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Cosmetology

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1. The circular motion used to massage the finger is called what type of movement
Joint
Temporary color procedures
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Square

2. All impliments must be thoroughly cleaned before...
Base Control
The Acid Mantle
Refer the client to a physician
Immersion

3. A term applied to matting of the hair is...
The skin and it's layers
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Pilica Polonica
Lunula

4. Which of the fallowing describes voltage?
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.
Passes through a small part of the body
Be written in a short and concise manner
Solid

5. The purposeof a waving lotion is to...
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Break disulfide bonds
Sanitation
Cosmetology

6. The common cold - hepatitis and measles are examples of...
Density
Cuticle
Communicable diseases
Undulating

7. Your finger bowls should contain warm water and...
Antibacterial Soap
Density
Public Hygiene
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral

8. Weekly rinses are applied and...
Wigs
Not rinsed out
Blocking
Color

9. Professional development is...
Hydrogen Peroxide
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Density

10. Permanent hair removal requires the use of...
Electricity
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Be written in a short and concise manner
Cuticle

11. If a client has a skin diseases - the cosmetologist should...
Refer the client to a physician
Closed circle
Fluorescent
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment

12. The six general cosmetic classifacations used in the cosmetology industry are...
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Cosmetology
Haircut
8.0 to 9.5

13. Fires in electrical circuits occur if...
Under-bevel
Fluorescent
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.
Stratum corneum

14. The first design element - which describes the outline or silhouette of an object - is...
Form
Blocking
Immersion
Veins

15. An inflammation of the nail matrix is a/an...
Onychia
Change furnace filters regularly
Antibacterial soap
Vibration

16. Health Hazards such as impure air and the inproper storage and use of food fall under the category of...
Public Hygiene
Keratin
Communicable diseases
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand

17. What maintains the acid balance of the hair and skin?
24
Human Hepatitis B
Color
The Acid Mantle

18. There are how many signs of infection in the nails and hands?
6
Small diameter rods
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Change furnace filters regularly

19. Bone is the hardest structure in the body and is composed of 1/3 organic matter and...
Base Control
Conditioning
Maxillae
2/3 mineral matter

20. If appliances are causing more current to flow than what the circuit is designed for - a problem called what could occur?
Overloading
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Peptide bonds
Protective base cream

21. Equal mixtures of inorganic and organic substances that do not dissolve in water and are sifted and perfumed are called...
Trapezius
Conditioning
Powders
6

22. What should be followed for any cut that may occur during a manicure?
Blood spill procedure
Color
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Shape or pattern

23. What quality is notable about the stratum corneum?
The HIV Virus
Products used on the hair
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Hydrogen Peroxide

24. Which of the fallowing will help a Stylist determine the proper perm solution for a client?
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
4.5 to 5.5
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate

25. This element is the most abundant on earth
Change furnace filters regularly
Toupee
Scalp abrasions
Oxygen

26. In a well-organized salon the client should be greeted in the...
Human Hepatitis B
Reception area
Inventory control system
Small diameter rods

27. Healthy skin's pH level of 4.5 to 5.5 is...
Disease and medication
Slightly acid
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
The acid mantle

28. 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?
Form
Disease and medication
Blow dryer
24

29. Which layer is the top - or uppermost - layer of the epidermis?
On pre-lightened hair
Shape or pattern
Stratum corneum
Backcombing

30. What is the whitened - half-moon shaped area at the base of the nail?
Lunula
Scalp toner
Public Hygiene
Size of the circle

31. 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?
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
Disease and medication
Backcombing
Nonporous surfaces

32. The lowermost part of the epidermis is the...
Stratum Germinativum
Hydrogen Peroxide
Cosmetology
Pattern

33. Nail services must not be performed on clients with a nail...
Cataphoresis
Using a thioglycolate-based product
Peptide bonds
Disease

34. Amino acids that create protiens are linked together end to end by...
Peptide bonds
Trapezius
4.5 to 5.5
8.0 to 9.5

35. Hair is made up primarily of...
Keratin
Good posture
Base Control
Dandruff

36. You should wash and sanitize hands with a liquid...
Medium
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Powders
Antibacterial soap

37. The term texture character refers to the...
Stratum corneum
Peptide bonds
Shape or pattern
Overloading

38. Warts are the most common...
Good posture
Disease
Skin tumors
Backcombing

39. The ability of hair to stretch and then return to its natural shape without breaking is refered to as...
Elasticity
Public Hygiene
Cataphoresis
Products used on the hair

40. What determines the size and shape of the new curl configuration?
Undulating
Perm rod
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
90 degree angle cut

41. To achieve maximum volume - which tool position should be used?
Reception area
Elasticity
On base
Red hair

42. What may affect the porosity of hair?
Closed circle
Break disulfide bonds
Products used on the hair
Peptide bonds

43. A high alkaline shampoo used to remove residue and dirt build up is an example of this type of shampoo...
The same as the length of the roller
Clarifying
Using a thioglycolate-based product
Elasticity

44. Applying pressure to motor points will have which of the fallowing effects?
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
Good posture
Size of the circle
Perm rod

45. Nail growth originates from active tissue known as the matrix located in the...
Mantle
No stem
Form
Sanitation

46. A highly infectious disease against which personal service working such as nurses - doctors - teachers and cosmetologist may be inoculated is known as...
Human Hepatitis B
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Avoid touching the nail
Change furnace filters regularly

47. The projection used to create the arrangement of hair lengths that are the same throughout the head form is...
90 degree angle cut
Powders
Skin
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo

48. Derm Means...
Cataphoresis
Skin
Pilica Polonica
Stratum Lucidum

49. Color found opposite each other on the color wheel are called...
Scalp toner
Fever Blisters
Complementary colors
Trapezius

50. The physical phase of a chemical relaxing treatment includes; smoothing the hair - rinsing the product from the hair and applying...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Vibration
Color