MILADY State Board
1. What is the most common way that communicable diseases spread?
a. contaminated water
b. sneezing
c. contaminated tools
d. dirty hands
e. cough: d. dirty hands
2. What is a characteristic of an ideal disinfectant?: includes strips for checking effectiveness
3. What should you do next after stopping the service when a client is acci- dentally cut and starts
to bleed?
a. wipe blood from implements
b. apply pressure to the wound
c. clean the wound with an antiseptic wipe
d. put on gloves
e. apply a bandage: d. put on gloves
4. What burn affects all layers of the skin and causes blistering, swelling, and scarring?
a. third degree
b. fourth degree
c. flash burn
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d. second degree
e. first degree: a. third degree
5. How long should you flush a client's eyes with water if a product gets into them?
a. 5 minutes
b. 15 minutes
c. 12 minutes
d. 25 minutes
e. 10 minutes: b. 15 minutes
6. What is an example of a device that uses alternating current (AC)?
a. cordless trimmer
b. cellular telephone
c. magnifying lamp
d. flashlight
e. watch: c. magnifying lamp
7. What color is typically used to indicate that an electrode is a cathode?
a. white
b. red
c. green
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d. black
e. blue: d. black
8. What color will thin or dehydrated skin appear as under a Wood's Lamp?
a. green
b. yellow
c. magenta
d. light violet
e. orange: d. light violet
9. What type of skin has a blue-white appearance under a Wood's Lamp?
a. normal, healthy skin
b. skin with a thick corneum layer
c. oily skin
d. dry skin
e. hyperpigmented skin: a. normal, healthy skin
10.How far should steam be kept from the face when you are using a steam- er?
a. 8 to 10 inches
b. 15 to 18 inches
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c. 20 to 22 inches
d. 16 inches
e. 12 to 15 inches: b. 15 to 18 inches
11.How should the vacuum be used on clients?
a. slow horizontal movements on dry skin
b. rapid vertical movements on moistened or damp skin
c. rapid vertical movements on dry skin
d. slow horizontal movements over a gel mask
e. slow horizontal movements on moistened or damp skin: e. slow horizontal movements on
moistened or damp skin
12.What does cataphoresis do?
a. calm or soothe nerve endings
b. cause an alkaline reaction
c. increase blood circulation
d. soften and relax tissue
e. calm or soothe muscle endings: a. calm or soothe nerve endings
13.What color light should appear when using the large mushroom electrode of a high-frequency
machine on normal to oily skin?
a. violet
b. orange
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1. What is the most common way that communicable diseases spread?
a. contaminated water
b. sneezing
c. contaminated tools
d. dirty hands
e. cough: d. dirty hands
2. What is a characteristic of an ideal disinfectant?: includes strips for checking effectiveness
3. What should you do next after stopping the service when a client is acci- dentally cut and starts
to bleed?
a. wipe blood from implements
b. apply pressure to the wound
c. clean the wound with an antiseptic wipe
d. put on gloves
e. apply a bandage: d. put on gloves
4. What burn affects all layers of the skin and causes blistering, swelling, and scarring?
a. third degree
b. fourth degree
c. flash burn
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d. second degree
e. first degree: a. third degree
5. How long should you flush a client's eyes with water if a product gets into them?
a. 5 minutes
b. 15 minutes
c. 12 minutes
d. 25 minutes
e. 10 minutes: b. 15 minutes
6. What is an example of a device that uses alternating current (AC)?
a. cordless trimmer
b. cellular telephone
c. magnifying lamp
d. flashlight
e. watch: c. magnifying lamp
7. What color is typically used to indicate that an electrode is a cathode?
a. white
b. red
c. green
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d. black
e. blue: d. black
8. What color will thin or dehydrated skin appear as under a Wood's Lamp?
a. green
b. yellow
c. magenta
d. light violet
e. orange: d. light violet
9. What type of skin has a blue-white appearance under a Wood's Lamp?
a. normal, healthy skin
b. skin with a thick corneum layer
c. oily skin
d. dry skin
e. hyperpigmented skin: a. normal, healthy skin
10.How far should steam be kept from the face when you are using a steam- er?
a. 8 to 10 inches
b. 15 to 18 inches
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c. 20 to 22 inches
d. 16 inches
e. 12 to 15 inches: b. 15 to 18 inches
11.How should the vacuum be used on clients?
a. slow horizontal movements on dry skin
b. rapid vertical movements on moistened or damp skin
c. rapid vertical movements on dry skin
d. slow horizontal movements over a gel mask
e. slow horizontal movements on moistened or damp skin: e. slow horizontal movements on
moistened or damp skin
12.What does cataphoresis do?
a. calm or soothe nerve endings
b. cause an alkaline reaction
c. increase blood circulation
d. soften and relax tissue
e. calm or soothe muscle endings: a. calm or soothe nerve endings
13.What color light should appear when using the large mushroom electrode of a high-frequency
machine on normal to oily skin?
a. violet
b. orange
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