitive the body should be to other hormones
Identify the purpose of the pancreas - ANSWER-secretes enzyme-producing cells that are
responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins and fats
Four-Fifth's of the air we breath is made of - ANSWER-Nitrogen
The most abundant element on earth is - ANSWER-Oxygen
Suspensions are made of ______of two or more substances - ANSWER-uniform mixtures
Oil in Water Emulsions - ANSWER-include skin cleaners, moisturizers, and body washes
Acid Mantle - ANSWER-is the protective barrier of the skin coming from the sebaceous glands
The relative degree of acidity or alkalinity - ANSWER-is the potential hydrogen (pH) of a
substance
What is made up of two or more atoms that are chemically joined together - ANSWER-molecule
What takes place when ice melts and forms water or when water turns to steam - ANSWER-
change of state
Solutions, suspensions and emulsions are all - ANSWER-physical mixtures
An unstable mixture of two or more ____substances united with the aid of an emulsifier is an
emulsion - ANSWER-immiscible
Two types of chemical reactions that are important to estheticians are - ANSWER-acid-alkali
neutralization & oxidation reduction
In skin care preparations, surfactants - ANSWER-wet the skin, emulsify oil and water, and
disperse oil in water
The rapid oxidation of a substance, accompanied by the production of heat and light is called -
ANSWER-Combustion
