HOSMERIT
MILADY ESTHETICS STATE BOARD
TEST | QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Microbe is another term for? correct answer: bacteria
What is the lowest level of decontamination and infection control? correct answer:
sanitation
When washing your hands, how long should you scrub after lathering with soap? correct
answer: 30-60 seconds
An Incident Report would contain which type of information? correct answer: route of
exposure, circumstances surrounding the event of exposure, source of exposure
A burn that injures the muscle and bones is considered a ____ degree burn. correct
answer: fourth
Which type of hepatitis is the most difficult to kill on a surface? correct answer: type B
When is it acceptable to put product that has been removed with a spatula back into the
jar? correct answer: Never
Bacteria multiply best in places that are? correct answer: Warm
Scabies is caused by? correct answer: animal parasite
The ______ cranial nerve is the chief motor nerve of the face. correct answer: seventh
The human body has how many bones? correct answer: 206
The cervical nerves originate at the? correct answer: spinal cord
Which of these is a function of the skeletal system? correct answer: provides the shape
and form for the body, protects the internal organs, blood production
Nonstriated muscles are also knows as what kind of muscles? correct answer:
involuntary, visceral, smooth
,How many muscles are in your face? correct answer: 30
Massaging the _____ nerve affects the skin of the lower eyelid, side of the nose, upper
lip, and mouth. correct answer: infraoribtal
What is a function of the blood? correct answer: help equalize the body's temperature
The average brain weighs about? correct answer: 46 pounds
Oxygen is? correct answer: colorless, odorless & tasteless
what is the lightest element known? correct answer: hydrogen
What has neither a definite size nor a definite shape? correct answer: Gas
The skin's protective barrier agains certain forms of bacteria and microorganisms is
called the? correct answer: acid mantle
When free radicals cause an oxidation reaction they also? correct answer: produce a
new free radical
soaps are? correct answer: highly alkaline
solutions are usually? correct answer: transparent
If a substance is hydrophilic, it is considered? correct answer: water loving
One advantage of O/W emulsions is that they? correct answer: are easily rinsed away
with water
water-in-oil emulsions usually contain? correct answer: a smaller amount of water and
a greater amount of oil
The early Hebrews used myrrh in powder form to? correct answer: repel fleas
Which culture determined a person's beauty by how or she looked when naked? correct
answer: The Greeks
Your career options as an esthetician include? correct answer: day spa esthetician,
salon manager and makeup artist
The grooming rituals of the early Hebrew were based on the principle that? correct
answer: their bodies were gifts to be cared for
What does a state licensing inspector do? correct answer: inspect salons to ensure
state rules and regulation are being followed
, Modesty was greatly valued during which era? correct answer: The Victorian age
You are most likely to see the word aesthetician used in which environment? correct
answer: medical setting
Which civilization is believed to have been the first to cultivate beauty in an extravagent
fashion? correct answer: Egyptians
A common purpose for seeking camouflage therapy is to? correct answer: disguise the
effects of an accident
What practice was common during the Renaissance? correct answer: shaving or
tweezing the eyebrows and hairline
_____ is one of the mediums commonly used with lasers. correct answer: gas
Faradic currents should be used no longer than? correct answer: 15-20 minutes
A cathode is usually marked with this symbol correct answer: - (negative symbol)
Microcurrent works by mimicking the way? correct answer: the brain relays messages
to the muscles
Which type of UV ray penetrates directly into the dermis and damages collagen and
fibrils? correct answer: UVA
Which of these is a counter indication for electrotherapy? correct answer: epilepsy,
diabetes, dilated capillaties
The process of forcing acidic substances into deeper tissues using galvanic current is
called? correct answer: cataphoresis
Sinusoidal current is generally used on which parts of the body? correct answer: face
and scalp
Folacin is also knows as correct answer: Folic acid
Fiber is made of a carbohydrate called? correct answer: cellulose
What is the number one cause of daytime fatigue? correct answer: lack of water
Increasing your fiber intake helps to improve? correct answer: digestion
Simple carbohydrates are commonly found in? correct answer: sweets, syrups, honey,
fruits, candy, and many vegetables
MILADY ESTHETICS STATE BOARD
TEST | QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Microbe is another term for? correct answer: bacteria
What is the lowest level of decontamination and infection control? correct answer:
sanitation
When washing your hands, how long should you scrub after lathering with soap? correct
answer: 30-60 seconds
An Incident Report would contain which type of information? correct answer: route of
exposure, circumstances surrounding the event of exposure, source of exposure
A burn that injures the muscle and bones is considered a ____ degree burn. correct
answer: fourth
Which type of hepatitis is the most difficult to kill on a surface? correct answer: type B
When is it acceptable to put product that has been removed with a spatula back into the
jar? correct answer: Never
Bacteria multiply best in places that are? correct answer: Warm
Scabies is caused by? correct answer: animal parasite
The ______ cranial nerve is the chief motor nerve of the face. correct answer: seventh
The human body has how many bones? correct answer: 206
The cervical nerves originate at the? correct answer: spinal cord
Which of these is a function of the skeletal system? correct answer: provides the shape
and form for the body, protects the internal organs, blood production
Nonstriated muscles are also knows as what kind of muscles? correct answer:
involuntary, visceral, smooth
,How many muscles are in your face? correct answer: 30
Massaging the _____ nerve affects the skin of the lower eyelid, side of the nose, upper
lip, and mouth. correct answer: infraoribtal
What is a function of the blood? correct answer: help equalize the body's temperature
The average brain weighs about? correct answer: 46 pounds
Oxygen is? correct answer: colorless, odorless & tasteless
what is the lightest element known? correct answer: hydrogen
What has neither a definite size nor a definite shape? correct answer: Gas
The skin's protective barrier agains certain forms of bacteria and microorganisms is
called the? correct answer: acid mantle
When free radicals cause an oxidation reaction they also? correct answer: produce a
new free radical
soaps are? correct answer: highly alkaline
solutions are usually? correct answer: transparent
If a substance is hydrophilic, it is considered? correct answer: water loving
One advantage of O/W emulsions is that they? correct answer: are easily rinsed away
with water
water-in-oil emulsions usually contain? correct answer: a smaller amount of water and
a greater amount of oil
The early Hebrews used myrrh in powder form to? correct answer: repel fleas
Which culture determined a person's beauty by how or she looked when naked? correct
answer: The Greeks
Your career options as an esthetician include? correct answer: day spa esthetician,
salon manager and makeup artist
The grooming rituals of the early Hebrew were based on the principle that? correct
answer: their bodies were gifts to be cared for
What does a state licensing inspector do? correct answer: inspect salons to ensure
state rules and regulation are being followed
, Modesty was greatly valued during which era? correct answer: The Victorian age
You are most likely to see the word aesthetician used in which environment? correct
answer: medical setting
Which civilization is believed to have been the first to cultivate beauty in an extravagent
fashion? correct answer: Egyptians
A common purpose for seeking camouflage therapy is to? correct answer: disguise the
effects of an accident
What practice was common during the Renaissance? correct answer: shaving or
tweezing the eyebrows and hairline
_____ is one of the mediums commonly used with lasers. correct answer: gas
Faradic currents should be used no longer than? correct answer: 15-20 minutes
A cathode is usually marked with this symbol correct answer: - (negative symbol)
Microcurrent works by mimicking the way? correct answer: the brain relays messages
to the muscles
Which type of UV ray penetrates directly into the dermis and damages collagen and
fibrils? correct answer: UVA
Which of these is a counter indication for electrotherapy? correct answer: epilepsy,
diabetes, dilated capillaties
The process of forcing acidic substances into deeper tissues using galvanic current is
called? correct answer: cataphoresis
Sinusoidal current is generally used on which parts of the body? correct answer: face
and scalp
Folacin is also knows as correct answer: Folic acid
Fiber is made of a carbohydrate called? correct answer: cellulose
What is the number one cause of daytime fatigue? correct answer: lack of water
Increasing your fiber intake helps to improve? correct answer: digestion
Simple carbohydrates are commonly found in? correct answer: sweets, syrups, honey,
fruits, candy, and many vegetables
