GA Esthetician State Board Practice Test Questions and Answers 2023 complete

GA Esthetician State Board Practice Test

Questions and Answers 2023 complete

What Term refers to the study of the structure and composition of the skin tissue?

Answer- Skin Histology

What are the basic material and building blocks for body tissues? Answer- Proteins

What is the characteristic of healthy skin? Answer- Slightly Acidic

What is Not a Method by which the body maintains thermoregulation? AnswerAbsorption

What is the bottom Layer of the Epidermis? Answer- stratum germinativum

Which Layer of the Epidermis is Known as the Grainy Cells? Answer- Stratum

Granulosum

What is the Average Adult Skin cell turnover Rate? Answer- 28 days

What Stimulates Melanin Production? Answer- Exposure to Sunlight

What color is eumelanin? Answer- Dark brown to black

What Percentage of Hair is comprised of Hard Keratin? Answer- 90%

What type of Glands secrete Oil? Answer- sebaceous

What is NOT a function of the lymphatic system? Answer- Supplying Nutrients to the

Skin`

What type of Ultraviolet radiation is known as Burning Rays? Answer- UVB

What effect does nicotine have on the body? Answer- Contraction of the blood vessels

Where do phytoestrogens come from? Answer- plants

What body system do vascular lesions involve? Answer- circulatory

What type of Lesions in the early stages of development or change? Answer- Primary

Where do steatomas usually appear? Answer- Scalp, neck, and back

What color dye is a common allergen that causes allergic contact dermatitis? AnswerRed

What causes the itchy feeling that often accompanies contact dermatitis? AnswerHistamines

What is the biggest external cause of pigmentation disorders? Answer- Sun Exposure

What color pigmentation is associated with pregnancy mask? Answer- Brown

How often should people visit a physician to check for cancerous lesions? AnswerOnce a Year

What statement about acne is true? Answer- Acne is hereditary

Where are Sebaceous Filaments often found? Answer- Nose

What does Adrenaline help the body do? Answer- Cope with stressful events

What is not an example of a food that can irritate acne? Answer- Apple

What grade of acne is cystic acne? Answer- IV

What is a potential side effect of using tretinoin Retin A? Answer- Photosensitivity

What can cause skin conditions? Answer- Both internal and external factors

Why are the acid mantle and barrier function not as healthy in dry skin? Answer- Lack

of Lipids

What beverage can cause dehydrated skin? Answer- coffee

What type of skin is characterized by fragile, thin skin and redness? Answer- Sensitive

What statement about Fitzpatrick type III skin is true? Answer- The Hair and Eye color

for this skin type Vary.

What Fitzpatrick skin type is common among people of Middle Eastern descent?

Answer- Type V

What skin type on the Glogau scale shows wrinkles at rest and is specific to people in

their 40s and 50s? Answer- Type III

What Rubin classification includes superficial pigment and changes in the epidermis?

Answer- Level 1