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79 Cards in this Set
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Name two materials early pigments were made from.
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Berries,tree bark,minerals, insects,nuts,herbs,leaves, kohl,and henna.
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Who is known for a long history of health practices?
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The Asians
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List 4 possible job opportunities in the esthetic field.
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Salon/Spa Esty,Medical Esty,
Cosmetic Salesperson, Make-up Artist, Educator, Researcher, Manufacturer, Rep, Licensing and Examiner. |
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List 3 basics of personal hygiene.
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Daily bathing, shampooing, skin care, wahing hands, brushing/flossing teeth, and deodorant.
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What is the impression you project as a person engaged in the profession of esthetics?
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Professional Image
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What ability must you have to maintain a stress-free and productive environment where co-workers can rely on you?
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Team member
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What are the 2 types of bacteria and label which is beneficial and harmful.
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Pathogenic-harmful
Non-pathogenic-beneficial |
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Explain how a bacteria differs from a virus.
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A virus requires a host.
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What does HIV stand for and what is the full name of AIDS called?
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Human Immundefiiciency Virus
Aquried Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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Name 2 ways HIV is transmitted.
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Blood, semen, and vaginal secretions.
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What is it called when a disease is spread from one person to another?
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Contagious
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What type of immunity is partly inherited and partly developed through hygenic living?
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Natural immunity
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Which kills all Microrganisms
Steriliztion or disinfection? |
Sterilization
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When should your workstation be disinfected?
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Before and after each client.
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What is the third level of decontamination called?
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Sanitation
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What is the study of the structures of the human body that can be seen by the naked eye?
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Anotomy
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What is the center of the cell?
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Nucleus
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What is constructive metabolism, the process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones, called?
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Anabolism
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Brain
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Controls the body
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Kidneys
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Excretes water and waste
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Heart
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Circulates the blood
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Skin
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Extrenal protective covering of the body
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Eyes
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Controls vision
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Lungs
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Supply oxygen to the blood
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Liver
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Removes toxic products of digestion
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Stomach and intestines
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Digests food
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What are the flexible tubes that carry oxygentated blood away from the heart?
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Arteries
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What are the thin walled vescles that carry blood to the heart?
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Veins
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What are the minute vescles that connect smaller arteries to the veins?
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Capillaries
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What are Leukocytes?
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White blood cells
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What are the 3 forms of matter?
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Solid, liquid and gas.
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What does pH stand for?
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Potential Hydrogen
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What is the scale of pH?
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0-14
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Define emulsion
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A mixture of two or more immiscible substances united with the aid of a emulsifier or binder.
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What does hydrophilic mean?
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Water loving
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Define o/w
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Oil in water
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What are the two catagories products are broken into and describe each.
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Functional-which help the product work
Performance-which are the key ingredients. |
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What does product comedogenicity mean?
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The tendency of a topical substance to cause or worsen a build up of cells in the follicle leading to blackheads
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What are the drawbacks to natural products?
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Can cause allergic reaction, and has a short shelf life, and potential legal liabilities.
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What are the 6 primary functions of the skin?
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Protection, sensation, heat regulation, excretion, secretion, and absorption.
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Name the five layers of the epidermis and briefly describe each.
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Strat Germinatium-first layer basal,Strat Spinosum-spiny,Strat Granulosum-granular, Strat Lucidum-clear, Strat Corneum-outermost
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What are the 2 layers of the Dermis, and briefly describe each.
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Papillary-top layer, connects tissue to the dermis.
Reticular-bottom layer, contains collegen and elastin. |
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What is adipose tissue?
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Fat
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What 2 fluids nourish the skin?
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Blood and Lymph.
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Bulla
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Larger blister
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Cyst
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Closed abnormal sac beneath the skin
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Macule
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Flat spot
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Papule
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Samll elevation without fluid
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Pustule
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Yellow center containing pus
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Tubercle
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Solid bump larger than a papule
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Tumor
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Abnormal mass from excessive cell multiplication
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Vesicle
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Small bisters
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Wheal
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Itchy lesion
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Contact dermatitis
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Allergic reaction form contact with a substance or chemical
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Edema
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Swelling
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Erythema
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Redness
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Lipid
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Fats
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What are the 5 skin types
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Dry, normal, combination, oily and sensitive.
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What are the two benefits of a toner?
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Removes residue of cleansers and and restores pH.
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What skin type is most suitable for a clay mask?
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Oily
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Comedone
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Blackhead
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Milia
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Whitehead
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Couperous
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Broken capillaries
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Hperpigmentation
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Brown spots, discoloration
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What are the 2 most common physical sunblockers?
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Titanium and Zinc
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What are the 4 benefits of massage?
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Increases circulation, relaxes client, improves metabolism, and helps muscle tone.
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What are the 5 massage movements?
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Effleurage. petrissage, friction, vibration, and tapotement.
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What are 5 facial benefits?
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Deep cleanses, exfoliates, increases circulation/detoxify, relaxes the sense/nerves/muscles, and stimulates skin function/metablism.
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What are the steps of a basic facial?
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Analyze,cleanse,analzye, cleanse,tone,steam, exfoliate,extration,massage, mask,tone, mositurize.
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What is the dioper of the average lamp used by an esthetician?
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5
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Under the Woods Lamp, what color is normal healthy skin?
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Blue/white
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What are the 2 benefits of High Frequency?
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Antisepic effect on the skin- oxygenates the skin, increase cell metabolism-stimulates circulation.
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What are the benefits of Galvantic?
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Saponification, iontophoresis,
cataphoresis, disincrustation, anaphoresis. |
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What stage of hair growth is new hair produced?
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Anagen
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How long should the hair be for waxing to be effective?
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1/4 inch
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What are the 2 types of wax?
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Hard and soft.
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What are 3 benefits of peels?
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Improves texture, increases CRF, reduces fine lines and hyperpigmentation of the skin.
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levator anguli oris
(lih-vat-ur ang-yoo-ly oh-ris) |
raises the mouth as in snarling
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levator labii superioris
(lih-vat-ur lay-bee-eye-soo-peer-ee or-is) |
raises the upper lip
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