Cosmetology 4

Achieving balance within a design can be accomplished by understanding the _____ and reference points.

• Sample proportions
• head shape
• four corners
• technical specifications

What area of the head is located between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge?

• Crown
• Front
• Sides
• Top

What is the triangular section of the head that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners?

• Bang area
• Crown
• Nape
• Top

____, or stacking, involves using diagonal lines to create angles by cutting the ends of the hair with a slight increase or decrease in length.

• Elevating
• Graduating
• Beveling
• Shrinking

For control during hair cutting, the hair is parted into working areas called _____.

• partings
• ridges
• elevations 
• sections

What is the elevation, or degrees, contained in a blunt or one-lenght haircut?

• 0
• 45
• 90
• 180

____ occurs when the hair contracts or lifts through the action of moisture loss or drying.

• Shrinkage
• Beveling
• Drying
• Contraction

You should use the ____ degree of tension when cutting hair with strong growth patterns, or around the ears, to compensate for the hair being pushed up when it dries.

• maximum
• heavy
• minimum
• strong

Hair ____ is based on the thickness or diameter of each hair strand, usually classified as coarse, medium, and fine.

• density
• thickness
• texture
• length

Which description is most accurate of fine, thin hair?

• It needs weight and is limp.
• It requires texturizing.
• It may become frizzy from the use of razors.
• It does not lend itself to very short cuts.