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Cosmetology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What may affect the porosity of hair?
Antibacterial Soap
Assets
Products used on the hair
In a brush cleaner
2. In order to maintain fresh air in a salon - it is important to...
Mantle
On base
Change furnace filters regularly
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
3. Which of the following terms defines the art and science of beauty care?
Hydrogen Peroxide
Cosmetology
Peptide bonds
Incandescent light
4. A soft pern curl loosens the texture of overly curly hair by...
Scalp abrasions
Using a thioglycolate-based product
2/3 mineral matter
The same as the length of the roller
5. Disinfecting can only be practiced on...
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Nonporous surfaces
At the free edge
retailing
6. What determines the size and shape of the new curl configuration?
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Stratum Lucidum
Undulating
Perm rod
7. Professional development is...
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
Sanitation
Circuit breaker
The same as the length of the roller
8. Acid balance is important to the cosmetologist because...
Maxillae
Peptide bonds
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Reception area
9. A nonoxidative process that uses large and small color molecules and allows the small color molecules to penetrate the cuticle and enter the cortex would be...
No stem
Semi-permanent coloring
Trapezius
Clarifying
10. A three-wire system safety device with a grounding wire...
Generator
Base Control
Avoid touching the nail
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
11. These muscles extend across the front of the chest...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
In a brush cleaner
Cortex
Circuit breaker
12. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
Trapezius
Closed circle
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Fluorescent
13. Your finger bowls should contain warm water and...
Maxillae
Antibacterial Soap
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Hydrogen Peroxide
14. What should be dne if a client has an infectious disease or disorder of the scalp?
Onychia
Trapezius
Dandruff
Refer the client to a physician
15. A high alkaline shampoo used to remove residue and dirt build up is an example of this type of shampoo...
Incandescent light
Maxillae
Change furnace filters regularly
Clarifying
16. Fires in electrical circuits occur if...
Sanitation
Antibacterial soap
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Pattern
17. Derm Means...
Avoid touching the nail
Public Hygiene
6
Skin
18. Drawing the head back - rotating the shoulder blades and controlling the swing of the arm are functions controlled by the latissimus dorsi and the...
Trapezius
90 degree angle cut
Sanitation
90
19. Nail growth originates from active tissue known as the matrix located in the...
Axon
Solid
Veins
Mantle
20. Benefits derived from what current are believed to be improved blood circulation - improved muscle tone - stimulation of hair growth and increased glandular activity?
Faradic
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
21. A resume should describe your attributes and...
Communicable diseases
Be written in a short and concise manner
Not rinsed out
Elasticity
22. Which of the fallowing will help a Stylist determine the proper perm solution for a client?
8.0 to 9.5
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
Circuit breaker
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
23. What quality is notable about the stratum corneum?
Form
2/3 mineral matter
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Cortex
24. Dispose of any material coming in contact with blood or body fluids in a...
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Medium
Immersion
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
25. An example of a subjective symptom would be...
Antibacterial soap
Reception area
Oxygen
Itching
26. Key information on a specific product reguarding ingredients - assiciated hazards - combustion levels - storage requirements is provided by...
MSDS
Small diameter rods
Shape or pattern
Protective base cream
27. Which vessels are dark in color because they carry oxygeen-poor blood?
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Veins
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Powders
28. What should be followed for any cut that may occur during a manicure?
Color
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Blocking
Blood spill procedure
29. Cosmetology Codes of Ethics are designed to do all of the fallowing - EXCEPT...
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Pattern
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
Mantle
30. 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?
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Brain
Backcombing
Follicle
31. Blood spill procedures require you to react to a client's injury by...
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
Good posture
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Oxygen
32. What form of matter is hair?
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Solid
The skin and it's layers
Disease and medication
33. Strong disulfide bonds are found in the which layer of the hair?
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Pilica Polonica
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Cortex
34. If appliances are causing more current to flow than what the circuit is designed for - a problem called what could occur?
Solid
Fever Blisters
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Overloading
35. Mixing peroxide in a metal bowl...
The same as the length of the roller
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Left & Right Atrium
Red hair
36. Fallowing a acrylic nail service - brushes should be cleaned...
In a brush cleaner
Itching
The acid mantle
Conditioning
37. The pH measurement scale has which of the fallowing characteristics?
Cuticle
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Blocking
Joint
38. The thickness of the hair covering the scalp is its...
Stratum Germinativum
Density
Reception area
Hydrogen Peroxide
39. Which process uses the positive electrode to force acidic solution into the skin without breaking the skin?
At the free edge
Complementary colors
Cataphoresis
Antibacterial Soap
40. The shape and location of hair loss is referredbto as...
Square
Record cards
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Pattern
41. Which of the following is not a part of a muscle cell?
Good posture
Orange
Axon
Pilica Polonica
42. 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...
Keratin
Scalp toner
Color
Blow dryer
43. What type of rods produce small firm curls?
Small diameter rods
Undulating
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Using a thioglycolate-based product
44. A bleeding wound should be treated by...
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Good posture
Skin tumors
Dandruff
45. The term given for selling products for client's home care is...
Human Hepatitis B
retailing
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Density
46. Amino acids that create protiens are linked together end to end by...
Be written in a short and concise manner
Passes through a small part of the body
Peptide bonds
Onychia
47. Equal mixtures of inorganic and organic substances that do not dissolve in water and are sifted and perfumed are called...
Acid-balanced
Axon
Powders
Density
48. If a client has 25% to 30% gray hair - what level should hair coloring be in comparison to the desired shade?
1 level lighter
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Stratum Germinativum
retailing
49. What determines the width and strength of the wave?
MSDS
6
2/3 mineral matter
Size of the circle
50. The term texture character refers to the...
Shape or pattern
Toupee
Color
On pre-lightened hair