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A compilation of questions and answers from the oregon tattoo certification exam. It covers a wide range of topics relevant to the practice of tattooing, including equipment, techniques, regulations, and safety protocols. It serves as a valuable resource for individuals preparing for the certification exam or seeking to enhance their knowledge of the tattooing industry. The questions address specific aspects of tattoo machine mechanics, color theory, licensing requirements, and infection control practices. It provides insights into the standards and best practices expected of licensed tattoo artists in oregon, offering a comprehensive overview of the knowledge required for certification. This study guide is designed to help aspiring tattoo artists master the essential concepts and regulations necessary for a successful and safe tattooing career.
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What is the waiting timeframe for a client taking acutane? - Answer: 6 months What is the waiting time for a client w/ autoimmune disease? - Answer: Doctor referral Tertiary colors are - Answer: Two secondary colors mixed (yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet, red-orange, yellow-orange) Causes of rattle in machine - Answer: 1. A bent saddle (worst)
Brass thumb screw - Answer: For contact screw lock down. Copper is 100% conductive Non- ferrous metal - Answer: Use as frame with non- ferrous yoke under coils, will get hot FAST A- bar setup - Answer: Leverage is key factor Alignment over rear coil - Answer: Rear over hang of coil is fine. A longer A- bar has more leverage. Leverage key when it comes to A- bar choice Chrome coated A- bars - Answer: Do not function as well as plain steel or iron A- bars 1018C steel - Answer: Does not dent inwards as easy as iron. 1018c lasts indefinitely Rubber grommets - Answer: Are best "hat" style Rubber - Answer: Stops vibration Copper - Answer: 100% conductive but soft
Shorter front spring - Answer: Better on linear. Don't want a high angle because this will shorten your stroke & ability to lengthen the stroke Lower angle - Answer: Widens powerband (or amount of voltage) beneficial for using different techniques with same machine. Very low spring angle will cause machine to be spongy & weak Why machines get hot - Answer: Plain & simple, it is the coils When A- bar hits top of coil - Answer: It can twist as it comes down & as its coming down & twisting, a different part of the A- bar can hit the coil top at almost the exact time. This can cause a noticeable rattle A- bar standard - Answer: 1.5 inches (plus nipple) or 1 5/8 inches long Coils standard - Answer: 1 1/4 x 5/16 dia or 1 1/4 x 3/8 dia. 1.25 inches tall Frame holes standard - Answer: Threaded 8- 32 Tube vise standard - Answer: To handle a 5/16 dia tube
Most machines run - Answer: Well under 12 volts, some as low as 1 or 2 volts. 47 mfd 25 volt unit small & effective The lower the mfd rating - Answer: The faster a machine will run The capacitor - Answer: Is like a mini storage unit for electricity Front binding post - Answer: Use brass screw Screw insulators - Answer: Known as shoulder washers. Use plastic because they last a long time, clean up easy, & serve same purpose as fiber shoulder washers. Plastic is stiff & stays square indefinitely Cutting spring shorter - Answer: Not ideal because it can be loud & rattley .018 for rear spring - Answer: Firm enough to easily drive needles & flexible enough to not damage skin Spring wideness - Answer: Springs should be just as wide as the part they are attached to
Front binding post - Answer: Use brass screw Machines - unit with three "circuits" - Answer: The frame, coils, & wiring, & the A- bar & springs Brass V. Bronze - Answer: Brass - too soft, bend easily. Bronze - much stiffer & stronger. Frames cold rolled 1018C. Mild steel - very strong, easy to machine, weld, ect. Machine that "spits" a lot - Answer: May have a tube vise that holds a tube crooked Coils - most important part of machine - Answer: Heart & brains all in one Caps - Answer: Outer diameter of common coil caps is 3/4 inches with varied inner diameters according to core diameter 360 hours - Answer: Of instruction 210 hours - Answer: Of theory
150 hours - Answer: Of practical tattooing HECC - Answer: Higher education coordinating commission Line - Answer: A mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline Warm colors - Answer: red, yellow, orange Cool colors - Answer: blue, green, purple A tattoo license is good for one year & becomes inactive on the last day of the month one year from date of issuance - Answer: True A temporary tattoo license is to not exceed - Answer: 30 consecutive calendar days May renew temporary tattoo license - Answer: Up to two times in a 12 month period from the date the office receives the initial application Request to renew a license must be received at least - Answer: 20 days before tattooing services are provided unless otherwise approved by the office
Continuing education is required for renewal, every year, even if the license has been inactive or suspended - Answer: True Service related waste is prohibited from being disposed of in non-service related areas such as lobby or waiting areas - Answer: True Cross contaminating from touch or air particles in any procedure area which comes in direct contact with client is prohibited - Answer: True Between each service area there must be a clean non porous barrier, unless services are being provided under a facility license, or five feet between each client to prevent contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials - Answer: True Wash hands in warm running water for at least - Answer: 20 seconds A client's skin must be thoroughly cleaned with an antiseptic solution - Answer: True Red cancels out green - Answer: True Yellow cancels out purple - Answer: True
Blue cancels out orange - Answer: True Two members to perform body piercing, dermal implanting or scarification - Answer: True One member to practice electrolysis - Answer: True Two members to perfect tattooing - Answer: True One member must be a member of the public who does not possesses the professional qualifications of the other members - Answer: True The term of office of each member of the board is - Answer: 4 years (a member serves at the pleasure of the governor) Secondary colors are - Answer: Two primary colors mixed (orange, green, violet) Primary colors are - Answer: red, yellow, blue
Design, art & placement - Answer: 10 hours Discretionary - Answer: 10 hours Needles & needle bars - Answer: 20 hours Tattoo machines - Answer: 20 hours Equipment/ supplies - Answer: 20 hours Skin - Answer: 20 hours Client services - Answer: 20 Houston Business operations - Answer: 20 hours Oregon laws & rules - Answer: 20 hours Safety & infection control - Answer: 40 hours
150 hours of: - Answer: Practical training 210 hours of: - Answer: Theory Sharps containers must be what? - Answer: Puncture-resistant, leak-proof container that can be closed for handling, storage, transportation, & disposal. Must be labeled with the "biohazard" symbol Office (definition) - Answer: Health licensing office Instruments (definition) - Answer: Equipment used during tattoo services such as needles & tubes High level disinfectant - Answer: A chemical agent, which has demonstrated tuberculocidal activity and is registered with the EPA FDA (definition) - Answer: Food & drug administration EPA (definition) - Answer: Environmental Protection Agency Tinea pedis (athlete's foot) - Answer: fungal infection of the foot
Lipoma - Answer: This neoplasm is formed primarily of lipocytes or fat cells Nevus (mole) - Answer: Benign neoplasm of melanocytes Dermatofibromas - Answer: Benign pea-sized growths that occur on the arms & legs Milia - Answer: Tiny white cysts that appear on the face & chest basal cell carcinoma - Answer: Most common form of skin cancer. Caused by sun damage Skin tags - Answer: Harmless tags or outgrowths of skin that grow around the neck, under the arms & sometimes in the groin Venous lake - Answer: Group of large dilated blood vessels (veins) which resembles a blood blister spider angiomas - Answer: Small growths of blood vessels (small arteries) under the skin
Seborrheic keratosis - Answer: Benign growths of the upper layers of the skin Sebaceous hyperplasia - Answer: Benign growth that most often occurs on the face of middle aged to elderly people Lentigos (age spots) - Answer: Small, flat, brown circular spots which are benign & are not related to moles Cherry angiomas - Answer: Very common I'm caucasions. They appear small, round red spots composed of small blood vessels called capillaries & can be raised or flat actinic keratosis - Answer: Pre-cancerous condition of the upper layer of the skin Vitiligo - Answer: Disorders causes loss of pigment-producing cells of the epidermis Rosacea - Answer: Chronic skin eruption featuring dilation of the small facial blood vessels, flushing of the face, & pustules & papules
Macules - Answer: Flat lesions of any size. Papules - Answer: raised lesions, 1 cm in size. (About one-half inch) Plaques - Answer: Papules greasers than 1 cm in diameter. The surface of papules & plaques may be smooth, rough (warty) or scaly Nodules - Answer: Elevated lesions which are located deep in the skin. The skin can be moved over the top of the lesion Purpura - Answer: Results from hemorrhage into the skin. Pustules - Answer: pus-filled sacs such as those seen in acne, or pimples Abscesses - Answer: localized collections of pus that may be under the skin or deep within the body and that cause tissue destruction Wheal (hive) - Answer: Result from a transient reaction in the dermis
Vesicles - Answer: Elevated lesions which contain a clear fluid, like a small blister. Bullae - Answer: Vesicles larger than 1 cm Secondary lesions - Answer: lesions that result in changes in primary lesions (running or scratching) Telangiectasis - Answer: Distended or dilated surface blood vessels Scales - Answer: White to brown flakes on the skin & should be differentiated from crusts Ulcers - Answer: Depressed lesions in which the epidermis & at least part of the dermis has been lost. (Heals with scarring) Fissures - Answer: Linear ulcers Sinuses - Answer: Connections between the skin surface & an underlying structure Atrophy - Answer: Loss of substance in the skin