SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS FOR COSMETOLOGY EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅One celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal
characteristics.
Viruses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of
biological organisms.
Parasites - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism
(host) while contributing nothing to survival of that organism. Must have a host to survive
Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The ability of the body to destroy and resist infection
Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prevent the spread of disease caused exposed to potentially
infectious materials on an item surface.
what are the three methods of decontamination? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sanitation,disinfection and
sterilization
Sanitation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Chemical process of reducing the number of disease-causing germs
on clean surfaces to a safe level
Disinfection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Process that eliminates most, but not all microorganisms on
nonporous surfaces. It is not effective against bacterial spores
Sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅process that completely destroys all microbial life.
Who determines disinfection and sanitation laws and procedures? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CDC
What does CDC represent? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Center for Disease Control
, Which agency is responsible for regulating cosmetic products, like those used in the shop or home ? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
What does MSDS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Material Safety Data Sheet
OSHA was created to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅enforce safety and health standards to protect
employees in the workplace.
MSDS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains information about the product. Safety including names of
hazardous ingredients and safe handling.
What agency registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Environmental Protection Agency.
Universal Precautions published by OSHA require? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The employer and employee
to assume that all human blood and bodily fluids are infectious for bloodborne pathogens.
Federal agencies set guidelines for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅manufacturing, sale, use of equipment and
chemical ingredients.
what do state agencies regulate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅licensing, enforcement, and conduct in salon
Cells - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Basic unit of all living things
Tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function. composed
of large amounts of water, along with various other substances.
The four types of tissues are? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Connective, Epithelial, muscle and nerve tissue
ANSWERS
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅One celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal
characteristics.
Viruses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of
biological organisms.
Parasites - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism
(host) while contributing nothing to survival of that organism. Must have a host to survive
Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The ability of the body to destroy and resist infection
Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prevent the spread of disease caused exposed to potentially
infectious materials on an item surface.
what are the three methods of decontamination? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sanitation,disinfection and
sterilization
Sanitation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Chemical process of reducing the number of disease-causing germs
on clean surfaces to a safe level
Disinfection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Process that eliminates most, but not all microorganisms on
nonporous surfaces. It is not effective against bacterial spores
Sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅process that completely destroys all microbial life.
Who determines disinfection and sanitation laws and procedures? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅CDC
What does CDC represent? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Center for Disease Control
, Which agency is responsible for regulating cosmetic products, like those used in the shop or home ? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
What does MSDS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Material Safety Data Sheet
OSHA was created to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅enforce safety and health standards to protect
employees in the workplace.
MSDS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contains information about the product. Safety including names of
hazardous ingredients and safe handling.
What agency registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Environmental Protection Agency.
Universal Precautions published by OSHA require? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The employer and employee
to assume that all human blood and bodily fluids are infectious for bloodborne pathogens.
Federal agencies set guidelines for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅manufacturing, sale, use of equipment and
chemical ingredients.
what do state agencies regulate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅licensing, enforcement, and conduct in salon
Cells - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Basic unit of all living things
Tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function. composed
of large amounts of water, along with various other substances.
The four types of tissues are? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Connective, Epithelial, muscle and nerve tissue
