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In an isometric muscle exercise the joints are - ✔✔Not moved in spite of tightening and relaxing the muscles A figure assesement should be carried out - ✔✔Every 6 treatments An abnormailty of the vertebral column which gives a humped back appearance is - ✔✔Kyphosis The use of a plumb line in a figure correction is important to - ✔✔Assess postural defects Cellulite is caused by a disorder of the - ✔✔Connective tissue An example of a carbohydrate is - ✔✔Glucose Which one of the following foods has the lowest calorific value per gram? - ✔✔Milk The main function of carbohydrates in the body is to - ✔✔Provide a source of energy The main function of protein in the body is - ✔✔For growth and repair of body tissue Which one of the following foods has the highest calorific water per gram? - ✔✔Butter Which of the following foods does NOT have to be broken down into smaller units before it can be absorbed into the blood? - ✔✔Vitamins Protective food substances required by the body are - ✔✔Vitamins
Which one of the following is a water-soluble vitamin? - ✔✔B A diet which consists of milk only does not contain - ✔✔Iron Professional ethics are - ✔✔A system of rules that tell professionals how they should behave The responsibilities of an aestheticienne to her clients include - ✔✔Keeping personal matters confidential The responsibilities of an aestheticienne to her employer include - ✔✔Taking pride in maintaining a good reputation for the business The responsibilities of an employer to her employees include - ✔✔Expressing professional pride in employees regarding the quality of their performance A good relationship with the medical profession can be developed and maintained by - ✔✔Recommending clients with contra-indications to visit their doctor An aestheticienne can maintain good relations with colleagues in her profession by - ✔✔Exchanging information and being helpful to each other An aestheticienne can maintain a good relationship with the media by - ✔✔Regularly providing the media with news of her profession An electrical treatment that uses sound waves is - ✔✔Audio sonic An electrical treatment that is used for toning muscles is - ✔✔Inferential The effect of a laser treatment can be to - ✔✔Help remove tattoos
A usual purification of the skin is performed - ✔✔With steam or steam and herbs A galvanic current is used during - ✔✔Desincrustation The massage movement in which the skin is grasped between the thumb and forefinger is called - ✔✔Petrissage Strengthening weakened muscles of facial expression can be best achieved using - ✔✔Finger tapotements A contra-indication to a full body massage is - ✔✔A recent removal of malignant tissue Frictions, small circular movements performed with pads of thumbs or fingers are most effective - ✔✔Around joint areas The purpose of friction movements is to - ✔✔Disperse local pockets of oedema Rapid muscle contractions in the therapists hands produce the massage movement known as - ✔✔Vibration The most stimulating massage movement is - ✔✔Tapotement A heavy jaw outline with much fatty tissue can be treated with - ✔✔Tapotements and petrissages In case of fluid accumulation under the eyes, the so called bags - ✔✔Give a drainage from the nose eye corner towards the temporal bone Tapotement particularly influence - ✔✔Muscle tone
The medium used during a full body massage is - ✔✔Oil When giving a massage, hand mobility is important for maintaining a - ✔✔Regular rhythm If it becomes necessary for the therapist to interrupt a massage treatment, the hands should - ✔✔Be feathered off the clients body When giving a massage, it is important that the client be - ✔✔Fully relaxed For freedom of movement and to reduce fatigue, it is important for the therapist to - ✔✔Maintain correct posture A treatment used on the feet to release toxins and improve circulation is - ✔✔Reflexology A client should cleanse her skin to - ✔✔Remove surface dirt A client should tone her skin to - ✔✔Remove excess cleanser The main aim of skin cleansing is to - ✔✔Remove surface dirt and make up Which one of the following is NOT a method of cleansing the skin - ✔✔Astringent lotion The qualities of a skin cleanser are that it should - ✔✔All of the above Advice that should be given to a client for skin cleansing at home - ✔✔Cleanse and tone twice a day Which of the following statements are correct? - ✔✔1 is correct and 2 is incorrect Which of the following statements are correct? - ✔✔Both are incorrect
A skin disease caused by a virus is - ✔✔Herpes zoster A skin disease caused by fungi is - ✔✔Tinea capitas A parasite is - ✔✔An organism that feeds in or on another living organism The skin disease caused by lice is called - ✔✔Pediculosis The skin disease caused by an itch mite is called - ✔✔Scabies An infection is - ✔✔The invasion of any living organisms by disease-causing micro-organisms Contagious mean - ✔✔Capable of transmitting infection Which one of the following is the most ideal method of steralisation against Hep B? - ✔✔Steam under pressure - autoclave Sanitisation means - ✔✔The process that destroys most micro organisms A disinfectant is - ✔✔A chemical that helps to kill disease producing micro organisms AIDS - ✔✔Is a disease in which a virus destroys lymphocytes AIDS is caused by - ✔✔A virus Hepatitis means - ✔✔Inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis B is caused by - ✔✔A virus Separation of a nail plate from its nail bed is called - ✔✔Onycholysis The name of the nail condition in which there are deep horizontal ridges is - ✔✔Beau's lines The name given to white spots on the nail is - ✔✔Leuconychia The name given to a fungal infection of nails is - ✔✔Tinea Unguium The name of the nail condition in which there is pitting is - ✔✔Psoriasis Herpetic whitlow is recognized as - ✔✔Inflammation and swelling of the tissue surrounding the nail Hang nail is recognised as - ✔✔A strip of skin at the side of the nail The condition in which a nail is thick and brittle with white powdery deposits is called - ✔✔Tinea Unguium Herpes Zoster - ✔✔Affects the nerves A wart is caused by - ✔✔A virus Which one of the following skin diseases is caused by a fungus? - ✔✔Ringworm A skin infection where small depigmented areas are seen, particularly on tanned skin is - ✔✔Tinea Versicolour A skin infestation in which burrows are seen and which is very itchy is - ✔✔Scabies
The skin is an excretory organ because it excretes - ✔✔Sweat When the skin is exposed to sunlight it produces - ✔✔Vitamin D The layer of the epidermis in which the cells are fully keratinsied is the - ✔✔Stratum corneum In the epidermal layer of skin, which one of the following is the superficial layer containing 25 - 30 rows of dead, keratinised epithelial cells? - ✔✔Stratum corneum New cells of the skin are produced at the - ✔✔Stratum germativum Keratinisation of the epidermis starts in the - ✔✔Stratum spinosum The tough waterproof material that provides cells in the outer layer of skin with a protective quality is - ✔✔Keratin Melanin granules are found in the - ✔✔Stratum spinosum Which one of the following structures CANNOT be found in the dermis of the skin? - ✔✔Keratin The dark pigment found in in the epidermis of skin is known as - ✔✔Melanin Melanocytes are found in the germinating layer of the epidermis, their products - ✔✔Change under the influence of ultra violet radiation into melanin The cells which make the skins pigment are called - ✔✔Melanocytes Melanin is - ✔✔A pigment
A nail grows from - ✔✔The matrix The function of the nail cuticle is to - ✔✔Prevent infection around the nail entering the nail fold The hyponychium lies - ✔✔Under the free edge The nail plate can be divided longitudinally into - ✔✔Nail root, nail body, free edge Which one of the following parts of a growing hair consists of actively dividing cells? - ✔✔Germinal matrix The part of the hair which contains pigment is the - ✔✔Cortex The part of the growing hair follicle that is in contact with the hair is the? - ✔✔Inner root sheath Maintaining the acidity of the skin is necessary - ✔✔To prevent bacteria attacking the skin Which one of the following statments is correct? - ✔✔The pH of the skin is normally slightly acid Which one of the following glands are attached to some hair follicles? - ✔✔Apocrine Which one of the following is NOT found in the dermis? - ✔✔Epithelial tissue The solidity of the dermis is mainly due to - ✔✔Elastic and collagen fibres Which one of the following results in local vasodilation? - ✔✔Histamine The subcutaneous tissue is - ✔✔Constructed from fat cells and fine fibres
Simple squamous epithelium is found - ✔✔In the alveoli of lungs Simple cuboidal epithelium is found - ✔✔In kidney tubules Which of the following organs is lined and stratified epithelium? - ✔✔Mouth A gland which produces its secretion as the entire cell disintegrates is known as - ✔✔An holocrine gland Tissue found supporting the organs is called - ✔✔Connective tissue An example of connective tissue is - ✔✔Cartilage Blood is a specialised kind of - ✔✔Connective tissue Which one of the following is NOT composed of dense connective tissue? - ✔✔Adipose tissue Loose connective tissue speacialising in fat storage is - ✔✔Adipose tissue Tendons are made of - ✔✔Collagen What type of connective tissue is found in the wall of an artery? - ✔✔Elastin The connective tissue which contains many collagenous fibres embedded within a firm matrix is - ✔✔Cartilage Connective tissue serving as a shock absorber in joints is - ✔✔Cartilage
Cartilage that has a blush matrix and a few fibres is - ✔✔Hyaline cartilage The smallest structural unit in the human body is called the - ✔✔Cell The study of the structure of the body is called - ✔✔Anatomy The study of the function of the body is called - ✔✔Physiology The outer wall of a cell is called the - ✔✔Cell membrane Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA - ✔✔Carries genetic information Which of the following is the genetic material of the cell? - ✔✔DNA The main part of the cell which contains protoplasm is the - ✔✔Cytoplasm The nucleus of a cell is directly surrounded by - ✔✔The nuclear membrane The part of the cell in contact with its environment is the - ✔✔Cell membrane The part of the cell that controls the activities of the cell is the - ✔✔Nucleus The nucleus of a cell contains - ✔✔DNA The nucleus of a cell contains - ✔✔Centrosomes Meiosis is a process concerned with - ✔✔Division of a sex cell
A possible business area must be carefully investigated for potential - ✔✔Clients Business comparisons with other years are made possible by any analysis of - ✔✔The balance sheet The impression formed for the entire beauty salon usually is set by the - ✔✔Reception area In a well organised skin care clinic, it is important to have - ✔✔A reception area The largest expense item in operating a beauty center employing staff is usually - ✔✔Salaries The second most costly item in operating a clinic is usually - ✔✔Rent Legal third-party insurance and Professional Indemnity insurance for a salon covers - ✔✔Injury to a customer in the salon during a treatment Insurance policies are purchased by a beauty salon owners to protect themselves against being sued for - ✔✔Malpractice Cash that is received from a client should be entered in the - ✔✔Daily accounting book A document which gives details of cost of goods or services received is - ✔✔An invoice An accurate and efficient control of supplies can be maintained only by having an organised - ✔✔Stock control Accurate daily records permit the evaluation of - ✔✔Business progress To be effective, advertising must create - ✔✔Desire
A comparatively inexpensive form of salon advertisement is - ✔✔Local newspaper A method of advertising most suitable for a beauty salon would be - ✔✔In a local newspaper A method of promoting a salon by free publicity would be - ✔✔Inviting a journalist to visit the salon A method of advertising a beauty salon would be to - ✔✔Send out a direct mailing A comparatively inexpensive method of promoting a salon is to - ✔✔Work out a public relations strategy The best form of promoting a beauty center is - ✔✔Satisfied clients Careless appointment booking methods often contribute to - ✔✔Dissatisfied clients Good telephone habits and techniques help to build up the clinic's - ✔✔Reputation One of the most important use of the telephone in the beauty center is to - ✔✔Make appointments for clients An example of poor professional ethics is - ✔✔Favouritism The aestheticienne who gossips will lose the clients - ✔✔Confidence It is often a good idea for the esthetician to be a good - ✔✔Listener The services of an accountant MAINLY include - ✔✔Draw up the balance sheet
Fertilization takes place in the - ✔✔Fallopian tube The function of amniotic fluid is to - ✔✔Protect the embryo from jolts and knocks The name given to the cell which is formed immediately after fertilization is - ✔✔Zygote The male gonads produce - ✔✔Testosterone Male hormones are produced in - ✔✔The testes Which one of the following statements about the uterus is INCORRECT? - ✔✔Eggs are fertilized there Fertilization of an ovum takes place in the - ✔✔Fallopian tube Hormones are NOT secreted by - ✔✔The uterus The effect of the contraceptive pills is to - ✔✔Prevent menstruation While using the contraceptive pill - ✔✔Menstruation is stopped The hormone which controls the change from a boy to an adult at puberty is - ✔✔Testosterone Which one of the following is NOT a hormone? - ✔✔Pancreatin Which one of the following does NOT act as an exocrine gland? - ✔✔Pituitary gland Acromegaly is most likely to occur in? - ✔✔An adult
Acromegaly results from an increased function of the? - ✔✔Pituitary gland The hormone which acts on cells to increase amino acid uptake and protein synthesis is? - ✔✔Growth hormone ACTH influences the secretion of? - ✔✔Cortisone Anti-diuretic hormone is released by the? - ✔✔Posterior lobe of the pituitary gland Vasporessin (ADH) regulates - ✔✔The amount of urine exerted by the kidneys The hormone which regulates the bodys metabolism is? - ✔✔Thyroxine The element required by the thyroid gland for the production of its hormone is? - ✔✔Iodine Hormones that contain iodine are produced by the? - ✔✔Thyroid Cretinism is caused by a deficiency of the hormone - ✔✔Thyroxine When the plasma calcium level falls, parathyroid hormone secretion - ✔✔Increases The hormone secreted by the parathyroid gland regulates the - ✔✔Level of calcium in blood plasma In tetany there is a low blood level of? - ✔✔Calcium The islets of Langerhans are located in the? - ✔✔Pancreas Insulin in the blood controls the concentration of? - ✔✔Glucose
