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What is the largest organ of the body? - Answer- Dermis Sebaceous glands are also known as: - Answer- Oil Glands Sudoriferous glands are also known as: - Answer- Sweat Glands Irregular shaped patches of skin depigmentation (typically on hands, face, & neck): - Answer- Vitiligo The sebaceous glands produce: - Answer- Oil The sudoriferous glands produce: - Answer- sweat The sudoriferous glands function to: - Answer- Regulate temperature Another name for a birthmark is: - Answer- Nevus Flameus An overactive sebaceous gland would produce: - Answer- oil The technical name for a blackhead is: - Answer- Comedone Milia are more commonly referred to as: - Answer- White heads A congenital defect such as causes Albinism, is one that - Answer- You are born with A small, pus filled abscess is referred to as a: - Answer- Boil The technical name for a "Boil" is a: - Answer- Furuncle For a waxing procedure to be most successful, the hair should be how long - Answer- ¼ - ½ inch Leukoderma refers to: - Answer- White patches on the skin Often referred to as the "Adam's Apple", the actual name for this bone is the - Answer- Hyoid The name for the protein making up your skin, hair, and nails: - Answer- Keratin An area of thickened skin: - Answer- Callus / Keratoma A group of brownish spots, without elevation, occurring in one spot is called: - Answer- Chloasma Patchy brown skin discoloration, often the result of hormonal changes/pregnancy: - Answer- Chloasma A swollen lesion usually lasting only a few hours, often caused by an insect bite: - Answer- Wheal This is a contagious, pus filled abscess, generally caused by a bacterial infection: - Answer- Furuncle A comedone extractor would be used to treat: - Answer- Black-heads This is a temporary hair removal technique producing results similar to waxing: - Answer- Sugaring The only permanent hair removal technique: - Answer- Electrolysis What type of test should be conducted prior to any waxing or exfoliation procedure? - Answer- Predisposition test If the dermatologist says you have verrucas, you have: - Answer- Warts Pityriasis Capitis, can result from extreme changes in temperature, as a contact reaction to certain skin and hair care products, or, as an allergic reaction to certain foods; it can be oily or dry - and is commonly known as: - Answer- Dandruff Dandruff, can result from extreme changes in temperature, as a contact reaction to certain skin and hair care products, or, as an allergic reaction to certain foods; it can be oily or dry - and goes by the Latin / medical name of: - Answer- Pityriasis Capitis The epidermis is the: - Answer- Top or outermost layer of the skin The study of the microscopic anatomy of plant and animal cells, including their structure and function is known as: - Answer- Histology Responsible for maintaining the bodies internal temperature: - Answer- Sudoriferous Glands The Integumentary System refers to: - Answer- The skin, its appendages, and accessory organs Serve to waterproof, cushion, excrete waste, and regulate the body's temperature: - Answer- The sebaceous & sudoriferous glands Exfoliating creams usually have a pH in what range? - Answer- Alkaline The pH range of human skin is between - Answer- 4.5 - 5.5 All exfoliation techniques (manual, mechanical, chemical) do essentially the same thing - Answer- Remove skin tissue Which governmental agency regulates cosmetics in the United States? - Answer- FDA Which agency regulates & approves the efficacy of products used for infection control: - Answer- EPA Which governmental agency enforces health and safety standards in the workplace: - Answer- OSHA Which of the following agencies is responsible for approval of disinfectant solutions? - Answer- Environmental Protection Agency The function of the medulla is: - Answer- Has no known function If the papilla of the hair is destroyed, what will happen: - Answer- Hair will never grow again How far can wet hair be safely stretched without causing damage or breakage? - Answer- 40 - 50%% How far can dry hair be safely stretched without causing damage or breakage? - Answer- 20% The term for baldness is: - Answer- Alopecia The term for baldness in patches, usually the result of illness or injury: - Answer- Alopecia areata All permanent chemical changes to the hair occur in the: - Answer- Cortex To cause a permanent changes in the hair, a product must reach what layer? - Answer- The Cortex Which of the following terms refers to the hairs "elasticity" - Answer- Tensile Amphoteric means that a product may react: - Answer- As an acid or an alkaline Because hair may react as either an acid or a base, it is considered to be: - Answer- Amphoteric The growth pattern of hair is determined in the: - Answer- Follicle The term for baldness / hair loss which occurs over the entire body: - Answer- Alopecia universalis The study of the hair is called: - Answer- Tricology The amount of moisture the cuticle can absorb is referred to as: - Answer- Porosity Which of the following terms refers to the hairs "strength": - Answer- Tensile Porosity refers to: - Answer- The amount of moisture the hair can absorb To what does the term "Tensile" refer: - Answer- Elasticity / strength Leucocytes are? - Answer- White blood cells The term "Barba" refers to: - Answer- The hair of the beard Which of the following is the Latin / technical name for a beard? - Answer- Barba Capilli refers to: - Answer- Scalp hair Hair of the scalp is referred to as: - Answer- Capilli Any disease of the hair is called: - Answer- Trichosis Ringworm of the scalp would be referred to as: - Answer- Tinea capitis Ringworm of the feet is referred to as: - Answer- tinea pedis and athletes Foot In a haircut, vertical lines will do all of the following except: - Answer- Add weight The structure located at the bottom of the follicle is known as: - Answer- Hair Bulb Portion of the hair follicle responsible for causing the hair to stand up (goose bumps): - Answer- Arrector Pili Lanugo hair does not have which of the following? - Answer- Medulla This hair is pigmented, quite fine, and can often be found all over the body: - Answer- Lanugo hair There are 3 layers / parts of the hair shaft, which is the inner most layer / part? - Answer- Medulla There are 3 layers / parts of the hair shaft, which is the outer most layer / part? - Answer- Cuticle There are 3 layers / parts of the hair shaft, which is the middle layer / part? - Answer- Cortex Erythrocytes are? - Answer- Red blood cells In which part / layer of the hair shaft, do all "chemical reactions" occur? - Answer- Cortex In which part / layer of the hair shaft, do all "permanent changes" occur? - Answer- Cortex Hair thickness can mean different things to different people, for State Board, which of the following refers to the actual number of hairs on a person's head: - Answer- Density Which of the following terms refers to the actual size of the hairs on a person's head: - Answer- Thickness Texture refers to: - Answer- Diameter Which two layers of the hair shaft are responsible for the diameter of a hair shaft: - Answer- Medulla & Cortex If the Medulla is absent from an individual's hair, that person would have: - Answer- Lesser diameter Diameter refers to the actual size of each hair, diameter can influence: - Answer- Hair texture This hair is unpigmented, quite fine, and can often be found all over the body: - Answer- Vellus hair This hair is thicker, more pigmented, and found on the scalp, face, and extremities: - Answer- Terminal Although similar, Lanugo hair is easily distinguished from Vellus hair because: - Answer- Lanugo hair has pigment What is the technical name for the eye lashes and eye brows? - Answer- Cilia & Supercilia How many hair follicles does the "average" person have on their head? - Answer- 100,000 This bone forms the back / rear most portion of the skull: - Answer- Occipital What is the average rate of daily hair loss? - Answer- 50 - 75 hairs per day Contraction of the arrector pile muscle (anger, fear, cold) causes which of the following: - Answer- Elevation of the hair follicle Soft, fine, broken hair, that may appear "Beaded": - Answer- Monilethrix The approximate pH of an acid balanced permanent wave is: - Answer- 4.5 - 7.9 The approximate pH of an acid permanent wave is: - Answer- 4.5 - 6.5 In the salon industry, the word "Tool" refers to: - Answer- A perm rod Alkaline permanent waves should be wrapped: - Answer- Without tension Acid permanent waves should be wrapped: - Answer- With firm even tension A tiny cup-shaped pit buried within the fatty layer of the scalp: - Answer- Papilla This is the lowest portion of the hair shaft that fits like a "cap" over the papilla: - Answer- Hair Bulb Projection of the dermis surrounded by a small "cap" like structure referred to as the: - Answer- Papilla Which of the following is not true of the hair bulb: - Answer- Determines shape of hair shaft This is found at the base (bottom) of the hair follicle: - Answer- Papilla This muscle causes "Goose Bumps" whenever there is a sudden temperature change: - Answer- Arrector Pili Which is not one of the stages in the life of a piece of hair? - Answer- Canities The primary growth stage of the hair: - Answer- Anagen The "Active" growth phase of hair: - Answer- Anagen The Anagen, Active, or Primary phase of hair follicle growth is thought to last between: - Answer- 2 - 6 years During the Anagen/Active/Primary growth phase of the follicle, the hair grows: - Answer- 1″ per month This stage / phase is often referred to as the "Transition Stage": - Answer- Catagen The Catagen State / Stage of hair growth is thought to last approximately how long? - Answer- 2-3 weeks During this stage of hair growth, a "Club Hair" will be formed? - Answer- Catagen The formation of this type of hair signals the end of the Catagen stage of hair growth: - Answer- Club hair Active and Primary are terms associated with what stage of the hairs growth cycle: - Answer- Anagen This phase in the life of a hair shaft is often referred to as the resting phase: - Answer- Telogen The Catagen Stage signals the end of: - Answer- The active growing stage The Telogen State of hair follicle growth lasts approximately how long? - Answer- 3 to 6 months What is typically the longest phase / stage / state in the hair follicle growth cycle? - Answer- Anagen In the average person, what percent of hair is in the Anagen stage at any given time? - Answer- 90% In the average person, in what stage is most of the hair at any given point in time? - Answer- Anagen The secondary stage, during which hair growth slows down: - Answer- Catagen The Telogen stage / phase is also known as the: - Answer- Resting / dormant stage How much would you expect the hair of an average person to grow within 1 year? - Answer- 6 inches Often referred to as the "resting phase / stage" of hair growth: - Answer- Telogen You cut a client's hair in January, 6 months later they return requesting you cut the hair to the same length as in January; how many inches should you remove? - Answer- 3 inches Shaving is an example of cutting or removing the hair at the level of the skin, what is the term used for this type of hair removal? - Answer- Depilation Short, fine, soft hair with pigment: - Answer- Lanugo Short, fine, light colored/unpigmented hair, often observed on women and children: - Answer- Vellus Extremely curly hair tends to grow: - Answer- Somewhat slower than the norm Short hairs, 1 to 2 centimeters in length, containing little or no pigment: - Answer- Vellus Canities is another name for: - Answer- Gray hair This short, fine, pigmented hair is often observed on premature babies: - Answer- Lanugo Normal wet hair can be stretched ____% of its length without damage or breakage: - Answer- 40 - 50% Normal dry hair can be stretched ____% of its length without damage or breakage: - Answer- 20% The hair follicle determines the hairs: - Answer- Shape, size, and direction of growth Which croquignole curl (roller set / curling iron) creates the least movement in the hair? - Answer- No stem / On base Which of the following terms is not part of pin curl? - Answer- Strand If the stylist is attempting to create finger waves and the comb does not penetrate to the scalp to make certain the hair at the scalp is moving, the result will be - Answer- A weak wave The most important factor in achieving a strong finger wave is: - Answer- Be certain the hair at the scalp is moving A hair set using alternating rows of pin-curls & finger waves is referred to as: - Answer- Skip Waves What is the effect of "On-Base" or "No-Stem" placement on the hair? - Answer- More volume, less movement Which type of placement creates the greatest degree of movement or softness? - Answer- Full stem / off base What base type is best used for Barrel Curls? - Answer- Rectangular Which type of placement creates the least degree of movement or softness? - Answer- No stem / on base What is the effect of "Off-Base" placement on the hair? - Answer- Less volume What is the effect of "Half Off-Base" placement on the hair? - Answer- Medium volume When a roller is placed half off-base, it is done to achieve: - Answer- Medium volume What is the best method to handle your shears if you stop cutting momentarily: - Answer- Palm them, closed, facing the stylist A "no stem" pin-curl, or an "on base" roller set, creates: - Answer- Tight, firm, long lasting curl To create a tight, firm, long lasting curl, use: - Answer- No stem curls On base curls - Answer- To create a tight, firm, long lasting curl, use: A No-Stem curl, would be the equivalent of a / an: - Answer- On base curl Which of the following is the most correct: - Answer- on base = no stem half off base=half stem off base= full stem To place your curl directly on-base and produce a tight, long lasting curl, you would use: - Answer- Over direction Which of the following would create the firmest curl with the strongest wave pattern: - Answer- No stem / On base A pin-curl will receive both its direction and mobility from its: - Answer- Stem Which of the following would create a curl with the weakest/loosest wave pattern: - Answer- Full stem / Off base If the client seeks loose curls or waves with the greatest movement or mobility, use: - Answer- Off base or full stem curls Which placement would create a strong curl pattern, with looseness in the finished set: - Answer- Half stem / Half off base When you have combinations of pin-curls and finger waves, this pattern is referred to as: - Answer- Skip Waves If the stem direction is going towards the client's face, it is referred to as: - Answer- Forward movement Oxidation occurs during which of the following periods: - Answer- Neutralization For maximum volume, use: - Answer- On base, no stem Stand up pin-curls are often referred to as: - Answer- Barrel curls In a roller-set, the part of the hair/curl closest to the head is referred to as the: - Answer- Closed end When doing a roller (wet) set, what should be the width of the parting? - Answer- Same size as the roller In a wet set, which of the following placements would result in the least volume? - Answer- Off base In a pin-curl set, which of the following placements creates maximum volume? - Answer- No stem Which of the following takes longer to rinse from your client's hair: - Answer- Acid perm Which permanent wave will cause the least swelling /opening of the cuticle: - Answer- Acid Wave Triangular shaped bases in a pin-curl set can be used to: - Answer- Avoid any splits in the dried style Which of the following takes the least time to rinse from your client's hair: - Answer- Ammonium thioglycolate perm During which period in the permanent wave process does oxidation occur? - Answer- Neutralizing Reduction occurs during which of the following periods: - Answer- Processing During which period in the permanent wave process does oxidation occur? - Answer- Neutralizing and rebonding Curling the hair from the scalp to the ends is referred to as: - Answer- Spiral In a permanent wave, the diameter of the rod will determine the: - Answer- Size of the curl Which type of shampoo may increase porosity and hasten color fading: - Answer- Volumizing In hair coloring, the word "Complimentary", means the same as: - Answer- Opposite What is 20 volume hydrogen peroxide equivalent to? - Answer- 0.06 What is 40 volume hydrogen peroxide equivalent to? - Answer- 0.12 What is the "Complimentary" color for yellow? - Answer- Violet What color neutralizes yellow when tinting? - Answer- Violet What is the opposite color to yellow? - Answer- Violet A client's hair has been lightened to a shade of pale yellow, they want to see no warmth in the hair, you should use a toner with what base color? - Answer- Violet you wanted NO lift, and deposit only, which strength of H2O2 would you use? - Answer- 5 volume Over oxidation, in any chemical process, may result in: - Answer- Hair breakage An acid rinse may be used to achieve all the following except: - Answer- Open the cuticle Which of the following would you use to achieve maximum lift in a one-process color - Answer- 12 % or 40 volume Approximately how long will a bleach mixture last before losing its potency: - Answer- 2 hours What is the "Complimentary" color for Red? - Answer- Green What is the "Opposite" color for Red? - Answer- Green If a stylist wants to remove tint / artificial color, they should use: - Answer- Dye solvent The coloring material of the hair is known as: - Answer- Melanin Highlighting shampoo is made by the addition of ammonia water and H2O2 to: - Answer- Temporary colors The layer of the hair in which melanin will be found: - Answer- Cortex Which type of colors contain pastel shades? - Answer- Toners What color could be used to neutralize a green cast in the hair? - Answer- Red White hair is discolored with yellow streaks, apply _____ to camouflage the yellow. - Answer- A bluing rinse