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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Sebaceous gland
Oil gland
Horse - archer
Tendency of topical substances to cause the development of comedones
Mole

2. Vibration
Horse - archer
Activates nerve and muscle tissue
Occurs when skin cells grow too quickly.Faulty signals in the immune system cause new skin cells to form in days rather than weeks.--Patches of thick - scaly skin that may be white - silvery or red
Sweat gland

3. Plaque
Removes the entire epidermis
Oil gland
0.1 mm-3mm per month
Raised lesion with a flat surface

4. Selective Permeability
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum
Cell membrane can let certain substances "in" the body for example food - water and oxygen. It can also let "out" certain substances such as carbon dioxude and waste materials

5. Remodeling Phase
Orange green violet
Scar tissue formed during healing
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight
Athlete's foot

6. hair removal methods
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Pore opening

7. Herpes
Connects all bones
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Most frequently autoimmunity disease you will encounter as an esthetician
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads

8. Dermatitis
Weaker form of disinfectant
Pineapple-derivative of enzyme
(Eczema) is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin - causing itching - blisters - redness - swelling - and often oozing - scabbing - and scaling
Horse - archer

9. Epidermis
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician
What the number of passes are based upon
Thin layer of tissue- this is how the nail plate and nail bed are attached
Chemical exfoliant that works from the inside out. Glycoloic - lactic - malic - and tartaric acids -- best for aging - dry/dehydrated - wrinkle and hyperpigmentation

10. Disinfectant
Freckles
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin
Resting
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms

11. Fitzpatrick Skin Typing
Improves product penetration - helps clear away dead skin cells and debris from the pore openings; making extractions easier - remove uneven buildup
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
Main function of the nail
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot

12. Functions of the skin
An experiment that does not change behavior
Temperature regulator - sensory - healing - immunity - protection
Caused by scraped or scratches
Reduce strength

13. Onychrorrhexis
Split or brittle nail
Dermatologist who perform plastic and cosmetic surgery
Measure of how much a material resists a flowing current
Bone between eye sockets

14. Macule
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood
A fungus caused when moisture seeps between an artifical nail and the free edge of the nail
Inflammation of the skin
Freckle smaller than 1 cm

15. Contraindication
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily
Anything that prevents you from doing a treatment
Evaluating skin response to UV light
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this

16. Vaccines
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Reduce strength
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies

17. Body Cosmetic Surgery
Body sculpting Ex: breast implants - liposuction
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician
Makes up the bones of the body
Red yellow blue

18. Natural Immunity

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19. Talogen
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
Resting
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
A raised area on the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter

20. Adispose Tissue
Oval - round - square - rectangle - triangle - inverted triangle -heart - diamond
Technical name for fat
Cell membrane can let certain substances "in" the body for example food - water and oxygen. It can also let "out" certain substances such as carbon dioxude and waste materials
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors

21. 10 pints
More aggressive kneading
How many pints of bloodare in the human body
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being
Bring pH level back - neutralize skin - clean debris

22. Retention Hyperkeratosis
Removes the entire epidermis
Freckles
Skin condition that produces more dead skin cells than is normal - skin cells are not being shed properly. These dead cells sick to the surface of the skin and inside the follicles - mixing with excess oil and creating a comedo
A chemical in its simplest form

23. Spot treatments on the body
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Primary catalyst a chronic stress - high level of stress throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation

24. Pilosebaceous Unit
The structure in which the hair growsthat are commonly knownas "pores" - the hair follicle
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
Cell membrane can let certain substances "in" the body for example food - water and oxygen. It can also let "out" certain substances such as carbon dioxude and waste materials
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments

25. Waxing Hair Removal
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit
When a wax soultion is applied to the skin as it bounds with the hairs. A cloth is then pressed into the solution and then pulled sharply back against the direction of the hair growth.
Smooth -pinkish - translucent
Generally manufactured without the use of certain ingredients that are known to frequently cause allergic reactions

26. How often should i client have enzyme treatments?
Every 2 weeks
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
The opening of a follicle
Common acne- inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands of the skin. Consits of red - elevated areas on the skin that may develop into pustules and even futher into cyst that can cause scarring

27. Vitamin D

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28. Reactios to a Chemical Peel
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Antibacterial - antiseptic - ant-inflammatory - keratolytic - kills p.acne
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness

29. Anaerobic Bacteria
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood cells
Cell membrane can let certain substances "in" the body for example food - water and oxygen. It can also let "out" certain substances such as carbon dioxude and waste materials

30. extrinsic aging
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk
Hives due to allergies

31. Ratio of HIV
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
The layer of the skin that has been affected is the papillary dermis
Build up of cells
1 in 250 people

32. intrinsic aging
Aging due to things we cant control - hereditary - genetic factors
Raised scar
Blackheads - Whiteheads
Elisa - western blot test

33. Interleodion
The immune system commicates with each cell and releases hormones
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
Cancer causing

34. Risk management
Avoiding malpractice through avoiding potential risk
Caused by scraped or scratches
Widely used skin typing classification applied today to predict scarring and pigmentary problems from various treatments
Depsion or depression

35. Dermabrasion
Resurfacing technique
Inflammatory disease of the skin that is painful and causing itching
Regulates hormone producing glands
Breathing - provides oxygen to the blood

36. Rhytidectomy
HIV - Hepatitis - Syphilis
Evaluating skin response to UV light
Cheek bones
Facelift

37. Catagen
Contains highly balancing emollient algae
Infection of the skin that may affect any part of the body. Usually appears on the lower legs or face
(hair growth phase)- transition or shrieveling phase
Ingrown nail

38. Contouring
Development of an idea based on available information
Uses dark color to minimize or hide feature - illusion that the feature is corrected
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance

39. Mineral makeup
A viral infection of the skin
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions
What the number of passes are based upon
Inert - acts as a sunscreen - camouglages imperfections - light and all purpose - skin friendly

40. Skin Concerns found in a medical environment
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
Resurfacing technique

41. Sensitive
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched
Scar tissue formed during healing
Uses light color to enhance features making it appear larger
Resting

42. Pustule
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated
Stimulates cell renewal - better product absorption - improves fine lines and wrinkles - improve skin texture - removes flakey patches - helps during extractions - clear congestion - improves hyperpigmentation and color
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis

43. pterygium
A popular treatment - therapeutic use of plants for beauty and health purposes
Wasting away
Autoclave
Cuticle that splits around the nail

44. Bones in the face
14
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Product designed for appearance improvement and has positive physiological effects
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made

45. Cyst
Pocket full of infection under the skin
Cleansing milks made mostly of water for sensitive and dry skin
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
Articles intended to be rubbed - poured or sprinkled to the human body for cleansing - beautifying or promotion attractiveness

46. Layers of the Dermis
Papillary layer - Reticular Dermis - Subcutaneous
Freckle larger than 1 cm
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis

47. CDC
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
Stratum corneum - stratum granulosum
Center for Disease Control
Sweat gland

48. Element
Clotting of blood
A nodule is a raised lesion that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule
Water solube - clean to work with - uses only natural ingredients - it grips the coarse facial hair leaving the fine hairs - it can be used at very low temps - sticks to hair not skin - less stick to work without waxing
A chemical in its simplest form

49. Ulcer
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Falling out
Systemic disease - clients undergoing chemo - vascular problems - pregnancy - daibetic - swelling - infection - lumps - bumps - any unstable health condition
Depsion or depression

50. Lesion
Any mark on the skin that is not normal
Form the forehead
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Inflammation of the skin

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