Life skills & Infection Control
The tone of voice, inflection and rate of speech all play an important role in:
Verbal communication
The basic units of life are:
Cells
The epidermis is primarily composed of:
Keratinocytes
During what phase of the life cycle does the hair actively grow?
Anagen Phase
The study of small living organisms
Microbiology
Materials that do not allow a current to pass through them are called?
Insulators
The three basic elements of a personal financial statement are:
Assets, liabilities and net worth
A routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur unconsciously
Habit
The unifying concept used to organize elements and their similarities is called the
Periodic Law
Study of the skin's functions is referred to as?
Skin Physiology
Another term for color
Hue
The process of removing hair from the follicle is referred to as
Epilation
Technical term for any appliance that requires electricity in order to work?
Load
Developing relationships with individuals who can make contact with potential customers is called?
Networking
The applied science that deals with healthful living is:
Hygiene
The scientific study of matter
Chemistry
Another term for True Skin
Dermis
The lightness or darkness of a color is called?
Value
Refer to conditions that prevent treatment
Contraindications
Having opposite poles in an electrical current is referred to as:
Polarity
A one page outline that describes personal and professional attributes in a brief, concise manner
Resume
The science that looks at how individuals perform work and what body movements, tools and equipment, benefits the health and comfort of the esthetician and the client
Ergonomics
Study of the organs and systems of the body
Anatomy
Microscopic study of the skin's tissue
Skin Histology
During which phase of the life cycle of hair does the hair disconnect from the papilla?
Catagen Phase
Other term to Bad breath
Halitosis
Firming and toning with a microcurrent device stimulates cellular function by increasing
ATP
The most effective form of advertising is
Word of mouth
What approximate percent of all bacteria are harmless?
70%
How many of the 14 bones that composes the facial skeleton are involved in facial massage?
9
A systematic, therapeutic method of manipulating the body by rubbing, pinching, tapping, kneading or stroking
Massage
Term used to describe if a color is warm or cool
Tone
Another term for eye lift?
Blepharoplasty
A form of energy that produces light, heat, magnetic and chemical changes
Electricity
Hydrotherapy tub treatments are also referred to as:
Balneotherapy
Organism that live on or obtain nutrients from another organism are known as?
External parasites
Separate body structures that perform specific functions are
Organs
Refers to a change in the structure of the skin tissue
Lesion
Which type of permanent hair removal uses an intense pulsed light to destroy hair bulbs with minimal scarring?
Photo-epilation
Colors directly next to each other on the color wheel
Analogous
The key ingredient a product contain that makes it effective is referred to as the:
Feature
Which type of business is owned by shareholders
Corporation
Health hazards, such as impure air and improper storage or use of food, fall under the category of
Public hygiene
The seven bones that form the top part of the spinal column are known as the?
Cervical Vertebrae
Sweat glands located throughout the entire body, and are most abundant on the forehead, palms of the hands and soles of the feet
Eccrine Glands
Three colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel
Analogus
Technical name for the study of hair
Trichology
A highly alkaline solution that liquefies sebum is known as
Desincrustation solution
The part of the Client Consultation Form in which the esthetician reviews and evaluates the skin is the:
Professional skin evaluation
Produced by the immune system to ether destroy, kill or inactivate pathogens
Antibodies
A Process in which a substance gains an electron and oxygen in released
Reduction
A swelling of tissue or skin caused by the excessive accumulation of fluid in the tissues
Edema
Very bright and glowing ight, Composed of red and yellow light
Incandescent Light
Molecule formed when two or more different atoms combine chemically
Compound
When the electrode held by the esthetician is in the positive mode, the reaction on the skin will be:
Acidic
What two principles give wraps the ability to create a temporary tightness?
Absorption and compaction
A type of nonpathogenic bacteria that live on dead or decaying organic matter
Saprophytes
What phase of metabolism causes a release of energy within the cell?
Catabolism
A light or heavy kneading and rolling of the muscles is called
Petrissage
Which method of electrolysis does the client only feel a tiny "flash" of heat?
Thermolysis
Refers to liquid not able to be mixed
Immiscible
Modality of electrotherapy developed from the current created by Tesla.
High Frequency
What therapy is also known as a hose treatment or Vichy Shower?
Affusion Therapy
A highly contagious bacterium that enters the skin though open wounds ad can cause extremely serious staph infections
MRSA
The molecular weight of each element is determined by the:
Protons and Neutrons
The skin condition that displays fine dilated capillaries is known as
Couperose / Rosacea
The process that occurs when oxygen molecules are added to a substance and a chemical reaction occurs
Oxidizing
Components that fill the intercellular spaces in the skin
Lipids
The indifferent electrode is also called
Grounding Pad Electrode
Encompasses any treatment using sea products, such as seawater, sea mud, sea sand and sea plants
Thalassotherapy