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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. The length of a section to be placed on a roller should be...
Closed circle
Keratin
Stratum corneum
The same as the length of the roller
2. What form of matter is hair?
Scalp toner
Oxygen
Human Hepatitis B
Solid
3. What organ controls all body functions?
retailing
Brain
Generator
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4. A highly infectious disease against which personal service working such as nurses - doctors - teachers and cosmetologist may be inoculated is known as...
Color
Human Hepatitis B
Generator
Acid-balanced
5. The shape and location of hair loss is referredbto as...
Pattern
2/3 mineral matter
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
May cause the peroxide to become weak
6. What type of thermal iron will produce an S pattern?
Cuticle
Density
Undulating
90 degree angle cut
7. 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?
Cuticle
Backcombing
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Stratum Germinativum
8. Professional development is...
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Hydrogen Peroxide
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
Closed circle
9. What should be dne if a client has an infectious disease or disorder of the scalp?
Color
Red hair
Refer the client to a physician
Cortex
10. A soft pern curl loosens the texture of overly curly hair by...
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Using a thioglycolate-based product
Vibration
Keratin
11. Dispose of any material coming in contact with blood or body fluids in a...
Haircut
24
Products used on the hair
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
12. Acid balance is important to the cosmetologist because...
Sanitation
Break disulfide bonds
Refer the client to a physician
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
13. The outer covering of the hair fiber is called the...
Cuticle
Stratum Germinativum
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Color
14. The pH measurement scale has which of the fallowing characteristics?
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Itching
retailing
The Acid Mantle
15. A resume should describe your attributes and...
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Be written in a short and concise manner
At the free edge
Antibacterial soap
16. What type of manufacturersn require a plastic impression of the client's head?
Toupee
Refer the client to a physician
Small diameter rods
It is the toughest layer of the skin
17. Hair additions are an appropriate choice for clients who want to add length - density - texture and /or...
Cuticle
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Onychia
Color
18. Which of the fallowing will help a Stylist determine the proper perm solution for a client?
Blow dryer
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The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Color
19. To keep the hair in optimal condition after a chemical hair relaxing service you should recommend that you client...
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Temporary color procedures
Communicable diseases
Toupee
20. In order to maintain fresh air in a salon - it is important to...
Cuticle
Change furnace filters regularly
Inventory control system
Vibration
21. Alkaline waves carry a pH of...
8.0 to 9.5
All
Hydrogen Peroxide
Refer the client to a physician
22. The upper chambers of the heart include the...
Left & Right Atrium
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Haircut
Size of the circle
23. Hair grows from a tube-like 'pocket' called a root sheath or a/an...
Follicle
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Keratin
Scalp toner
24. What protects the scalpand hairline from caustic chemicals?
Semi-permanent coloring
Incandescent light
Protective base cream
Antibacterial Soap
25. 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...
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
Semi-permanent coloring
Assets
On pre-lightened hair
26. The first design element - which describes the outline or silhouette of an object - is...
90 degree angle cut
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Form
Wigs
27. Which process uses the positive electrode to force acidic solution into the skin without breaking the skin?
Veins
On base
Cataphoresis
MSDS
28. Where would you record vital client information such as the name - address and the condition of a client's hair and scalp?
4.5 to 5.5
Cataphoresis
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Record cards
29. Amino acids that create protiens are linked together end to end by...
Peptide bonds
Immersion
Backcombing
Assets
30. Permanent hair removal requires the use of...
Stratum corneum
Electricity
Red hair
Overloading
31. Mixing peroxide in a metal bowl...
Based on how well a substance combines with another
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Sanitation
Sterilization
32. These muscles extend across the front of the chest...
Good posture
Maxillae
Toupee
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
33. Which of the following terms defines the art and science of beauty care?
1 level lighter
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Refer the client to a physician
Cosmetology
34. The fluid part of the blood is what percentage of water?
Conditioning
Undulating
90
Joint
35. Hue is another term for...
Color
Lunula
Stratum Germinativum
Brain
36. An inflammation of the nail matrix is a/an...
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Hydrogen Peroxide
Onychia
Follicle
37. Nail services must not be performed on clients with a nail...
2/3 mineral matter
Stratum corneum
Medium
Disease
38. What is the most commonly used developer or oxidizing agent?
Square
Acid-balanced
Hydrogen Peroxide
Sanitation
39. What type of rinse is used after a color service to prevent the color from fading?
Acid-balanced
Refer the client to a physician
Undulating
Backcombing
40. Fires in electrical circuits occur if...
Undulating
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Haircut
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
41. Your arms shake as you touch the client with the fingertips or palms in this type of message...
Keratin
Vibration
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Passes through a small part of the body
42. 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?
On pre-lightened hair
Onychia
The skin and it's layers
Disease and medication
43. Which type of light can create blue or cool tones?
Good posture
Scalp toner
Fluorescent
Backcombing
44. This element is the most abundant on earth
Pilica Polonica
Oxygen
The skin and it's layers
Joint
45. After applying the dehydrant and prior to applying the primer when doing a sculptured nail service - you should...
Avoid touching the nail
Communicable diseases
Public Hygiene
Passes through a small part of the body
46. What may affect the porosity of hair?
On base
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Sterilization
Products used on the hair
47. The combination of the size of th base and the position of the curl in relation to the base is called...
Itching
Base Control
Under-bevel
retailing
48. Disinfecting can only be practiced on...
Nonporous surfaces
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Assets
4.5 to 5.5
49. Bone is the hardest structure in the body and is composed of 1/3 organic matter and...
Disease
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Conditioning
2/3 mineral matter
50. Where should you apply the first bead of nail acrylic?
Antibacterial Soap
2 1/2 times
At the free edge
Hydrogen Peroxide