Michigan Esthetician State Board Theory Questions and Answers Already Passed
Question 1: What item should be used on tools and
implements that have not come in contact with blood or body fluids?
CORRECT ANSWER : Broad-Spectrum Disinfectants
Question 2: What machine is used to sterilize surgical
instruments with high-pressure and high-temperature vapors?
CORRECT ANSWER: Chemiclave
Question 3: Instruments can be pre-cleaned using:
CORRECT ANSWER : High-frequency energy waves
Question 4: What is the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) responsible for?
CORRECT ANSWER : Enforces safety and health
standards in the workplace
Question 5: Which department is OSHA under?
CORRECT ANSWER : Department of Labor
Question 6: What do Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS) provide information on?
CORRECT ANSWER : Specific product ingredients,
hazards, combustion levels, and storage requirements
Question 7: What is the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) responsible for?
CORRECT ANSWER : Approving the efficacy of
products and verifying effectiveness of products against organisms listed on the labels
Question 8: Which infection control equipment utilizes
UV light to kill bacteria in a dry setting?
CORRECT ANSWER : UV Light Sterilizer
Question 9: Can a UV light sterilizer kill all bacterial
spores?
CORRECT ANSWER : No, it cannot be relied upon to do
that
Question 10: Which infection control equipment uses
pressure, heat, and/or pressurized steam?
CORRECT ANSWER : Autoclave
Question 11: Which infection control equipment high-
pressure, high-temperature water, alcohol, and formaldehyde vapors?
CORRECT ANSWER: Chemiclave
Question 12: What are the five layer of the epidermis (top
to bottom)?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Stratum Corneum
- Stratum Lucidum
- Stratum Granulosum
- Stratum Spinosum
- Stratum Germinativum
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Question 13: What is another name for the dermis?
CORRECT ANSWER : True skin
Question 14: Which types of cells are found in the
stratum corneum?
CORRECT ANSWER : Keratinocytes and squamous
cells
Question 15: What are keratinocytes tightly
interconnected by on the skin's surface?
CORRECT ANSWER : Desmosomes
Question 16: What is the purpose of a squamous cell in
the stratum corneum?
CORRECT ANSWER : Protect lower layers of the
epidermis and the rest of the skin
Question 17: Which layer of the epidermis acts as a
barrier to moisture loss and is water-resistant?