Cosmetology Practice Exam/ 214 Qs & Ans/ . Terms like:
Bacteria - Answer: one celled microorganism with both plant and animal characteristics
Viruses - Answer: microorganism capable of infecting almost all plants and animals, including bacteria.
Parasites - Answer: plant or animal organis...
Cosmetology Practice Exam/ 214 Qs & Ans/
2024-2025
Bacteria - Answer: one celled microorganism with both plant and animal
characteristics
Viruses - Answer: microorganism capable of infecting almost all plants and
animals, including bacteria.
Parasites - Answer: plant or animal organisms that live on, or in, another living
organism and draw their nourishment from that organism. Must have a host to
survive.
Immunity - Answer: ability of the body to destroy and resist infection
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,Sanitation - Answer: removing all visible dirt and debris
Sterilization - Answer: complete elimination of all microbial life, including spores.
Only necessary when instruments have come in contact with blood.
OSHA- Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Answer: regulates and
enforces safety and health standards to protect employees in the work place.
MSDS- Material Safety Data Sheet - Answer: Information about hazardous
ingredients, safe use and handling procedures, precautions to reduce the risk of
harm and over exposure, flammability and dada in case of fire, proper disposal
guidelines and medical information in case a reaction to product occurs.
EPA- Environmental Protection Agency - Answer: Licenses two types of
disinfectants used in salons; Tuberculocidal, and Hospital. Hospital products are
safe for cleaning blood and body fluids, Tuberculocidal disinfectants are proven to
kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, which is more difficult to kill.
FDA- Food and drug administration - Answer: Prohibits sale of antifungal products
for finger and toenails without a medical prescription.
Universal Precautions - Answer: a set of guidelines published by OSHA that
require the employer and the employee to assume that all human blood and body
fluids are infectious for bloodborne pathogens.
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, Cells - Answer: the basic units of all living thing, from bacteria to plants and
animals, and including human beings
Protoplasm - Answer: colorless jellylike substance in cells in which food elements
such as protein, fats, carbohydrates, mineral salts and water are present
Nucleus - Answer: The dense, active protoplasm found in the center of the cell.
cytoplasm - Answer: All the protoplasm of a cell that surrounds the nucleus
Cell membrane - Answer: thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates
what enters and leaves the cell
Mitosis - Answer: The reproduction process in which cells divide into two identical
cells called daughter cells.
Metabolism - Answer: set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds
up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
anabolism - Answer: Process of building up complex materials (proteins) from
simple materials
Catabolism - Answer: breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones
with release of energy
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