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Cosmetology

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A predominant amount of pheomelanin will produce...
Red hair
Blocking
Trapezius
The HIV Virus

2. The combination of the size of th base and the position of the curl in relation to the base is called...
2/3 mineral matter
Cuticle
Base Control
Refer the client to a physician

3. AIDS is a disease spread by...
Be written in a short and concise manner
Powders
The HIV Virus
Clarifying

4. A bleeding wound should be treated by...
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
In a brush cleaner
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Generator

5. Dispose of any material coming in contact with blood or body fluids in a...
Disease
Haircut
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
MSDS

6. Where should you apply the first bead of nail acrylic?
Cuticle
At the free edge
Skin
Inventory control system

7. What is the device used to protect a circuit from being overloaded?
Communicable diseases
The same as the length of the roller
Refer the client to a physician
Circuit breaker

8. Nail services must not be performed on clients with a nail...
Disease
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
Color
Immersion

9. Toners are pastl color used...
On pre-lightened hair
Sanitation
Reception area
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments

10. Disinfecting can only be practiced on...
Good posture
Peptide bonds
Follicle
Nonporous surfaces

11. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
Closed circle
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
Lunula
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal

12. Because of a tendency toward brittleness - every wig-cleaning should be followed by...
Shape or pattern
Conditioning
Electricity
Skin

13. A sodium hydroxide relaxer service should not be performed on...
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)
4.5 to 5.5
Nonporous surfaces
Cuticle

14. What should be followed for any cut that may occur during a manicure?
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Cataphoresis
Blood spill procedure
Brain

15. All impliments must be thoroughly cleaned before...
Immersion
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Size of the circle
Axon

16. Blood spill procedures require you to react to a client's injury by...
Protective base cream
Closed circle
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
Nonporous surfaces

17. The term texture character refers to the...
In a brush cleaner
Shape or pattern
No stem
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.

18. If a client has 25% to 30% gray hair - what level should hair coloring be in comparison to the desired shade?
On base
1 level lighter
Human Hepatitis B
Oxygen

19. The most common oxidizing agent used in hair coloring and in hair lightening is...
Form
Haircut
Hydrogen Peroxide
The skin and it's layers

20. Which type of hair is the least difficult to press?
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Medium
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Base Control

21. Which of the fallowing is part of the excretory system?
Skin
Red hair
Temporary color procedures
Sterilization

22. To achieve maximum volume - which tool position should be used?
Human Hepatitis B
On base
Onychia
Brain

23. The term given for selling products for client's home care is...
retailing
Passes through a small part of the body
In a brush cleaner
Follicle

24. Fallowing a acrylic nail service - brushes should be cleaned...
The Acid Mantle
In a brush cleaner
Inventory control system
Cuticle

25. 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?
Electricity
Disease and medication
Size of the circle
Disease

26. A skin patch test is not required for...
Temporary color procedures
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Vibration
Sanitation

27. Mixing peroxide in a metal bowl...
Maxillae
Fever Blisters
Clarifying
May cause the peroxide to become weak

28. What type of rinse is used after a color service to prevent the color from fading?
Stratum Germinativum
Acid-balanced
Fever Blisters
Assets

29. A resume should describe your attributes and...
Be written in a short and concise manner
Pilica Polonica
Under-bevel
Color

30. What may affect the porosity of hair?
Scalp toner
Skin
Size of the circle
Products used on the hair

31. Fires in electrical circuits occur if...
Left & Right Atrium
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Antibacterial soap
Blood spill procedure

32. The upper chambers of the heart include the...
Faradic
Axon
Left & Right Atrium
Assets

33. Which light generally makes the hair appear warmer than it actually is?
Cosmetology
Form
The acid mantle
Incandescent light

34. Alkaline waves carry a pH of...
Cortex
Slightly acid
8.0 to 9.5
The acid mantle

35. 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?
Maxillae
Backcombing
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Using a thioglycolate-based product

36. What type of rods produce small firm curls?
Small diameter rods
Products used on the hair
Veins
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor

37. There are how many signs of infection in the nails and hands?
6
Reception area
Temporary color procedures
The same as the length of the roller

38. The ability of hair to stretch and then return to its natural shape without breaking is refered to as...
No stem
Elasticity
On base
Left & Right Atrium

39. Hair additions are an appropriate choice for clients who want to add length - density - texture and /or...
Trapezius
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)
Color
Joint

40. Acid balance is important to the cosmetologist because...
Trapezius
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Peptide bonds

41. What part of a curl is the hair that is positioned around the roller?
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Circle
Sanitation
2 1/2 times

42. The ph of the acid mantle will normally be...
4.5 to 5.5
Cosmetology
Be written in a short and concise manner
Maxillae

43. What should be dne if a client has an infectious disease or disorder of the scalp?
Vibration
Square
Refer the client to a physician
2 1/2 times

44. The shape and location of hair loss is referredbto as...
Pilica Polonica
On pre-lightened hair
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Pattern

45. Keeping your lower abdomen flat - your chin level and your head up are key parts in having...
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Form
Public Hygiene
Good posture

46. A soft pern curl loosens the texture of overly curly hair by...
6
Using a thioglycolate-based product
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Itching

47. The technical term for sizing a wig is...
The HIV Virus
Elasticity
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Blocking

48. What determines the width and strength of the wave?
Size of the circle
Left & Right Atrium
Not rinsed out
90

49. 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?
Electricity
Under-bevel
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Based on how well a substance combines with another

50. A three-wire system safety device with a grounding wire...
Reception area
Veins
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles