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State Board Esthetician Exam

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1. Neutron
Infection of the skin that may affect any part of the body. Usually appears on the lower legs or face
Particles that make up the nucleus of an atom- no charge
Temporarily sensitive due tosomething causing irritation - by environment or applied. Such as windburn - sunburn -or chemicals
Growing

2. Ulcer
Depsion or depression
Viral skin infection that causes raised - pearl-like papules or nodules on the skin
Period of time between exposure and the time anitbodies are made
What the number of passes are based upon

3. Skeletal Tissue
Bone between eye sockets
Makes up the bones of the body
Depsion or depression
Red yellow blue

4. Nerve Tissue
Erbium - CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
Thickeness of the stratum corneum - large buildup of dead skin cells - excessively oily skin - temperature of the skin
Type of tissue that the cells control the brain and nerves
Reproduction and continuation of species

5. Hormone
Scar tissue formed during healing
1 in 250 people
Special chemicals that are manufactured or secreted by glands within the body
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).

6. 4 Factors that can influence Skin Penetration
For an esthetician - highest earned title in the world
Skin is dry and scaly like a fish; build up of keratinous cells
Thickeness of the stratum corneum - large buildup of dead skin cells - excessively oily skin - temperature of the skin
Surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only ex: eye lift - face lift - forehead lifts - liposuction - collagen injections

7. Adispose Tissue
Freckle smaller than 1 cm
Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
Technical name for fat
Dissolving dead skin cells

8. Food and drug act of 1938-DRUG
Thickening of the tissue
Guard Cells that Constantly Patrol the Epidermis
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
To better communicate with clients about better skincare and cosmetics

9. Tinea Pedis

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10. Skin Concerns found in a medical environment
Allergies - rosacea - acne - psoriasis - cancer
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.
A viral infection of the skin
Main method of extracting essential oils. Egyptians were the first to use this

11. Sun Fungus
Steam does to enhance discrustation
Tinea versicolor- yeast infection that affects the ability of the skin to produce melanin
Mixing and matching treatments
Follicle Wall - Sebaceous Glands - Intercellular - Transcelluar

12. Lunula
Secrets waste and water control
Effects the epidermis (stratum corneum)
Crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail
Warts are growths on your skin caused by an infection with human papilloma virus - or HPV

13. Element
Cancer causing
Chemicals added to products to prevent oxidation
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
A chemical in its simplest form

14. Galvanic
Creates a chemical reaction that acts to emulsify or liquefy sebum- 2 reactions disincrustation and iontophoresis
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
Thickeness of the stratum corneum - large buildup of dead skin cells - excessively oily skin - temperature of the skin
Freckle smaller than 1 cm

15. Retention Hyperkeratosis
The largest organ of the body
Thickening of the tissue
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
14% Salicylic - 14% Lactic - 14% resorcinol

16. Vaccines
Artificial way of tricking the immune system into making anitbodies
Burning ray - less intense - penetrate to the basal layer
Used in a body treatment for stimulating and detoxifying
Common - benign -superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back

17. Grade 3 Acne
Considered severe and is often grade 2 left untreated and madeto worsen by squeezing the pimples and maintaining the oily dirty face that attracted those bacteria at the onset
Type of wound is unclean with jagged edges and can be of varying depths
Heart - pumps blood
Nerves that allow you to feel pain - heat and cold - pressure and touch

18. Tests that detect HIV
Elisa - western blot test
Shaving - abrasives - tweezing - chemical depilatories - electrolysis - hard wax - cold wax - soft wax - laser
Nose job
Type of crystals that can be used for microderm- benefits: less irritation - stable - hard - inert

19. Scientific Method
Development of an idea based on available information
Several different types of skin swelling. Also called Dermatitis. Red - Swollen and itchy skin
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A lower pH will make a peel more active

20. Ratio of HIV
Controllable factors that contribute to the aging of skin - ex- sun exposure
1-2 min
1 in 250 people
Papaya=derivative of enzyme

21. Collagen
(hair growth phase)- transition or shrieveling phase
Nerves that allow you to feel pain - heat and cold - pressure and touch
Protein that makes up 70% of the weight of the skin
Activates nerve and muscle tissue

22. Herpes Simplex
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads
A viral infection of the skin
Systemic disease - clients undergoing chemo - vascular problems - pregnancy - daibetic - swelling - infection - lumps - bumps - any unstable health condition
Red yellow blue

23. Layering
Tiny particle that must live on a host cell.Capable of infesting almost all plants and animals -including bacteria
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness
Mixing and matching treatments

24. Electron
Deeper faster effleurage - increases blood circulation
Applied thicker - should have lip to pullm spread in the directionof hair growth - sets in seconds - good for smaller arears
Negative charges of electricity that resolve around the nucleus of an atom
Severe itching - swelling - severe redness

25. Pustule
Outer tissue
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Reduce strength
Falling out

26. Onyx
Nail
Surgical procedures used for cosmetic purposes only ex: eye lift - face lift - forehead lifts - liposuction - collagen injections
Ingredients that lubricate skin and give cosmetics a soft smooth feeling
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue

27. UVC RAY
Cancer causing short ray - penetrates to the stratum corneum
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment
Removes the entire epidermis
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria

28. Covalent bond
Clotting of blood
Connects all bones
Bond between atoms sharing electrons
Treats eye diseases and performs eye related surgeries

29. Warm Wax
Quicker than hot wax - larger areas can be waxed at once - suitable for most hair types - hair re-growth is finer
Stratum Corneum - Stratum Lucidum - Stratum Granulosum - Stratum Spinosum - Basal Layer or Stratum Germinitavim
Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily

30. Keloids
Forms lower back of cranium
Any sort of mechanically or manual manipulation of soft tissue
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot
Raised scar

31. Antibiotics
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
0.1 mm-3mm per month
Microorganisms that cover almost every surface - including the skin of the human body.

32. Common Complications with chemical peels
Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
Injury - which can cause hyperpigmentation - cold sore reactivating
Drugs that are made from extracts of living organisms that simply kill bacteria
Process of killing ALL microorganisms

33. The most important indicator in the treatment room of skin type?
Stress - Overactive Sebaceous Glands - Dead Skin cell accummulation - Bacteria and Inflammation - Comedogenic ingredients
A nodule is a raised lesion that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule
Articles other than food intendedto affect the structure of any function of the body
Evaluating skin response to UV light

34. AIDS
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome
Base of formula - percentage - pH
Back - cellulite - hand - arm - foot
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face

35. Disinfectant
Mixture of different chemicals evenly dispersed through the mixture
Anything that takes up space and has substance
Non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads
Chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms

36. Dr. Lucas
Crack in skin
A sprayer that sprays a cool - fine mist - food for sensitive skin and hydration for all skin types
Caused by scraped or scratches
Protein nails are made of

37. AMP
Measurement of mathematical changed in the experiment
Measure of the amount of current flowing into a circuit
Hyluronic acid - humectants
Antibacterial - antiseptic - ant-inflammatory - keratolytic - kills p.acne

38. Warm colors
Blisters
Gommage - granular scrubs - microderm - luffa
Inflammation of the hair follicle due to an infection
Bright - attention getting reds - orange - pink - yellow - coral - brown

39. What causes adult acne?
Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
Primary catalyst a chronic stress - high level of stress throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s
Very thin like glaze - spreadin the direction ofhair growth at a 45 degree angle toward you - better for large areas
Gentle tapping movements

40. Contraindication
Cheek bones
The sharing of electrons between two atoms
Hyperpigmentation - aging - acne
Anything that prevents you from doing a treatment

41. Signs of Infection
Pledge that physicians make in order to become licensed
Pain - Swelling -redness - gever - throbbing - pus
Removes the entire epidermis
Deepest type of chemical peeling performed by a esthetician

42. Face Shapes
Gives skin its strength and found in the reticular dermis
Oval - round - square - rectangle - triangle - inverted triangle -heart - diamond
Every 2 weeks
Scientific use of water as a treatment of injuries - diseases - or mental well being

43. Modestry issues
Sun damage; pre cancerous( can become squamous cell carcinoma). Sharp - rough and prickly
Client is laying face down
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.
Prevents most americans from getting body treatments

44. Posture
Ringworm of the feet
Eyelift
It works by dissolving surface lipids that hold the cells of the corneum together
Important when doing a massage

45. Contridications to Hydroxy Acid Treatments
Very large nodule
Open lesions/skin cancers - cold sores/herpes - windburn - sunburn - active rosacea - pregnancy
An experiment that does not change behavior
Hydroquinone - kojic acid - mulberry

46. Core/center of the body
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
Injury - nutrition deficiency - hereditary
Movement should come from this part of the body
2nd most deady - caused by Cumulative sun exposure. Raised - crusty - warty looking. appears as ulcers or nodular bumps may bleed easily

47. Endothelial Tissue
Inner tissues
Gives the cell structure and shape- posses a function known as selective permeability
50% concentration (or below) or 1.0 pH of exfoliation products
A reciprocal measurement of hydrogen's in a substance

48. HIPPA
A form of eczema that primarily affects oily areas of the face
Health - Insurance - Portability - Accountability - Act
A white appearence of the skin that appears after applying a strong exfoliation peeling substance
Reduce strength

49. sudiferous gland
Sweat gland
Infection of the skin that may affect any part of the body. Usually appears on the lower legs or face
Chemical exfoliant htta works from the outside in. salisylic and citric acid- best for acne - rosacea - telangectasia
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

50. What is pustule and what is it made up of?
Inflammation of the hair follicle due to an infection
Found on the cheeks - jaw line - and chin
A clump of white blood cells that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
Bearberry extract - licorice extract - azeliac acid - kojic acid -mulberry extractg - asafetida - magnesium ascorbyl phosphate - ascorbyl glucosamine - arbutin