COLORADO ESTHETICIAN WRITTEN EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION EXAMS FULL QUESTION SET
WITH SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). Answer: System of nerves that
connects the peripheral (outer) parts of the body to the central
nervous system. Sensory and motor nerves.
◉ Automatic Nervous System (ANS). Answer: Controls the
involuntary muscles; regulates the action of smooth muscles, glands,
blood vessels, heart, and breathing.
◉ Reproductive. Answer: Produces offspring and passes on the
genetic code from one generation to another.
◉ Respiratory. Answer: Enables breathing, supplying the body with
oxygen, and eliminating carbon dioxide as a waste product; consists
of the lungs and air passages.
◉ Skeletal. Answer: Forms the physical foundation of the body;
composed of 206 bones that vary in size and shape and are
connected by movable and immovable joints.
, ◉ Osteology. Answer: Study of the bones, 14 bones in the face
◉ UVA. Answer: Longer wavelengths and penetrate deeper into the
skin. Contributes up to 95% of the sun's (aging rays)
◉ UVB. Answer: Shorter wavelengths that are stronger and more
damaging. Causes burning, tanning, skin aging, and cancer (burning
rays)
◉ Melanogenesis. Answer: Melanocytes produce melanin
◉ Hyperpigmentation. Answer: Overproduction of pigment
produced in the skin
◉ Hypopigmentation. Answer: A lack of pigment produced in the
skin
◉ Glycation. Answer: Binding of a protein molecule to a glucose
molecule
◉ Intrinsic Factors. Answer: Factors related to our body's internal
health (inside)
STUDY GUIDE 2026 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION EXAMS FULL QUESTION SET
WITH SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). Answer: System of nerves that
connects the peripheral (outer) parts of the body to the central
nervous system. Sensory and motor nerves.
◉ Automatic Nervous System (ANS). Answer: Controls the
involuntary muscles; regulates the action of smooth muscles, glands,
blood vessels, heart, and breathing.
◉ Reproductive. Answer: Produces offspring and passes on the
genetic code from one generation to another.
◉ Respiratory. Answer: Enables breathing, supplying the body with
oxygen, and eliminating carbon dioxide as a waste product; consists
of the lungs and air passages.
◉ Skeletal. Answer: Forms the physical foundation of the body;
composed of 206 bones that vary in size and shape and are
connected by movable and immovable joints.
, ◉ Osteology. Answer: Study of the bones, 14 bones in the face
◉ UVA. Answer: Longer wavelengths and penetrate deeper into the
skin. Contributes up to 95% of the sun's (aging rays)
◉ UVB. Answer: Shorter wavelengths that are stronger and more
damaging. Causes burning, tanning, skin aging, and cancer (burning
rays)
◉ Melanogenesis. Answer: Melanocytes produce melanin
◉ Hyperpigmentation. Answer: Overproduction of pigment
produced in the skin
◉ Hypopigmentation. Answer: A lack of pigment produced in the
skin
◉ Glycation. Answer: Binding of a protein molecule to a glucose
molecule
◉ Intrinsic Factors. Answer: Factors related to our body's internal
health (inside)
