Cosmetology: BACTERIOLOGY for STATE BOARD WRITTEN EXAM

1. Bacteria is a minute____________ that have a vegetable origin and cannot be seen with the naked eye.
a. drug                                        b. parasite
c. one cell microorganism          d. allergy inhibitor

2. Bacteria are also called:
a. microbes and germs                b. spirilla and virus
c. cillia and millia                       d. flagella and cillia

3. Viruses are sub-microbial microorganisms that are able to penetrate:
a. other bacteria                            b. plants and animal tissue
c. porcelain filter                          d. all of the above

4. Head lice or pediculosis are:
a. parasites                                     b. pesticides
c. insecticides                                 d. all of the above

5. The body's ability to fight off infection is called:
a. strength                                      b. immunity
c. prevention                                 d. sanitation

6. There are two kinds of immunity:
a. born or gained                             b. strong and weak
c. natural and acquired                   d. natural and gained

7. Prevention of bacterial invasion in the salon could be achieved by:
a. organization                                 b. vaccination
c. decontamination                          d. all of the above

8. Sterilization, disinfection and sanitation are the tree means of:
a. organization                                  b. vaccination
c. decontamination                            d. all of the above

9. The strongest method of decontamination that kills all the bacteria, and is used in the hospital is called:
a . vaccination                                     b. sterilization
c. sanitation                                        d. disinfection

10. The method of decontamination that is done by the use of disinfectant is called:
a . vaccination b. sterilization
c. sanitation d. disinfection

11. Bacteria are classified as pathogenic and:
a. harmful                                          b. beneficial
c. handful                                          d. non-pathogenic

12. Saprophytes are non-pathogenic bacteria that live in:
a. storage rooms                                b. dead matter
c. on the shampoo chair                    d. all of the  above

13. Pathogenic (harmful) bacteria that is round shaped is called:
a. bacilli                                            b. spirilla
c. cocci                                             d. saprophytes

14. Spirilla is:
a. round shaped                                 b. rod shaped
c. square shaped                               d. corkscrew or spiral shaped

15. Round shaped harmful bacteria are called:
a. cocci                                             b. bacilli
c. spirilla                                          d. corkscrew



Read 5 times to memorize and have a positive recall during the exam.

Bacteria is a minute one cell microorganism that have a vegetable origin and cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Bacteria, microbes, and germs are the same.
There are two kinds of bacteria; harmful called pathogenic, and harmless, called non-pathogenic.
Non-pathogenic; one of the harmless bacteria is saprophytes that decomposes dead matter.
Pathogenic-harmful bacteria is divided into 3 kinds; cocci (round shaped bacteria), bacilli (rod shaped bacteria), and spirilla (spiral shaped bacteria). Cocci is classified as; staphylococci (like pimple on the face), streptococci (strep throat), and diplococci (pneumonia).
Viruses are submicrobeal organisms that are able to penetrate plants and animal tissues, other bacteria, and porcelain filters.
Parasites: infect the body and live off the foreign body: head lice, itch mite (scabies), tapeworm.
Immunity: the body's ability to resist infection. There are two kinds of immunity: natural and acquired. Natural immunity is the one that we are born with. Acquired immunity is gained by either vaccination or by overcoming a disease.
Prevention of bacterial invasion in the salon could be achieved by decontamination.
The three means of decontamination and infection control are: sterilization, disinfection, and sanitation.
Sterilization is the strongest method of decontamination; getting rid of bacteria, done in the hospitals, using steam autoclave, dry heat, boiling, etc. Sterilization is the only method of decontamination that completely destroys bacteria.
Disinfection is done with the use of EPA registered disinfectant, like QUATS. It is a decontamination method second only to sterilization.
Sanitation is used to clean any surface that is contaminated (the weakest method of decontamination).

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