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Cosmetology

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All impliments must be thoroughly cleaned before...
Cuticle
Blocking
Scalp abrasions
Immersion

2. What are the two bones of th upper jaw?
Form
Maxillae
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Electricity

3. A highly infectious disease against which personal service working such as nurses - doctors - teachers and cosmetologist may be inoculated is known as...
Pilica Polonica
4.5 to 5.5
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Human Hepatitis B

4. What do ordinary soaps do?

5. In a well-organized salon the client should be greeted in the...
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Fluorescent
Reception area

6. The term given for selling products for client's home care is...
2 1/2 times
retailing
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
Circuit breaker

7. Which of the following is not a part of a muscle cell?
Circuit breaker
Axon
Overloading
Cuticle

8. Which type of light can create blue or cool tones?
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Acid-balanced
Fluorescent
Faradic

9. What form of matter is hair?
Reception area
Good posture
Antibacterial soap
Solid

10. The length of a section to be placed on a roller should be...
The same as the length of the roller
Cuticle
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Density

11. What should be dne if a client has an infectious disease or disorder of the scalp?
Cataphoresis
Fever Blisters
Refer the client to a physician
Elasticity

12. Which of the fallowing describes voltage?
Protective base cream
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
Clarifying
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair

13. The temperature of the pressing comb can be tested by...
Cuticle
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Be written in a short and concise manner
Joint

14. What should be followed for any cut that may occur during a manicure?
Backcombing
Density
Blood spill procedure
Passes through a small part of the body

15. Derm Means...
Square
Refer the client to a physician
The acid mantle
Skin

16. To keep the hair in optimal condition after a chemical hair relaxing service you should recommend that you client...
At the free edge
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments

17. The lunula is the half-moon shape at the base of the nail that appears white due to a reflection of light at the point where the...
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Wigs
4.5 to 5.5
Cuticle

18. The mixture of oil and sweat on the skin called...
The acid mantle
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)
Itching
retailing

19. Hair grows from a tube-like 'pocket' called a root sheath or a/an...
Skin tumors
Slightly acid
Follicle
24

20. Which process uses the positive electrode to force acidic solution into the skin without breaking the skin?
Cataphoresis
Slightly acid
Reception area
Veins

21. The projection used to create the arrangement of hair lengths that are the same throughout the head form is...
Avoid touching the nail
90 degree angle cut
Veins
1 level lighter

22. A skin patch test is not required for...
Circle
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Temporary color procedures
Refer the client to a physician

23. The ph of the acid mantle will normally be...
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
Based on how well a substance combines with another
4.5 to 5.5
Blow dryer

24. The common cold - hepatitis and measles are examples of...
Communicable diseases
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
4.5 to 5.5
Veins

25. In order to maintain fresh air in a salon - it is important to...
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Change furnace filters regularly
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
90

26. What is the most commonly used developer or oxidizing agent?
6
Hydrogen Peroxide
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Vibration

27. A three-wire system safety device with a grounding wire...
Public Hygiene
Square
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles

28. These muscles extend across the front of the chest...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
6
Undulating
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal

29. After applying the dehydrant and prior to applying the primer when doing a sculptured nail service - you should...
The same as the length of the roller
Red hair
Avoid touching the nail
2/3 mineral matter

30. A sodium hydroxide relaxer service should not be performed on...
Follicle
Break disulfide bonds
Fever Blisters
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)

31. Which of the fallowing is vital in order to allow close management of products purchased for retailing in the salon?
Inventory control system
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
Be written in a short and concise manner

32. Which of the fallowing is part of the excretory system?
Peptide bonds
Using a thioglycolate-based product
Antibacterial Soap
Skin

33. Healthy skin's pH level of 4.5 to 5.5 is...
2 1/2 times
Avoid touching the nail
Size of the circle
Slightly acid

34. Which of the fallowing will help a Stylist determine the proper perm solution for a client?
The Acid Mantle
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Not rinsed out
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal

35. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
Nonporous surfaces
The skin and it's layers
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Closed circle

36. What type of rods produce small firm curls?
Small diameter rods
Red hair
Undulating
Cuticle

37. If a client has 25% to 30% gray hair - what level should hair coloring be in comparison to the desired shade?
1 level lighter
Avoid touching the nail
Cuticle
Onychia

38. Cosmetology Codes of Ethics are designed to do all of the fallowing - EXCEPT...
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Peptide bonds
Under-bevel
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair

39. What determines the width and strength of the wave?
All
Size of the circle
Change furnace filters regularly
Cuticle

40. Which of the fallowing can affect hair growth by either stimulating the onset of the telogen phase or by causing the production of abnormal - brittle hair?
Left & Right Atrium
Pattern
Lunula
Disease and medication

41. Professional development is...
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Toupee

42. What may affect the porosity of hair?
Trapezius
No stem
Form
Products used on the hair

43. What is the whitened - half-moon shaped area at the base of the nail?
Acid-balanced
Break disulfide bonds
Lunula
Oxygen

44. Color found opposite each other on the color wheel are called...
On base
Avoid touching the nail
Nonporous surfaces
Complementary colors

45. What does a local shock do?
Backcombing
Toupee
Passes through a small part of the body
90

46. The circular motion used to massage the finger is called what type of movement
Joint
Hydrogen Peroxide
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Circle

47. Mixing peroxide in a metal bowl...
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
All
Semi-permanent coloring

48. What quality is notable about the stratum corneum?
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Cosmetology
On base
The same as the length of the roller

49. The shape and location of hair loss is referredbto as...
Pattern
The Acid Mantle
Semi-permanent coloring
Hydrogen Peroxide

50. Washing your hands is an example of...
Disease
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Sanitation