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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Helping the post operative patient
Same as magnifying glass
Oil gland
Provide proper skin care - emotional support - health edu - controlling and medicating erythema
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this

2. Mechanical exfoliation
A viral infection of the skin
Uses methods of physical contact to literally scrape or bump cells off the skin
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Mostly thin - small pores - pink to red in color. Flushes easily - can be uncomfortable/painful when touched

3. Results of Microderm
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin
Connects all bones
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue

4. Keratosis Pilaris
White blood cells formed in the lymphatic tissue thru out the body
Tinea versicolor- yeast infection that affects the ability of the skin to produce melanin
Herpes zoster
Skin condition in which white bumps appear on the upper arms - thighs - and cheeks

5. Patch
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer
Ringworm of the hands
Acne caused by cosmetics
Freckle larger than 1 cm

6. Papules
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Itching tingly feeling of the skin experienced by some woman during menopause
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin

7. Solution
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
Tocopherol - serves as an antioxidant to the body
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture

8. Symptoms of Impetigo
Itching tingly feeling of the skin experienced by some woman during menopause
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme

9. sudiferous gland
How many pints of bloodare in the human body
Gentle - but firm stroking and sliding over the body
Sweat gland
Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel

10. Cyanophyta
Rich in vitamins - stimulates metabolic rate
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Freckle smaller than 1 cm

11. Shingles
Most sensitive - hyperpigmentation easily with use of aggressive substance - age slowly
Herpes zoster
Allows other structures to move around inside the cell
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating

12. Anagen
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum
Aging - longer more intense ray - penetrates the reticular dermis
Growing
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary

13. Aluminum Oxide
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
Forms side and top of cranium
Type of crystals that can be used for microderm- benefits: less irritation - stable - hard - inert
Wound that is a bruise

14. What piece of equipment is the only way to truly sterilize utensils using steam - heat - and pressure?
Hive histamines are released in the body
Procedures used for accidental injuries orother physcial deformities ex: skin cancer removal - nose job
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria
Autoclave

15. Friction
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
Split or brittle nail
Massage movements is usuallyused to stimulate cellulite areas
Blood and metabolic stimulation

16. Pancreatin
Inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with an irritating or allergy-causing substance (irrant or allergen)
Bovine (pig or cow) derivative of enzyme
Blood and tissue cells secrete substances to create inflammation
Client is laying face down

17. Contused
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa
Treat all body fluids as they were/are contagious
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
Wound that is a bruise

18. What is pustule and what is it made up of?
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Removes the entire epidermis
Fatty pockets found on eyelids
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin

19. Deep Peeling
Scaly red patched on the scalp - lower back and chest
Effects the epidermis- papillary layer
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis

20. Hypothyroidism
Improper diet - excessive alcohol intake - lacking exercise
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Not enough thyroid hormone
Most common form of skin cancer - orginateds in the basal layer. Pearl like fleshy bumps on the face - flesh or pink in color- painless

21. Tinea pedis
Ringworm of the feet
Most modern machines are closed systems that do not allow particulate emission
A popular treatment - therapeutic use of plants for beauty and health purposes
Couperose skin - fragile - thin skin - patients taking Accutane

22. What is a papule?
Temperature regulator - sensory - healing - immunity - protection
Oil serums - petoleum based products - lip balms - silicone serums
A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1 centimeter
Blisters

23. Ethmoid
Bond between atoms sharing electrons
Bone between eye sockets
Scab and scar tissue build to protect and induce healing
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients

24. Selective Permeability
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
An element that will easily pass and electrical current or flow of negatively charged electrons
Glogau - Rubin
Improves the efficiency of preservatives by breaking down the cell wall

25. Melanin Suppressants
(Hair growh phase)- resting phase-the old hair falls out and the growth phase begins again
Very large vesicles (blister)
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry
Inflammation of the skin

26. Vehicle
Chemical agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms in cosmetics
Substance that allows ingredients to be delivered in the body
The opening of a follicle
Inflammation of the skin

27. Covalent bond
Bond between atoms sharing electrons
Greek word for "perceptible of the senses"
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together
Common - acquired - benign skin growths that look like a small piece of soft - hanging skin.

28. Neutron
Important when doing a massage
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
Herpes zoster
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome

29. Causes of Leukonchia
Nerves repsonsible for movement such as smiling facial expressions
Thickeness of the stratum corneum - large buildup of dead skin cells - excessively oily skin - temperature of the skin
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation

30. Anaerobic Bacteria
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Type of wound is unclean with jagged edges and can be of varying depths
Fatty pockets found on eyelids
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive

31. Psoriasis
Medium pressure should be used when holding the hand piece against the skin
Process of purifying water
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
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery

32. Ionic bonds
Weaker form of disinfectant
Generally used in body massage
Bond between two ions that have opposite charges
Smallest measurable unit of an element

33. Supine
Athlete's foot
Client is face up
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser

34. Sphenoid
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Acne caused by cosmetics
Connects all bones
What the esthetician specializes in

35. Chemical Exfoliation
Cherry angioma raised red bump - easily felt
Dissolving dead skin cells
The impaction is neither red nor inflammed
What the esthetician specializes in

36. Common Complications with chemical peels
Dissolving dead skin cells
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating
Relaxing and calm- blue - green - violet - grey
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa

37. Ulcer
Get keloids easily - hyperpigmentation easily - can be sensitive - age slowly
Depsion or depression
Evaluating skin response to UV light
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating

38. Nodule
Sunshine Vitamin - Skin synthesis' Vit D From Cholesterol when exposed to sunlight
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms
Soild bump 1 centimeter can be felt
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician

39. Biologically Inert Ingredients
Lack of lipids (lack of fat/oil)
Ingredients that do not react to normal chemical reactions within the skin; making it unlikely to produce allergic or irritant reactions
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking

40. Lightening Ingredients
Hydroquinone
Wasting away
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
Other Potential Infections Material

41. Pustule
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV
Flat surface raised above the skin
Nerves that allow you to feel pain - heat and cold - pressure and touch

42. Circulatory system
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
This tissue is the primary concern for the esthetician
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Heart - pumps blood

43. What is the difference between pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria?
Cancer causing
Perform all types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Blackheads - Whiteheads
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.

44. Vesicles
Removes the entire epidermis
More aggressive kneading
Blisters
Blood and metabolic stimulation

45. Hydrotherapy
Bone between eye sockets
Consists of lymphb flowing thru the lymphatic spaces - cleansing wastes and toxins out of the body
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being
Acne caused by cosmetics

46. Cherry Angioma
Antibacterial - antiseptic - ant-inflammatory - keratolytic - kills p.acne
Fairly common skin growths that vary in size. Can occur almost anywhere on the body but usually develop on the trunk
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Chemical within the drug that causes physiological changes

47. Acne Excoriee
Refreshed appearance - reduction of t-zone oiliness - temporary pore reduction - tighter skin
Layer of lipids and sweat secretions that help kill bacteria
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
A condition in which a person picks at their acne lesions

48. Cosmetic Surgery
Surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only ex: eye lift - face lift - forehead lifts - liposuction - collagen injections
Products are treatments that do not contain water
Glass
Granular scrubs - brush machine - luffa

49. Parietal
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads
Forms side and top of cranium
Rx name-isotretinoi - oral acne medication used for severe cases of acne
Injury - diseases - medical procedures - aging - malnutrition - infection - picking

50. Squamous Cell Carcinoma
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily
Movement
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar