Cosmetology State Board Exam Verified A+
Hair and Skin
1. What type of bond in hair is easily broken by heat and water?
Answer: Hydrogen bonds.
2. How can you maintain good posture and body alignment to avoid back strain while working?
Answer: By maintaining good posture and body alignmen...
Cosmetology State Board Exam Verified A+
Hair and Skin
1. What type of bond in hair is easily broken by heat and water?
Answer: Hydrogen bonds.
2. How can you maintain good posture and body alignment to avoid back strain while working?
Answer: By maintaining good posture and body alignment.
Biology and Microbiology
3. What type of bacteria do not cause disease?
Answer: Nonpathogenic bacteria.
4. How can disease-causing bacteria be spread?
Answer: Through coughing or spitting.
5. What is the method of cleaning instruments that kills all microorganisms, including bacterial spores?
Answer: Sterilization.
Dermatology and Trichology
6. What is the study of hair called?
Answer: Trichology.
7. What are the two distinct phases of the life cycle of bacteria?
Answer: Vegetative and spore-forming phases.
8. What is the visible portion of the nail called?
Answer: Nail plate.
Skin and Scalp Conditions
, 9. How can you help a client with dry dandruff?
Answer: With scalp treatments and frequent mild shampoos.
10. What is Alopecia Areata, a condition where hair falls out suddenly in round patches?
Answer: Alopecia Areata.
Nail Care
11. What causes a hangnail, a condition caused by cutting the cuticle improperly?
Answer: Cutting the cuticle improperly.
12. How can you reassure clients about the cleanliness and sanitation of your implements?
Answer: By placing implements in a jar with disinfectant solution.
Chemical Safety
13. Which agency regulates how cosmetologists store, use, mix, and dispose of chemicals properly?
Answer: OSHA.
Infection Control
14. What is an example of a local infection?
Answer: Measles.
15. Which substance will not conduct electricity?
Answer: Glass.
Blood and Bloodborne Pathogens
16. What is the main function of blood?
Answer: To carry food and oxygen and eliminate waste.
17. Which substance will NOT become part of cells to live by penetrating them?
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