Texas Esthetics State Board Review Questions
With Correct Answers Updated
OSHA stands for
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What system requires that personal protective equipment (PPE) be worn for
contact with all body fluids, even if blood is visible?
Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
What does asymptomatic mean?
Showing no signs or symptoms of infection
What is the chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs
on cleaned surfaces called?
Sanitation
Why is is important to know the difference between rules and laws?
Rules and regulations are more specific than laws
What did the CDC introduce in 1985 as a response to the major public health
crisis of AIDS?
Universal Precautions
Who should you call as soon as possible after an accident has occurred?
EMTs
The ability of a disinfecting solution to kill germs when used according to the
label is known as
Efficacy
What term refers to items made or constructed of a material that has openings?
Porous
What replaced the Universal Precautions in 1996?
Standard Precations
,What is mycobacterium fortuitum?
A microscopic germ that normally exists in tap water in small numbers
Natural immunity is resistance to disease that is
Partly inherited and partly developed through healthy living
Standard Precautions (SP) apply to all body fluids and secretions except what?
Sweat
What is the correct term for disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body
by blood?
Bloodborne pathogens
What is the basic assumption underlying Standard Precautions (SP)?
All body fluids are potential sources of infection
What term refers to the ability of the body to destroy and resist infection?
Immunity
What is the term for pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of
grapes?
Staphylococci
What is the term for slender, hair-like extensions used by bacilli and spirilia for
locomotion?
Flagella
What is efficacy?
Ability to produce an effect
What is a type of infectious bacteria that is highly resistant to conventional
treatments such as antibiotics?
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
What does bactericidal mean?
Capable of destroying bacteria
What is tinea barbae?
Superficial fungal infections that commonly affects the skin
What is bioburden?
The number of viable organisms in or on an object or surface
What does virucidal mean?
, Capable of destroying viruses
Quat is disinfectant known as
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
Another name for sodium hypochlorite is
Household bleach
Pus-forming bacteria that grow in curved lines resembling a string of beans are
known as
Streptococci
Local infection is what?
Pimple or abscess
State registers Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a type of
Disinfectant
What bacteria is responsible for food poising and toxic shock syndrome?
Staphylococci
Condition that is developed after the body has overcome a disease is known as
Acquired immunity
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by
HIV
Removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an items surface or
dust, hair and skin is known as
Decontamination
What gives us our sense of smell, which is the strongest of our five senses?
Olfactory system
What type of performance ingredients are made from licorice, aloe, and
chamomile?
Healing agents
What are ingredients that lubricate, moisturize and prevent water loss?
Emollients
What type of performance ingredients are made from vitamins A, C and E; green
tea;idebenone; and coenzyme Q10?
Antioxidants
With Correct Answers Updated
OSHA stands for
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What system requires that personal protective equipment (PPE) be worn for
contact with all body fluids, even if blood is visible?
Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
What does asymptomatic mean?
Showing no signs or symptoms of infection
What is the chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs
on cleaned surfaces called?
Sanitation
Why is is important to know the difference between rules and laws?
Rules and regulations are more specific than laws
What did the CDC introduce in 1985 as a response to the major public health
crisis of AIDS?
Universal Precautions
Who should you call as soon as possible after an accident has occurred?
EMTs
The ability of a disinfecting solution to kill germs when used according to the
label is known as
Efficacy
What term refers to items made or constructed of a material that has openings?
Porous
What replaced the Universal Precautions in 1996?
Standard Precations
,What is mycobacterium fortuitum?
A microscopic germ that normally exists in tap water in small numbers
Natural immunity is resistance to disease that is
Partly inherited and partly developed through healthy living
Standard Precautions (SP) apply to all body fluids and secretions except what?
Sweat
What is the correct term for disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body
by blood?
Bloodborne pathogens
What is the basic assumption underlying Standard Precautions (SP)?
All body fluids are potential sources of infection
What term refers to the ability of the body to destroy and resist infection?
Immunity
What is the term for pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of
grapes?
Staphylococci
What is the term for slender, hair-like extensions used by bacilli and spirilia for
locomotion?
Flagella
What is efficacy?
Ability to produce an effect
What is a type of infectious bacteria that is highly resistant to conventional
treatments such as antibiotics?
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
What does bactericidal mean?
Capable of destroying bacteria
What is tinea barbae?
Superficial fungal infections that commonly affects the skin
What is bioburden?
The number of viable organisms in or on an object or surface
What does virucidal mean?
, Capable of destroying viruses
Quat is disinfectant known as
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
Another name for sodium hypochlorite is
Household bleach
Pus-forming bacteria that grow in curved lines resembling a string of beans are
known as
Streptococci
Local infection is what?
Pimple or abscess
State registers Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a type of
Disinfectant
What bacteria is responsible for food poising and toxic shock syndrome?
Staphylococci
Condition that is developed after the body has overcome a disease is known as
Acquired immunity
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by
HIV
Removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an items surface or
dust, hair and skin is known as
Decontamination
What gives us our sense of smell, which is the strongest of our five senses?
Olfactory system
What type of performance ingredients are made from licorice, aloe, and
chamomile?
Healing agents
What are ingredients that lubricate, moisturize and prevent water loss?
Emollients
What type of performance ingredients are made from vitamins A, C and E; green
tea;idebenone; and coenzyme Q10?
Antioxidants
