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MILADY ESTHETICS STATE BOARD TEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Massaging the _____ nerve affects the skin of the lower eyelid, side of the nose,
upper lip, and mouth. - ANS ✓infraorbital
What is a function of the blood? - ANS ✓help equalize the body's temperature
The average brain weighs about? - ANS ✓46 pounds
Oxygen is? - ANS ✓colourless, odorless & tasteless
what is the lightest element known? - ANS ✓hydrogen
What has neither a definite size nor a definite shape? - ANS ✓Gas
The skin's protective barrier against certain forms of bacteria and
microorganisms is called the? - ANS ✓acid mantle
When free radicals cause an oxidation reaction they also? - ANS ✓produce a new
free radical
soaps are? - ANS ✓highly alkaline
solutions are usually? - ANS ✓transparent
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If a substance is hydrophilic, it is considered? - ANS ✓water loving
One advantage of O/W emulsions is that they? - ANS ✓are easily rinsed away
with water
water-in-oil emulsions usually contain? - ANS ✓a smaller amount of water and a
greater amount of oil
The early Hebrews used myrrh in powder form to? - ANS ✓repel fleas
Which culture determined a person's beauty by how or she looked when naked? -
ANS ✓The Greeks
Your career options as an esthetician include? - ANS ✓day spa esthetician, salon
manager and makeup artist
The grooming rituals of the early Hebrew were based on the principle that? - ANS
✓their bodies were gifts to be cared for
What does a state licensing inspector do? - ANS ✓inspect salons to ensure state
rules and regulation are being followed
Modesty was greatly valued during which era? - ANS ✓The Victorian age
You are most likely to see the word aesthetician used in which environment? -
ANS ✓medical setting
Which civilization is believed to have been the first to cultivate beauty in an
extravagant fashion? - ANS ✓Egyptians
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A common purpose for seeking camouflage therapy is to? - ANS ✓disguise the
effects of an accident
What practice was common during the Renaissance? - ANS ✓shaving or tweezing
the eyebrows and hairline
_____ is one of the mediums commonly used with lasers. - ANS ✓gas
Faradic currents should be used no longer than? - ANS ✓15-20 minutes
A cathode is usually marked with this symbol - ANS ✓- (negative symbol)
Microcurrent works by mimicking the way? - ANS ✓the brain relays messages to
the muscles
Which type of UV ray penetrates directly into the dermis and damages collagen
and fibrils? - ANS ✓UVA
Which of these is a counter indication for electrotherapy? - ANS ✓epilepsy,
diabetes, dilated capillaries
The process of forcing acidic substances into deeper tissues using galvanic
current is called? - ANS ✓cataphoresis
Sinusoidal current is generally used on which parts of the body? - ANS ✓face and
scalp
Folacin is also knows as - ANS ✓Folic acid
Microbe is another term for? - ANS ✓bacteria
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Milady Esthetics
MILADY ESTHETICS STATE BOARD TEST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Massaging the _____ nerve affects the skin of the lower eyelid, side of the nose,
upper lip, and mouth. - ANS ✓infraorbital
What is a function of the blood? - ANS ✓help equalize the body's temperature
The average brain weighs about? - ANS ✓46 pounds
Oxygen is? - ANS ✓colourless, odorless & tasteless
what is the lightest element known? - ANS ✓hydrogen
What has neither a definite size nor a definite shape? - ANS ✓Gas
The skin's protective barrier against certain forms of bacteria and
microorganisms is called the? - ANS ✓acid mantle
When free radicals cause an oxidation reaction they also? - ANS ✓produce a new
free radical
soaps are? - ANS ✓highly alkaline
solutions are usually? - ANS ✓transparent
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If a substance is hydrophilic, it is considered? - ANS ✓water loving
One advantage of O/W emulsions is that they? - ANS ✓are easily rinsed away
with water
water-in-oil emulsions usually contain? - ANS ✓a smaller amount of water and a
greater amount of oil
The early Hebrews used myrrh in powder form to? - ANS ✓repel fleas
Which culture determined a person's beauty by how or she looked when naked? -
ANS ✓The Greeks
Your career options as an esthetician include? - ANS ✓day spa esthetician, salon
manager and makeup artist
The grooming rituals of the early Hebrew were based on the principle that? - ANS
✓their bodies were gifts to be cared for
What does a state licensing inspector do? - ANS ✓inspect salons to ensure state
rules and regulation are being followed
Modesty was greatly valued during which era? - ANS ✓The Victorian age
You are most likely to see the word aesthetician used in which environment? -
ANS ✓medical setting
Which civilization is believed to have been the first to cultivate beauty in an
extravagant fashion? - ANS ✓Egyptians
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A common purpose for seeking camouflage therapy is to? - ANS ✓disguise the
effects of an accident
What practice was common during the Renaissance? - ANS ✓shaving or tweezing
the eyebrows and hairline
_____ is one of the mediums commonly used with lasers. - ANS ✓gas
Faradic currents should be used no longer than? - ANS ✓15-20 minutes
A cathode is usually marked with this symbol - ANS ✓- (negative symbol)
Microcurrent works by mimicking the way? - ANS ✓the brain relays messages to
the muscles
Which type of UV ray penetrates directly into the dermis and damages collagen
and fibrils? - ANS ✓UVA
Which of these is a counter indication for electrotherapy? - ANS ✓epilepsy,
diabetes, dilated capillaries
The process of forcing acidic substances into deeper tissues using galvanic
current is called? - ANS ✓cataphoresis
Sinusoidal current is generally used on which parts of the body? - ANS ✓face and
scalp
Folacin is also knows as - ANS ✓Folic acid
Microbe is another term for? - ANS ✓bacteria
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