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Cosmetology
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1. Which of the following is not a part of a muscle cell?
Oxygen
Haircut
Axon
Joint
2. Equal mixtures of inorganic and organic substances that do not dissolve in water and are sifted and perfumed are called...
Powders
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Human Hepatitis B
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
3. In a well-organized salon the client should be greeted in the...
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Reception area
Powders
Scalp abrasions
4. What does a local shock do?
Passes through a small part of the body
Cosmetology
Toupee
Clarifying
5. Which of the fallowing describes voltage?
Refer the client to a physician
Base Control
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
Pilica Polonica
6. The shape and location of hair loss is referredbto as...
1 level lighter
Cuticle
Protective base cream
Pattern
7. Weekly rinses are applied and...
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Lunula
Not rinsed out
Form
8. After applying the dehydrant and prior to applying the primer when doing a sculptured nail service - you should...
Public Hygiene
Color
Avoid touching the nail
Base Control
9. An overabundance of epithelial cells that accumulate on the scalp or fall to the shoulders is...
2/3 mineral matter
Toupee
Powders
Dandruff
10. To achieve maximum volume - which tool position should be used?
Joint
Cuticle
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
On base
11. The Three major layers of the hair are the medulla - cortex and the...
Cuticle
Keratin
Circuit breaker
Medium
12. Which vessels are dark in color because they carry oxygeen-poor blood?
Skin tumors
Left & Right Atrium
Veins
Antibacterial Soap
13. A list of all the property you own is called your...
Maxillae
The HIV Virus
Assets
Change furnace filters regularly
14. Hair is made up primarily of...
Cortex
Stratum Germinativum
Solid
Keratin
15. What may affect the porosity of hair?
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Products used on the hair
Disease and medication
Semi-permanent coloring
16. What is the most commonly used developer or oxidizing agent?
Semi-permanent coloring
Hydrogen Peroxide
Skin
Dandruff
17. The common cold - hepatitis and measles are examples of...
Communicable diseases
1 level lighter
Form
Fever Blisters
18. Alkaline waves carry a pH of...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
The Acid Mantle
Toupee
8.0 to 9.5
19. What determines the width and strength of the wave?
Red hair
MSDS
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Size of the circle
20. A resume should describe your attributes and...
Keratin
Be written in a short and concise manner
Stratum Lucidum
Antibacterial Soap
21. 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?
Elasticity
Color
Disease and medication
Cataphoresis
22. 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?
Sterilization
Circuit breaker
Backcombing
MSDS
23. Bone is the hardest structure in the body and is composed of 1/3 organic matter and...
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
4.5 to 5.5
2/3 mineral matter
Reception area
24. The temperature of the pressing comb can be tested by...
Products used on the hair
Passes through a small part of the body
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Break disulfide bonds
25. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
Inventory control system
Closed circle
90
Temporary color procedures
26. Disinfecting can only be practiced on...
Sterilization
Public Hygiene
Nonporous surfaces
Wigs
27. Which of the following terms defines the art and science of beauty care?
Cosmetology
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Temporary color procedures
4.5 to 5.5
28. Health Hazards such as impure air and the inproper storage and use of food fall under the category of...
Skin
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Public Hygiene
29. In order to maintain fresh air in a salon - it is important to...
No stem
Maxillae
Change furnace filters regularly
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
30. There are how many signs of infection in the nails and hands?
6
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Onychia
Inventory control system
31. Fires in electrical circuits occur if...
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Scalp toner
Public Hygiene
24
32. An inflammation of the nail matrix is a/an...
Joint
Onychia
Disease
Small diameter rods
33. Nail growth originates from active tissue known as the matrix located in the...
Scalp abrasions
Electricity
Mantle
On base
34. The length of a section to be placed on a roller should be...
Elasticity
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Antibacterial soap
The same as the length of the roller
35. These muscles extend across the front of the chest...
Fever Blisters
Generator
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Disease and medication
36. Drawing the head back - rotating the shoulder blades and controlling the swing of the arm are functions controlled by the latissimus dorsi and the...
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Trapezius
8.0 to 9.5
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
37. The term texture character refers to the...
Cortex
Shape or pattern
Red hair
Peptide bonds
38. What maintains the acid balance of the hair and skin?
The Acid Mantle
Acid-balanced
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Undulating
39. Derm Means...
Skin
Wigs
Reception area
Orange
40. Which layer is the top - or uppermost - layer of the epidermis?
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Human Hepatitis B
Pattern
Stratum corneum
41. Benefits derived from what current are believed to be improved blood circulation - improved muscle tone - stimulation of hair growth and increased glandular activity?
Antibacterial Soap
Mantle
Faradic
Blow dryer
42. Which light generally makes the hair appear warmer than it actually is?
Protective base cream
Incandescent light
Skin tumors
Overloading
43. This element is the most abundant on earth
Complementary colors
Good posture
Oxygen
Refer the client to a physician
44. What determines the size and shape of the new curl configuration?
Perm rod
Good posture
Oxygen
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
45. Your arms shake as you touch the client with the fingertips or palms in this type of message...
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Human Hepatitis B
Generator
Vibration
46. The term given for selling products for client's home care is...
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
retailing
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
47. Which of the fallowing is vital in order to allow close management of products purchased for retailing in the salon?
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Public Hygiene
Inventory control system
The same as the length of the roller
48. The thickness of the hair covering the scalp is its...
Density
Slightly acid
On pre-lightened hair
MSDS
49. Nail services must not be performed on clients with a nail...
Record cards
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
retailing
Disease
50. Acid balance is important to the cosmetologist because...
The acid mantle
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Itching
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level