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Cosmetology

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The thickness of the hair covering the scalp is its...
Change furnace filters regularly
Density
Human Hepatitis B
Conditioning

2. The term texture character refers to the...
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Density
Shape or pattern
Break disulfide bonds

3. What type of manufacturersn require a plastic impression of the client's head?
Toupee
The Acid Mantle
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)
Sanitation

4. What base control for pincurls requires that the entire circle of the curl be positioned on the base?
Cataphoresis
No stem
In a brush cleaner
Shape or pattern

5. Universal precautions require you to preform infection control procedures with which clients?
Hydrogen Peroxide
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
All
Vibration

6. Mixing peroxide in a metal bowl...
Fever Blisters
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Semi-permanent coloring
The HIV Virus

7. The fluid part of the blood is what percentage of water?
90
Itching
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
All

8. Which process uses the positive electrode to force acidic solution into the skin without breaking the skin?
Cataphoresis
Overloading
No stem
Oxygen

9. Color found opposite each other on the color wheel are called...
Passes through a small part of the body
Cuticle
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
Complementary colors

10. What type of thermal iron will produce an S pattern?
Undulating
Blocking
The same as the length of the roller
Generator

11. Because of a tendency toward brittleness - every wig-cleaning should be followed by...
Slightly acid
Acid-balanced
On base
Conditioning

12. The six general cosmetic classifacations used in the cosmetology industry are...
Clarifying
The Acid Mantle
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
Based on how well a substance combines with another

13. An example of a subjective symptom would be...
6
2 1/2 times
Medium
Itching

14. The purposeof a waving lotion is to...
Faradic
Backcombing
2/3 mineral matter
Break disulfide bonds

15. The upper chambers of the heart include the...
Hydrogen Peroxide
Left & Right Atrium
Electricity
Record cards

16. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
Temporary color procedures
Density
On pre-lightened hair
Closed circle

17. What means that all becteria is killed or destroyed?
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Veins
Sterilization
6

18. What type of rods produce small firm curls?
4.5 to 5.5
Record cards
Axon
Small diameter rods

19. Professional development is...
Joint
Reception area
Backcombing
A commitment to constatly improve yourself

20. What organ controls all body functions?
Refer the client to a physician
Pilica Polonica
Pattern
Brain

21. What are the effects of cataphoresis?
No stem
Stratum Germinativum
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Electricity

22. Bone is the hardest structure in the body and is composed of 1/3 organic matter and...
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Undulating
Closed circle
2/3 mineral matter

23. A skin patch test must be done at least how many hours before the actual procedure that requires thepredisposition test?
Cataphoresis
Perm rod
24
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.

24. What type of face is characterized by a broad - straight forehead and hairline - with a broad jaw line?
In a brush cleaner
On base
Cosmetology
Square

25. The pH measurement scale has which of the fallowing characteristics?
Cosmetology
Public Hygiene
Small diameter rods
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral

26. The shape and location of hair loss is referredbto as...
Disease
Refer the client to a physician
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Pattern

27. There are how many signs of infection in the nails and hands?
Generator
Orange
6
Sanitation

28. A three-wire system safety device with a grounding wire...
Color
retailing
Sterilization
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.

29. Which of the fallowing will help a Stylist determine the proper perm solution for a client?
Refer the client to a physician
Blow dryer
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Assets

30. A predominant amount of pheomelanin will produce...
Disease
Cuticle
The skin and it's layers
Red hair

31. A sodium hydroxide relaxer service should not be performed on...
24
Medium
90 degree angle cut
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)

32. Nail services must not be performed on clients with a nail...
Fluorescent
Closed circle
Veins
Disease

33. The temperature of the pressing comb can be tested by...
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Haircut

34. An overabundance of epithelial cells that accumulate on the scalp or fall to the shoulders is...
Record cards
Dandruff
Undulating
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate

35. What is the whitened - half-moon shaped area at the base of the nail?
On base
Lunula
2/3 mineral matter
Break disulfide bonds

36. Which light generally makes the hair appear warmer than it actually is?
Incandescent light
Be written in a short and concise manner
Toupee
Density

37. Which vessels are dark in color because they carry oxygeen-poor blood?
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Veins
Blood spill procedure
At the free edge

38. Hair is made up primarily of...
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Keratin
Perm rod
The skin and it's layers

39. In order to maintain fresh air in a salon - it is important to...
No stem
Change furnace filters regularly
Wigs
At the free edge

40. What maintains the acid balance of the hair and skin?
Left & Right Atrium
Cuticle
The Acid Mantle
Powders

41. Amino acids that create protiens are linked together end to end by...
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Wigs
No stem
Peptide bonds

42. Blood spill procedures require you to react to a client's injury by...
Faradic
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Veins

43. If appliances are causing more current to flow than what the circuit is designed for - a problem called what could occur?
Scalp abrasions
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Overloading
At the free edge

44. Equal mixtures of inorganic and organic substances that do not dissolve in water and are sifted and perfumed are called...
Circuit breaker
Powders
Skin
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand

45. The ph of the acid mantle will normally be...
Form
4.5 to 5.5
Onychia
Square

46. Dispose of any material coming in contact with blood or body fluids in a...
Axon
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
No stem
Fluorescent

47. A resume should describe your attributes and...
Be written in a short and concise manner
Circuit breaker
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Haircut

48. If a client has 25% to 30% gray hair - what level should hair coloring be in comparison to the desired shade?
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
1 level lighter
Change furnace filters regularly
Not rinsed out

49. Derm Means...
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Good posture
Skin
Shape or pattern

50. The length of a section to be placed on a roller should be...
Small diameter rods
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
The same as the length of the roller
Skin