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Cosmetology

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1. What form of matter is hair?
Slightly acid
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Solid
In a brush cleaner

2. 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?
Assets
Disease and medication
Stratum Germinativum
Haircut

3. The thickness of the hair covering the scalp is its...
Density
Size of the circle
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Public Hygiene

4. AIDS is a disease spread by...
Cosmetology
Pattern
Size of the circle
The HIV Virus

5. After applying the dehydrant and prior to applying the primer when doing a sculptured nail service - you should...
Avoid touching the nail
Change furnace filters regularly
Record cards
Cuticle

6. The physical phase of a chemical relaxing treatment includes; smoothing the hair - rinsing the product from the hair and applying...
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Under-bevel
Backcombing

7. In order to achieve the desired style and you client have in mind - begin with a good...
Refer the client to a physician
Using a thioglycolate-based product
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Haircut

8. What base control for pincurls requires that the entire circle of the curl be positioned on the base?
Sterilization
Dandruff
Scalp abrasions
No stem

9. The fluid part of the blood is what percentage of water?
90
2 1/2 times
Medium
Faradic

10. A soft pern curl loosens the texture of overly curly hair by...
Elasticity
retailing
Faradic
Using a thioglycolate-based product

11. 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?
Haircut
Backcombing
Oxygen
The acid mantle

12. Blood spill procedures require you to react to a client's injury by...
Break disulfide bonds
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
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Disease and medication

13. If a client has a skin diseases - the cosmetologist should...
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Refer the client to a physician
Disease
Antibacterial soap

14. What quality is notable about the stratum corneum?
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Color
Clarifying

15. Bone is the hardest structure in the body and is composed of 1/3 organic matter and...
2/3 mineral matter
90 degree angle cut
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Inventory control system

16. The lunula is the half-moon shape at the base of the nail that appears white due to a reflection of light at the point where the...
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Break disulfide bonds
Slightly acid
Trapezius

17. Permanent hair removal requires the use of...
Inventory control system
Not rinsed out
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Electricity

18. Toners are pastl color used...
Fever Blisters
Antibacterial soap
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On pre-lightened hair

19. An example of a subjective symptom would be...
2/3 mineral matter
Assets
Vibration
Itching

20. Nail growth originates from active tissue known as the matrix located in the...
Vibration
The Acid Mantle
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Mantle

21. Disinfecting can only be practiced on...
Pattern
Fever Blisters
Slightly acid
Nonporous surfaces

22. Warts are the most common...
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Skin tumors
Stratum Germinativum
2 1/2 times

23. The purposeof a waving lotion is to...
Break disulfide bonds
Under-bevel
Solid
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle

24. What type of face is characterized by a broad - straight forehead and hairline - with a broad jaw line?
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Stratum Lucidum
Square
90 degree angle cut

25. In order to maintain fresh air in a salon - it is important to...
On base
The acid mantle
Change furnace filters regularly
retailing

26. Healthy skin's pH level of 4.5 to 5.5 is...
Break disulfide bonds
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Slightly acid
Closed circle

27. You should wash and sanitize hands with a liquid...
Lunula
Antibacterial soap
Overloading
Disease and medication

28. Where should you apply the first bead of nail acrylic?
At the free edge
Axon
Clarifying
Wigs

29. A sodium hydroxide relaxer service should not be performed on...
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)
Overloading
Not rinsed out
Fluorescent

30. Theae are designed to cover the entire head and are worn for specific purposes...
Disease and medication
Wigs
Undulating
Axon

31. The Three major layers of the hair are the medulla - cortex and the...
Shape or pattern
Fever Blisters
Cuticle
Circle

32. What should be dne if a client has an infectious disease or disorder of the scalp?
90 degree angle cut
Under-bevel
Refer the client to a physician
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal

33. A resume should describe your attributes and...
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Be written in a short and concise manner
Brain
Public Hygiene

34. The common cold - hepatitis and measles are examples of...
Communicable diseases
Electricity
Vibration
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.

35. Which process uses the positive electrode to force acidic solution into the skin without breaking the skin?
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Sterilization
Cataphoresis
Nonporous surfaces

36. Washing your hands is an example of...
Sanitation
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Square
1 level lighter

37. What type of rods produce small firm curls?
Temporary color procedures
Small diameter rods
Density
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.

38. What type of rinse is used after a color service to prevent the color from fading?
All
Assets
Blood spill procedure
Acid-balanced

39. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Closed circle
Circuit breaker
Backcombing

40. Universal precautions require you to preform infection control procedures with which clients?
Wigs
Change furnace filters regularly
Base Control
All

41. 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?
Acid-balanced
Haircut
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Under-bevel

42. If appliances are causing more current to flow than what the circuit is designed for - a problem called what could occur?
Overloading
Semi-permanent coloring
Solid
Undulating

43. Amino acids that create protiens are linked together end to end by...
Blocking
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
Sanitation
Peptide bonds

44. Which light generally makes the hair appear warmer than it actually is?
In a brush cleaner
Incandescent light
Undulating
Toupee

45. The outer covering of the hair fiber is called the...
Cuticle
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Powders
Medium

46. Hair grows from a tube-like 'pocket' called a root sheath or a/an...
Follicle
No stem
Backcombing
Record cards

47. The cuticle is the...
Communicable diseases
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Axon
The skin and it's layers

48. What organ controls all body functions?
Conditioning
90
Brain
Scalp toner

49. Do not perform skin services when this type of lesion is present on the client's skin...
Under-bevel
No stem
Fever Blisters
Perm rod

50. Which of the fallowing conditions would prevent you from going ahead with a chemical relaxing service?
Axon
Left & Right Atrium
Fluorescent
Scalp abrasions