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CIDESCO 2024 Exam Preparation: Questions and Answers for Beauty Therapy, Exams of Cosmetology

A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering various aspects of beauty therapy, including anatomy, physiology, skin care, treatments, and hygiene. It is a valuable resource for students preparing for the cidesco 2024 exam, offering insights into key concepts and practical applications. Topics such as muscle exercises, figure assessment, skin conditions, treatments, and hygiene practices.

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CIDESCO 2024 Questions & Answers |
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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
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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