Esthetician state board exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Microbiology - Correct answers✔✔The study of small living organisms
Bacteria - Correct answers✔✔Germs or microbes are one-celled microorganisms
Pathogenic - Correct answers✔✔disease producing bacteria
Nonparthogenic - Correct answers✔✔Non disease producing bacteria
Saprophytes - Correct answers✔✔Nonpathogenic bacteria that lives on dead matter
Bacteria logy - Correct answers✔✔Single cells with one or more shapes: circular, spiral, or rod
shaped.
Cocci bacteria - Correct answers✔✔Spherical or round shaped bacterial cells.
Staphylococci - Correct answers✔✔bacteria growing in bunches (like grapes) pus forming
Streptococci - Correct answers✔✔bacteria that form a chain also pus forming sometimes causing
strep threat, rheumatic fever or also called blood poisoning
Diplococci - Correct answers✔✔Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as
pneumonia. Think double
,Bacilli - Correct answers✔✔Rod shaped bacteria or bar that can produce tetanus, influenza,
typhoid fever. Think bar
Spirilla - Correct answers✔✔Spiral shaped bacteria or coiled cause highly contagious disease
such as syphilis and cholera. Think spiral
Active Stage - Correct answers✔✔Bacteria reproduce and grow rapidly
Inactive stage - Correct answers✔✔The cells die or become inactive
Flagella - Correct answers✔✔whiplike tails found in one-celled organisms to aid in movement
Viruses - Correct answers✔✔very small infectious agents that live only by invading other cells
for example herpes, aids chickenpox etc. host cells
CDC - Correct answers✔✔Centers of disease control
Psw - Correct answers✔✔Personal service workers
External parasites - Correct answers✔✔Organisms that grow and feed on other living organisms
known as hosts. Example head lice and itch mites(scabies)
Infection disease - Correct answers✔✔Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic
organisms
,contagious disease - Correct answers✔✔Transmitted from person to person through casual
contact or through exchange of bodily fluids example aids, herpes
Local infection - Correct answers✔✔pathogens are limited to a small area of the body indicated
by a pus filled boil or pimple. Think little
General infection - Correct answers✔✔Occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and
their toxins throughout the whole body. Think giant
Immunity (n) - Correct answers✔✔The body's ability to destroy infectious agents that enter it.
Natural immunity - Correct answers✔✔Natural resistance to disease
Epidermis layers - Correct answers✔✔Outermost layer of skin
passive immunity - Correct answers✔✔Vaccinations stimulate the body's immune system
Infection control - Correct answers✔✔Efforts to prevent the spread of disease and kill microbes.
Cross contamination - Correct answers✔✔Bacteria spreads by contaminated equipment,
surfaces, or food.
Sanitation the lowest level - Correct answers✔✔Kills surface bacteria
Disinfection 2nd level - Correct answers✔✔Kills bacteria, viruses, and kills most organisms on
surfaces. Used on implements and surfaces.
, Sterilization highest level - Correct answers✔✔Eliminates all living organisms on surfaces,
including ones that adhere to instruments.
Antiseptics - Correct answers✔✔Arrest or prevent the growth of microorganisms on the skin.
Universal Precautions CDC - Correct answers✔✔Set of guidelines established by the center
disease control.
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Correct answers✔✔Bloodborne
pathogen standard needs EPA level disinfection.
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) - Correct answers✔✔Effective against HIV-1 and HBV
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Correct answers✔✔Regulating agency
under the department of labor that enforces safety and health standards in the workplace
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet - Correct answers✔✔Provides key ingredients, associated
hazards, combustion levels and storage requirements.
Anatomy - Correct answers✔✔The study of body structure and organs
Physiology - Correct answers✔✔science dealing with the functions of living things or their
organs
Gross Anatomy - Correct answers✔✔Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Microbiology - Correct answers✔✔The study of small living organisms
Bacteria - Correct answers✔✔Germs or microbes are one-celled microorganisms
Pathogenic - Correct answers✔✔disease producing bacteria
Nonparthogenic - Correct answers✔✔Non disease producing bacteria
Saprophytes - Correct answers✔✔Nonpathogenic bacteria that lives on dead matter
Bacteria logy - Correct answers✔✔Single cells with one or more shapes: circular, spiral, or rod
shaped.
Cocci bacteria - Correct answers✔✔Spherical or round shaped bacterial cells.
Staphylococci - Correct answers✔✔bacteria growing in bunches (like grapes) pus forming
Streptococci - Correct answers✔✔bacteria that form a chain also pus forming sometimes causing
strep threat, rheumatic fever or also called blood poisoning
Diplococci - Correct answers✔✔Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as
pneumonia. Think double
,Bacilli - Correct answers✔✔Rod shaped bacteria or bar that can produce tetanus, influenza,
typhoid fever. Think bar
Spirilla - Correct answers✔✔Spiral shaped bacteria or coiled cause highly contagious disease
such as syphilis and cholera. Think spiral
Active Stage - Correct answers✔✔Bacteria reproduce and grow rapidly
Inactive stage - Correct answers✔✔The cells die or become inactive
Flagella - Correct answers✔✔whiplike tails found in one-celled organisms to aid in movement
Viruses - Correct answers✔✔very small infectious agents that live only by invading other cells
for example herpes, aids chickenpox etc. host cells
CDC - Correct answers✔✔Centers of disease control
Psw - Correct answers✔✔Personal service workers
External parasites - Correct answers✔✔Organisms that grow and feed on other living organisms
known as hosts. Example head lice and itch mites(scabies)
Infection disease - Correct answers✔✔Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic
organisms
,contagious disease - Correct answers✔✔Transmitted from person to person through casual
contact or through exchange of bodily fluids example aids, herpes
Local infection - Correct answers✔✔pathogens are limited to a small area of the body indicated
by a pus filled boil or pimple. Think little
General infection - Correct answers✔✔Occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and
their toxins throughout the whole body. Think giant
Immunity (n) - Correct answers✔✔The body's ability to destroy infectious agents that enter it.
Natural immunity - Correct answers✔✔Natural resistance to disease
Epidermis layers - Correct answers✔✔Outermost layer of skin
passive immunity - Correct answers✔✔Vaccinations stimulate the body's immune system
Infection control - Correct answers✔✔Efforts to prevent the spread of disease and kill microbes.
Cross contamination - Correct answers✔✔Bacteria spreads by contaminated equipment,
surfaces, or food.
Sanitation the lowest level - Correct answers✔✔Kills surface bacteria
Disinfection 2nd level - Correct answers✔✔Kills bacteria, viruses, and kills most organisms on
surfaces. Used on implements and surfaces.
, Sterilization highest level - Correct answers✔✔Eliminates all living organisms on surfaces,
including ones that adhere to instruments.
Antiseptics - Correct answers✔✔Arrest or prevent the growth of microorganisms on the skin.
Universal Precautions CDC - Correct answers✔✔Set of guidelines established by the center
disease control.
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Correct answers✔✔Bloodborne
pathogen standard needs EPA level disinfection.
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) - Correct answers✔✔Effective against HIV-1 and HBV
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Correct answers✔✔Regulating agency
under the department of labor that enforces safety and health standards in the workplace
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet - Correct answers✔✔Provides key ingredients, associated
hazards, combustion levels and storage requirements.
Anatomy - Correct answers✔✔The study of body structure and organs
Physiology - Correct answers✔✔science dealing with the functions of living things or their
organs
Gross Anatomy - Correct answers✔✔Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
