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PSI Exam (Barbering) Exam with precise detailed answers

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PSI Exam (Barbering) Exam with precise detailed
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Federal and state agencies regulate the practice of barbering. State agencies - correct
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answer✔✔4)Set guidelines for use of equipment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What standards address issues relating to your right to know about any potentially hazardous
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ingredients contained in the products and how to avoid these hazards? - correct
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answer✔✔OSHA standards ||\\//||




_____establish specific standards of conduct and can be changed or uploaded frequently - ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




correct answer✔✔Rules ||\\//||




Ignorance of the law is not an acceptable reason or excuse for________ - correct||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔Non compliance ||\\//||




What agency registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States - correct
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answer✔✔The EPA ||\\//||




Laws are written by - correct answer✔✔Regulatory Agencies
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Which for the following are chemical products that destroy most bacteria, fungi, and viruses
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on surfaces - correct answer✔✔Disinfectants
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Both federal and state laws require that manufacturers supply a(n) _______________ for all
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chemical products manufactured and sold. - correct answer✔✔Safety Data Sheet
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,disinfection is not effective against - correct answer✔✔Bacterial spores ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What type of bacteria are pus-forming and grow in clusters like bunches of grapes - correct
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answer✔✔Staphylococci



Diplococci are spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and causes diseases such as _________ -
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correct answer✔✔Pneumonia ||\\//||




What type of bacteria rarely demonstrate self-movement and transmitted in the air, dust or
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within the substance in which they settle - correct answer✔✔Cocci
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A disinfectant that is a fungicidal is capable of destroying ________ - correct
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answer✔✔Viruses



Which of the following is a mechanical process (scribbling) using soap and water or
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detergent and water - correct answer✔✔Sanitizing ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




During the inactive stage certain bacteria can ________ - correct answer✔✔Divide
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An inflammation is characterized by________ - correct answer✔✔redness, heat, swelling,
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pain



Which of the following are single called microorganisms that have both plant and animal
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characteristics - correct answer✔✔Bacteria ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following is capable of replication only through taking over the host cell's
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reproductive function - correct answer✔✔Viruses ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Staph bacteria is responsible for________ - correct answer✔✔Food poisoning
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,A common contagious disease that would prevent a barber from servicing a client would be
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______ - correct answer✔✔Ringworm ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




When bacteria reach their largest size in the active phase, they divide into two new cells.
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What is this cell division called - correct answer✔✔Binary fission
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What type of infection is it where the pathogen has distributed itself throughout the body
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rather than staying in one area or organ - correct answer✔✔Systemic
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All of the following are bacterial infections, that without proper treatment, can become
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systemic and can have devastating consequences that can result in death - correct
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answer✔✔Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




One action of the biofilm community is to resist - correct answer✔✔The body's defense
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mechanisms



What type of bacteria are harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infection in
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humans when they invade the body - correct answer✔✔Pathogentic ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following keep the body in a chronic inflammatory state that is painful and
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inhabits healing - correct answer✔✔Biofilms ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




The presence of pus is a sign of _________ - correct answer✔✔bacterial infection
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Which of the following can prevent viruses from growing in the body - correct
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answer✔✔Antibiotics

, In the barbershop, the spread of blood borne pathogens is possible whenever ________ -
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correct answer✔✔The skin is broken ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Hepatitis is a blood borne virus that causes disease and can damage what body organ -
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correct answer✔✔Liver ||\\//||




Which of the following bloodborne viruses can live on a surface outtside the body for long
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periods of time - correct answer✔✔Hepatitis ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




AIDS is a disease that breaks down the body's________ - correct answer✔✔Immune
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HIV is spread from person to person through blood and less often through _________ -
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correct answer✔✔Body Fluids ||\\//|| ||\\//||




HIV is spread mainly through the sharing of needles by intravenous drug users and by -
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correct answer✔✔Unprotected Sexual Contact ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




__________is the process that destroys all microbial life, including spores - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔Sterilization



Disinfectants are_________and can be harmful if absorbed through the skin - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔Pesticides



Effective sterilization typically requires the use of a(n)_____________ - correct
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answer✔✔Autoclave



The vast majority of contaminants and pathogens can be removed from the surface of tools
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and implements through proper_______ - correct answer✔✔Cleaning
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