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Cosmetology

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1. What means that all becteria is killed or destroyed?
Undulating
Cosmetology
Cuticle
Sterilization

2. 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?
Disease and medication
Color
Inventory control system
Circuit breaker

3. Mixing peroxide in a metal bowl...
Be written in a short and concise manner
On pre-lightened hair
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Products used on the hair

4. Which of the following is not a part of a muscle cell?
Dandruff
Axon
Conditioning
Sanitation

5. What type of manufacturersn require a plastic impression of the client's head?
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)
Toupee
Mantle
Antibacterial soap

6. The projection used to create the arrangement of hair lengths that are the same throughout the head form is...
90 degree angle cut
Joint
Break disulfide bonds
Semi-permanent coloring

7. What should be followed for any cut that may occur during a manicure?
Assets
Circle
Blood spill procedure
Square

8. What adds a refreshing - stimulating feeling to the scalp and may have mild antiseptic properties?
Disease
The skin and it's layers
Scalp toner
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate

9. What protects the scalpand hairline from caustic chemicals?
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Lunula
Refer the client to a physician
Protective base cream

10. The first design element - which describes the outline or silhouette of an object - is...
Form
Passes through a small part of the body
Human Hepatitis B
The Acid Mantle

11. Dispose of any material coming in contact with blood or body fluids in a...
Stratum Lucidum
Conditioning
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Axon

12. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Blow dryer
Closed circle
Nail matrix and nail bed meet

13. What determines the width and strength of the wave?
Perm rod
MSDS
Size of the circle
In a brush cleaner

14. Blood spill procedures require you to react to a client's injury by...
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
Backcombing
Powders

15. What maintains the acid balance of the hair and skin?
Break disulfide bonds
Refer the client to a physician
The Acid Mantle
Trapezius

16. The pH measurement scale has which of the fallowing characteristics?
Cataphoresis
Skin
2/3 mineral matter
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral

17. In a well-organized salon the client should be greeted in the...
Reception area
Be written in a short and concise manner
Fever Blisters
Shape or pattern

18. What is the whitened - half-moon shaped area at the base of the nail?
Density
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Lunula
Oxygen

19. A highly infectious disease against which personal service working such as nurses - doctors - teachers and cosmetologist may be inoculated is known as...
On pre-lightened hair
Human Hepatitis B
Be written in a short and concise manner
Not rinsed out

20. A list of all the property you own is called your...
Solid
Assets
Blocking
Keratin

21. A bleeding wound should be treated by...
Elasticity
Generator
Powders
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand

22. What base control for pincurls requires that the entire circle of the curl be positioned on the base?
Refer the client to a physician
No stem
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
On pre-lightened hair

23. Theae are designed to cover the entire head and are worn for specific purposes...
Cosmetology
Wigs
Color
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment

24. What type of thermal iron will produce an S pattern?
Overloading
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Undulating
Shape or pattern

25. What should be dne if a client has an infectious disease or disorder of the scalp?
Refer the client to a physician
Haircut
Products used on the hair
Onychia

26. A soft pern curl loosens the texture of overly curly hair by...
Stratum corneum
Using a thioglycolate-based product
Square
On base

27. An equal mixture of red and yellow creates what color?
Orange
Skin tumors
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
8.0 to 9.5

28. Which of the following terms defines the art and science of beauty care?
Cosmetology
Square
Orange
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment

29. A three-wire system safety device with a grounding wire...
Color
1 level lighter
No stem
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.

30. The shape and location of hair loss is referredbto as...
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
Dandruff
Stratum Lucidum
Pattern

31. The ph of the acid mantle will normally be...
Using a thioglycolate-based product
24
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
4.5 to 5.5

32. Which of the fallowing will help a Stylist determine the proper perm solution for a client?
At the free edge
Nonporous surfaces
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Products used on the hair

33. Cosmetology Codes of Ethics are designed to do all of the fallowing - EXCEPT...
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Scalp abrasions
Pattern
Itching

34. The temperature of the pressing comb can be tested by...
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
The Acid Mantle
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Stratum Germinativum

35. The power source used most often in a salon is a...
Disease
Break disulfide bonds
Conditioning
Generator

36. The main ingredient found in a booster is...
Lunula
The same as the length of the roller
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Perm rod

37. Fires in electrical circuits occur if...
On base
Color
Fluorescent
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.

38. Because of a tendency toward brittleness - every wig-cleaning should be followed by...
Onychia
Size of the circle
8.0 to 9.5
Conditioning

39. There are how many signs of infection in the nails and hands?
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
6
On pre-lightened hair

40. The six general cosmetic classifacations used in the cosmetology industry are...
Based on how well a substance combines with another
The same as the length of the roller
Density
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level

41. A skin patch test is not required for...
Temporary color procedures
1 level lighter
Stratum corneum
Circle

42. What are the two bones of th upper jaw?
Acid-balanced
Maxillae
Oxygen
Fever Blisters

43. The cuticle is the...
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Semi-permanent coloring
Color
Undulating

44. The technical term for sizing a wig is...
Form
No stem
Blocking
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles

45. Fallowing a acrylic nail service - brushes should be cleaned...
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
In a brush cleaner
Lunula
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate

46. Health Hazards such as impure air and the inproper storage and use of food fall under the category of...
Public Hygiene
Dandruff
Be written in a short and concise manner
Orange

47. What does a local shock do?
Be written in a short and concise manner
Passes through a small part of the body
Public Hygiene
Acid-balanced

48. Which of the fallowing is vital in order to allow close management of products purchased for retailing in the salon?
Inventory control system
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Stratum corneum
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.

49. What is a technique used to push back the shorter lengths of hair toward the base to create a cushion and add volume to the hairatyle?
Backcombing
Peptide bonds
Wigs
Dandruff

50. A piece of equipment used to air form wet hair using brushes - combs and fingers to create temporary direction and texture changes is called a...
8.0 to 9.5
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Blow dryer