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Cosmetology

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1. A resume should describe your attributes and...
Joint
Axon
Be written in a short and concise manner
The skin and it's layers

2. The physical phase of a chemical relaxing treatment includes; smoothing the hair - rinsing the product from the hair and applying...
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Small diameter rods
In a brush cleaner
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo

3. All impliments must be thoroughly cleaned before...
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Sanitation
Immersion
Semi-permanent coloring

4. The shape and location of hair loss is referredbto as...
Pattern
90
Sterilization
Elasticity

5. What is the device used to protect a circuit from being overloaded?
Orange
Onychia
Faradic
Circuit breaker

6. The length of a section to be placed on a roller should be...
The same as the length of the roller
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Generator
2 1/2 times

7. Do not perform skin services when this type of lesion is present on the client's skin...
Color
Acid-balanced
Base Control
Fever Blisters

8. To keep the hair in optimal condition after a chemical hair relaxing service you should recommend that you client...
Change furnace filters regularly
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Incandescent light

9. What type of manufacturersn require a plastic impression of the client's head?
Form
On base
Peptide bonds
Toupee

10. If appliances are causing more current to flow than what the circuit is designed for - a problem called what could occur?
Blood spill procedure
Scalp toner
Inventory control system
Overloading

11. A skin patch test is not required for...
Clarifying
Temporary color procedures
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal

12. Which process uses the positive electrode to force acidic solution into the skin without breaking the skin?
Incandescent light
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Cataphoresis
1 level lighter

13. Keeping your lower abdomen flat - your chin level and your head up are key parts in having...
Complementary colors
Elasticity
Good posture
Temporary color procedures

14. What quality is notable about the stratum corneum?
Skin
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Hydrogen Peroxide
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments

15. What is the most commonly used developer or oxidizing agent?
Semi-permanent coloring
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Hydrogen Peroxide
The acid mantle

16. A soft pern curl loosens the texture of overly curly hair by...
Skin
Toupee
Using a thioglycolate-based product
Public Hygiene

17. An example of a subjective symptom would be...
Itching
Dandruff
Wigs
Mantle

18. 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...
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
6

19. A term applied to matting of the hair is...
Fever Blisters
Semi-permanent coloring
Pilica Polonica
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.

20. What are the two bones of th upper jaw?
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
Maxillae
Backcombing
Scalp toner

21. The ability of hair to stretch and then return to its natural shape without breaking is refered to as...
Cataphoresis
Red hair
Elasticity
Skin tumors

22. An inflammation of the nail matrix is a/an...
Skin tumors
Onychia
Trapezius
Oxygen

23. A predominant amount of pheomelanin will produce...
Slightly acid
Red hair
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Cataphoresis

24. In a well-organized salon the client should be greeted in the...
Be written in a short and concise manner
Reception area
Base Control
Slightly acid

25. 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?
Backcombing
Slightly acid
Public Hygiene
Record cards

26. These muscles extend across the front of the chest...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Mantle
Left & Right Atrium
Change furnace filters regularly

27. Hair is made up primarily of...
Keratin
Disease and medication
Blood spill procedure
Clarifying

28. Disinfecting can only be practiced on...
At the free edge
Nonporous surfaces
90
Passes through a small part of the body

29. What type of rinse is used after a color service to prevent the color from fading?
Acid-balanced
Left & Right Atrium
Peptide bonds
Pattern

30. What is the whitened - half-moon shaped area at the base of the nail?
Color
8.0 to 9.5
Refer the client to a physician
Lunula

31. The fluid part of the blood is what percentage of water?
90
Follicle
On base
Shape or pattern

32. What type of rods produce small firm curls?
Medium
2/3 mineral matter
Refer the client to a physician
Small diameter rods

33. What type of face is characterized by a broad - straight forehead and hairline - with a broad jaw line?
Not rinsed out
Square
Medium
Be written in a short and concise manner

34. Bone is the hardest structure in the body and is composed of 1/3 organic matter and...
2/3 mineral matter
Immersion
Stratum corneum
Record cards

35. What are the effects of cataphoresis?
Hardens tissues - closing pores after a facial treatment
Using a thioglycolate-based product
Oxygen
Refer the client to a physician

36. The Three major layers of the hair are the medulla - cortex and the...
Trapezius
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Cuticle
Haircut

37. What means that all becteria is killed or destroyed?
Human Hepatitis B
Passes through a small part of the body
Sterilization
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand

38. Color found opposite each other on the color wheel are called...
Complementary colors
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Acid-balanced
Medium

39. The combination of the size of th base and the position of the curl in relation to the base is called...
The acid mantle
Veins
No stem
Base Control

40. Which of the following terms defines the art and science of beauty care?
Cosmetology
Disease
Communicable diseases
Peptide bonds

41. Acid balance is important to the cosmetologist because...
Electricity
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Cosmetology
Cuticle

42. Which of the following is not a part of a muscle cell?
Toupee
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Fluorescent
Axon

43. What adds a refreshing - stimulating feeling to the scalp and may have mild antiseptic properties?
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Products used on the hair
Scalp toner
Public Hygiene

44. The temperature of the pressing comb can be tested by...
Joint
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Dandruff

45. Alkaline waves carry a pH of...
8.0 to 9.5
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Scalp abrasions
Be written in a short and concise manner

46. What does a local shock do?
Immersion
Change furnace filters regularly
Passes through a small part of the body
Incandescent light

47. What maintains the acid balance of the hair and skin?
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
The Acid Mantle
Complementary colors
Cuticle

48. Nail services must not be performed on clients with a nail...
Disease
Pattern
Human Hepatitis B
Veins

49. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
Change furnace filters regularly
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Closed circle
Blow dryer

50. Fires in electrical circuits occur if...
Peptide bonds
Passes through a small part of the body
The skin and it's layers
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.