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Cosmetology and Beauty Therapy

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Cosmetology and Beauty Therapy encompasses skincare, haircare, and aesthetic treatments. This hub provides practice questions related to cosmetic chemistry, skin anatomy, and specialized treatments like hair removal. It is a valuable resource for students preparing for vocational and aesthetician certification exams.

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Cosmetology and Beauty Therapy Questions

Multiple choice

Cuticle is secreted by

  1. epidermis

  2. endodermis

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. hypodermis

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Cuticle is a waxy protective layer secreted by the epidermis. 

Multiple choice

Hair on the skin are derived from

  1. dermis and are made up of living cells

  2. epidermis and have living cells

  3. epidermis and have cornified cells

  4. dermis and have dead cells
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Hair on the skin, are derived from epidermis and are made up of cornified cells.

Multiple choice

Paratrichosis is an abnormality of the _________.

  1. pancreas

  2. liver

  3. hair

  4. skin

  5. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Paratrichosis is a term relating to abnormalities or diseases of the hair. The prefix 'tricho-' is derived from the Greek word for hair.

Multiple choice

The living and growing part of human hair is ______.

  1. Hair shaft

  2. Hair root

  3. Hair follicle

  4. Hair papilla
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The hair root is the part of the hair located below the skin surface, where cell division occurs, making it the living and growing part.

Multiple choice

Which of the following dermal conditions is characterised by large numbers of cells including macrophages, lymphocytes and fibroblasts?

  1. Granuloma

  2. Granuloma annulare

  3. Granuloma faciale

  4. Fish bowl granuloma

  5. Gangrene
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Granuloma is a chronic inflammatory lesion characterised by large numbers of cells of various types including macrophages, lymphocytes, fibroblasts, giant cells and some degrading and some repairing the tissues.

Multiple choice

Which of these statements is true regarding the bullous skin diseases?

  1. In the bullous skin eruptions the edge of established bullae should be biopsied for direct immunofluorescent examination.

  2. Pemphigus vulgaris is the least serious of the bullous skin disorders.

  3. Pemphigus vulgaris is a disease of younger individuals, usually 20 - 40 years.

  4. Pemphigus vulgaris blisters occur within the dermis.

  5. The main antigenic target the autoantibodies in pemphigoid is the adhesion molecule, desmoglein 3.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The edge of new bullae shows the immunopathogenic autoantibody in situ.