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Cosmetology

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1. These muscles extend across the front of the chest...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
The Acid Mantle
Nonporous surfaces
Perm rod

2. Which vessels are dark in color because they carry oxygeen-poor blood?
Scalp abrasions
Veins
Haircut
Cosmetology

3. Acid balance is important to the cosmetologist because...
Circle
Complementary colors
Blow dryer
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level

4. Which layer is the top - or uppermost - layer of the epidermis?
Hydrogen Peroxide
retailing
Toupee
Stratum corneum

5. What means that all becteria is killed or destroyed?
Electricity
Public Hygiene
Sterilization
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail

6. What part of a curl is the hair that is positioned around the roller?
Square
Circle
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Backcombing

7. A soft pern curl loosens the texture of overly curly hair by...
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Blocking
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Using a thioglycolate-based product

8. In order to maintain fresh air in a salon - it is important to...
All
Change furnace filters regularly
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Fluorescent

9. The power source used most often in a salon is a...
Avoid touching the nail
90
Generator
Cataphoresis

10. The term texture character refers to the...
Shape or pattern
Dandruff
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal

11. A high alkaline shampoo used to remove residue and dirt build up is an example of this type of shampoo...
Skin
Reception area
Clarifying
Public Hygiene

12. Which of the fallowing will help a Stylist determine the proper perm solution for a client?
Follicle
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Stratum Lucidum
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral

13. What should be followed for any cut that may occur during a manicure?
Passes through a small part of the body
Sanitation
Blood spill procedure
Small diameter rods

14. You should wash and sanitize hands with a liquid...
Square
Antibacterial soap
Hydrogen Peroxide
Cosmetology

15. Color found opposite each other on the color wheel are called...
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Complementary colors
Nonporous surfaces
Blocking

16. Key information on a specific product reguarding ingredients - assiciated hazards - combustion levels - storage requirements is provided by...
Complementary colors
Stratum corneum
Under-bevel
MSDS

17. Hue is another term for...
Color
It is the toughest layer of the skin
The HIV Virus
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.

18. Dispose of any material coming in contact with blood or body fluids in a...
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Skin
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
1 level lighter

19. Cosmetology Codes of Ethics are designed to do all of the fallowing - EXCEPT...
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Circuit breaker
Disease
1 level lighter

20. A skin patch test must be done at least how many hours before the actual procedure that requires thepredisposition test?
Temporary color procedures
Undulating
All
24

21. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
Blow dryer
Closed circle
Backcombing
Temporary color procedures

22. A resume should describe your attributes and...
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Peptide bonds
Elasticity
Be written in a short and concise manner

23. Washing your hands is an example of...
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Orange
Sanitation

24. To keep the hair in optimal condition after a chemical hair relaxing service you should recommend that you client...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Left & Right Atrium
No stem
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments

25. Derm Means...
Skin
All
Human Hepatitis B
Wigs

26. In a well-organized salon the client should be greeted in the...
Assets
Color
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Reception area

27. Professional development is...
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Pilica Polonica
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
MSDS

28. Keeping your lower abdomen flat - your chin level and your head up are key parts in having...
Change furnace filters regularly
Good posture
Trapezius
May cause the peroxide to become weak

29. The temperature of the pressing comb can be tested by...
Communicable diseases
Cataphoresis
Clarifying
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.

30. A bleeding wound should be treated by...
Human Hepatitis B
Pattern
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Cosmetology

31. The six general cosmetic classifacations used in the cosmetology industry are...
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Follicle
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal

32. What determines the width and strength of the wave?
Human Hepatitis B
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Size of the circle
retailing

33. The Three major layers of the hair are the medulla - cortex and the...
Cuticle
Red hair
Dandruff
Onychia

34. Which light generally makes the hair appear warmer than it actually is?
Incandescent light
Protective base cream
Using a thioglycolate-based product
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail

35. The lowermost part of the epidermis is the...
Immersion
Under-bevel
Stratum Germinativum
Shape or pattern

36. The outer covering of the hair fiber is called the...
Cuticle
Scalp toner
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
Red hair

37. Hair grows from a tube-like 'pocket' called a root sheath or a/an...
Follicle
Backcombing
Nonporous surfaces
Square

38. What quality is notable about the stratum corneum?
Acid-balanced
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
It is the toughest layer of the skin

39. To achieve the desired curl formation - hair should wrap around the rod at least how many times?
2 1/2 times
retailing
1 level lighter
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level

40. If you cut the hair in a forward head position with the client's neck stretched - when the head is returned to an upright position what effect is achieved?
Under-bevel
Joint
Stratum Germinativum
Mantle

41. Mixing peroxide in a metal bowl...
Refer the client to a physician
Stratum Germinativum
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May cause the peroxide to become weak

42. Do not perform skin services when this type of lesion is present on the client's skin...
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Red hair
Fever Blisters
Temporary color procedures

43. What may affect the porosity of hair?
Color
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
On base
Products used on the hair

44. What organ controls all body functions?
Brain
Record cards
Small diameter rods
Using a thioglycolate-based product

45. Fires in electrical circuits occur if...
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Cortex
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
On base

46. Healthy skin's pH level of 4.5 to 5.5 is...
Antibacterial soap
Oxygen
Joint
Slightly acid

47. Strong disulfide bonds are found in the which layer of the hair?
Sterilization
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Follicle
Cortex

48. The length of a section to be placed on a roller should be...
4.5 to 5.5
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Communicable diseases
The same as the length of the roller

49. A term applied to matting of the hair is...
Pilica Polonica
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Brain

50. Weekly rinses are applied and...
Immersion
Maxillae
Left & Right Atrium
Not rinsed out