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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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1. The length of a section to be placed on a roller should be...
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Undulating
Change furnace filters regularly
The same as the length of the roller
2. A bleeding wound should be treated by...
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Peptide bonds
Pilica Polonica
Hydrogen Peroxide
3. What should be followed for any cut that may occur during a manicure?
Blood spill procedure
Lunula
Reception area
Medium
4. Which vessels are dark in color because they carry oxygeen-poor blood?
Veins
Reception area
The HIV Virus
Square
5. An inflammation of the nail matrix is a/an...
Onychia
Medium
Oxygen
Protective base cream
6. Which light generally makes the hair appear warmer than it actually is?
Form
Backcombing
Blow dryer
Incandescent light
7. Warts are the most common...
Stratum corneum
Closed circle
Skin tumors
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
8. Disinfecting can only be practiced on...
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Nonporous surfaces
Break disulfide bonds
Stratum Lucidum
9. Health Hazards such as impure air and the inproper storage and use of food fall under the category of...
Cuticle
Public Hygiene
Hydrogen Peroxide
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10. Washing your hands is an example of...
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Square
Pattern
Sanitation
11. Dispose of any material coming in contact with blood or body fluids in a...
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Follicle
Inventory control system
Using a thioglycolate-based product
12. In order to maintain fresh air in a salon - it is important to...
On base
Scalp toner
Change furnace filters regularly
Red hair
13. The technical term for sizing a wig is...
Blocking
The skin and it's layers
Perm rod
Closed circle
14. A predominant amount of pheomelanin will produce...
Size of the circle
Base Control
Red hair
Conditioning
15. What determines the width and strength of the wave?
Products used on the hair
1 level lighter
Size of the circle
Color
16. This element is the most abundant on earth
Generator
Axon
Oxygen
4.5 to 5.5
17. Because of a tendency toward brittleness - every wig-cleaning should be followed by...
retailing
Conditioning
Orange
No stem
18. 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...
Onychia
Circle
Semi-permanent coloring
8.0 to 9.5
19. A term applied to matting of the hair is...
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Pilica Polonica
Faradic
Circuit breaker
20. The temperature of the pressing comb can be tested by...
Color
Backcombing
Fluorescent
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
21. In order to achieve the desired style and you client have in mind - begin with a good...
Density
Lunula
Haircut
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
22. What type of rods produce small firm curls?
Be written in a short and concise manner
Temporary color procedures
Small diameter rods
Cortex
23. What is the most commonly used developer or oxidizing agent?
Protective base cream
In a brush cleaner
Hydrogen Peroxide
Cuticle
24. Key information on a specific product reguarding ingredients - assiciated hazards - combustion levels - storage requirements is provided by...
MSDS
Record cards
Refer the client to a physician
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
25. What do ordinary soaps do?
26. What adds a refreshing - stimulating feeling to the scalp and may have mild antiseptic properties?
Skin tumors
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Scalp toner
Sterilization
27. Healthy skin's pH level of 4.5 to 5.5 is...
Scalp toner
Slightly acid
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Density
28. A resume should describe your attributes and...
Be written in a short and concise manner
The HIV Virus
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
All
29. AIDS is a disease spread by...
Keratin
Based on how well a substance combines with another
The HIV Virus
In a brush cleaner
30. The projection used to create the arrangement of hair lengths that are the same throughout the head form is...
Be written in a short and concise manner
2/3 mineral matter
It is the toughest layer of the skin
90 degree angle cut
31. Hue is another term for...
Backcombing
The acid mantle
Color
Form
32. What may affect the porosity of hair?
Under-bevel
Products used on the hair
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Maxillae
33. The term given for selling products for client's home care is...
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)
MSDS
Reception area
retailing
34. The integumentary system is made up of...
35. Theae are designed to cover the entire head and are worn for specific purposes...
In a brush cleaner
It is the toughest layer of the skin
The acid mantle
Wigs
36. Which of the fallowing describes voltage?
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
Mantle
Small diameter rods
Skin
37. Which of the fallowing will help a Stylist determine the proper perm solution for a client?
Maxillae
Temporary color procedures
Circuit breaker
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
38. What determines the size and shape of the new curl configuration?
Joint
Fluorescent
Perm rod
Toupee
39. The combination of the size of th base and the position of the curl in relation to the base is called...
Base Control
Orange
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
24
40. The most common oxidizing agent used in hair coloring and in hair lightening is...
Hydrogen Peroxide
Protective base cream
The same as the length of the roller
Blow dryer
41. An overabundance of epithelial cells that accumulate on the scalp or fall to the shoulders is...
Acid-balanced
Dandruff
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
90
42. Which of the fallowing is part of the excretory system?
Solid
Skin
On pre-lightened hair
Itching
43. The fluid part of the blood is what percentage of water?
Antibacterial Soap
Sterilization
90
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
44. The term texture character refers to the...
Haircut
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
Shape or pattern
The acid mantle
45. The first design element - which describes the outline or silhouette of an object - is...
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Perm rod
Form
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
46. What protects the scalpand hairline from caustic chemicals?
Cortex
Avoid touching the nail
Protective base cream
Circle
47. To keep the hair in optimal condition after a chemical hair relaxing service you should recommend that you client...
Faradic
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Scalp abrasions
Temporary color procedures
48. A skin patch test is not required for...
Fluorescent
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Temporary color procedures
Square
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?
Under-bevel
Blood spill procedure
Left & Right Atrium
Passes through a small part of the body
50. Drawing the head back - rotating the shoulder blades and controlling the swing of the arm are functions controlled by the latissimus dorsi and the...
Trapezius
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Cataphoresis