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Cosmetology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Key information on a specific product reguarding ingredients - assiciated hazards - combustion levels - storage requirements is provided by...
MSDS
Blocking
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
2. What should be dne if a client has an infectious disease or disorder of the scalp?
Powders
Circle
The same as the length of the roller
Refer the client to a physician
3. Drawing the head back - rotating the shoulder blades and controlling the swing of the arm are functions controlled by the latissimus dorsi and the...
24
2 1/2 times
Cortex
Trapezius
4. Which of the fallowing will help a Stylist determine the proper perm solution for a client?
Electricity
Circuit breaker
Conditioning
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
5. The combination of the size of th base and the position of the curl in relation to the base is called...
Base Control
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Cosmetology
Size of the circle
6. Hue is another term for...
Not rinsed out
Color
In a brush cleaner
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
7. The temperature of the pressing comb can be tested by...
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Disease
Antibacterial Soap
Trapezius
8. 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...
Blow dryer
Wigs
Perm rod
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
9. What does a local shock do?
Blocking
Haircut
Stratum Lucidum
Passes through a small part of the body
10. What quality is notable about the stratum corneum?
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Peptide bonds
Stratum Lucidum
All
11. Which vessels are dark in color because they carry oxygeen-poor blood?
Onychia
Form
Powders
Veins
12. The first design element - which describes the outline or silhouette of an object - is...
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Acid-balanced
1 level lighter
Form
13. What type of thermal iron will produce an S pattern?
Square
Base Control
Undulating
Stratum Lucidum
14. The upper chambers of the heart include the...
Antibacterial soap
The skin and it's layers
Color
Left & Right Atrium
15. The term given for selling products for client's home care is...
Circle
2 1/2 times
Medium
retailing
16. Your finger bowls should contain warm water and...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
All
On base
Antibacterial Soap
17. Which of the fallowing is vital in order to allow close management of products purchased for retailing in the salon?
Disease
Veins
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Inventory control system
18. 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...
Dandruff
Semi-permanent coloring
Square
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
19. Hair additions are an appropriate choice for clients who want to add length - density - texture and /or...
Acid-balanced
Color
Size of the circle
Mantle
20. Equal mixtures of inorganic and organic substances that do not dissolve in water and are sifted and perfumed are called...
Skin tumors
Powders
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Circuit breaker
21. Which of the following is not a part of a muscle cell?
Disease and medication
6
Axon
In a brush cleaner
22. Which light generally makes the hair appear warmer than it actually is?
Haircut
Incandescent light
Stratum corneum
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
23. An inflammation of the nail matrix is a/an...
Onychia
Keratin
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Circuit breaker
24. The integumentary system is made up of...
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25. What are the effects of cataphoresis?
Circuit breaker
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Itching
Incandescent light
26. The technical term for sizing a wig is...
90
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Blocking
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
27. The common cold - hepatitis and measles are examples of...
Communicable diseases
Cuticle
Orange
Clarifying
28. Color found opposite each other on the color wheel are called...
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)
Complementary colors
Inventory control system
Antibacterial soap
29. All impliments must be thoroughly cleaned before...
90 degree angle cut
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Solid
Immersion
30. Nail services must not be performed on clients with a nail...
Density
Axon
Disease
Be written in a short and concise manner
31. Nail growth originates from active tissue known as the matrix located in the...
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Record cards
Mantle
Scalp toner
32. Toners are pastl color used...
Disease
Antibacterial Soap
Left & Right Atrium
On pre-lightened hair
33. What is the most commonly used developer or oxidizing agent?
Lunula
Hydrogen Peroxide
Generator
Inventory control system
34. The circular motion used to massage the finger is called what type of movement
Joint
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Follicle
Antibacterial Soap
35. An equal mixture of red and yellow creates what color?
Keratin
Orange
Change furnace filters regularly
Cosmetology
36. If a client has a skin diseases - the cosmetologist should...
Change furnace filters regularly
2 1/2 times
Toupee
Refer the client to a physician
37. Hair grows from a tube-like 'pocket' called a root sheath or a/an...
Not rinsed out
Shape or pattern
Follicle
Fever Blisters
38. Where would you record vital client information such as the name - address and the condition of a client's hair and scalp?
Record cards
Refer the client to a physician
Follicle
Generator
39. Which of the fallowing describes voltage?
Fever Blisters
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
Nonporous surfaces
Disease
40. Because of a tendency toward brittleness - every wig-cleaning should be followed by...
Conditioning
Scalp toner
Skin
Cuticle
41. A high alkaline shampoo used to remove residue and dirt build up is an example of this type of shampoo...
Shape or pattern
Clarifying
Wigs
Powders
42. To achieve maximum volume - which tool position should be used?
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Trapezius
Skin
On base
43. Strong disulfide bonds are found in the which layer of the hair?
Under-bevel
Cortex
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Size of the circle
44. Which process uses the positive electrode to force acidic solution into the skin without breaking the skin?
Scalp abrasions
Antibacterial soap
Record cards
Cataphoresis
45. What part of a curl is the hair that is positioned around the roller?
Protective base cream
Hydrogen Peroxide
Undulating
Circle
46. The most common oxidizing agent used in hair coloring and in hair lightening is...
Public Hygiene
Skin
Good posture
Hydrogen Peroxide
47. Permanent hair removal requires the use of...
Follicle
retailing
Electricity
Small diameter rods
48. Amino acids that create protiens are linked together end to end by...
Assets
Peptide bonds
Cuticle
Protective base cream
49. Mixing peroxide in a metal bowl...
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Backcombing
Conditioning
Fever Blisters
50. What are the two bones of th upper jaw?
Maxillae
Electricity
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Public Hygiene