Haircutting (Cosmetology)

Haircutting serves as the _____________________ for all other hair designs.

• finishing touch

• foundation

• sample model

• set point

The widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown, is known as the _______

• parietal ridge

• occipital bone

• four corners

• low apex

The highest point of the head is known as the _____________

• nape

• side

• apex

• peak

The area of the head between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge is known as the ________________

• crown

• front

• nape

• fringe area

The triangular section of hair that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners of the head is known as the

• bang area

• apex

• crown

• nape

All hair cuts are composed of lines, sections and ___________

• foundations

• graduations

• angles

• layers

The two basic lines used in haircutting are straight and _____

• tapered

• curved

• diagnal

• wavy

A technique of using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length is called _____

• beveling

• blunt cutting

• graduating

• layering

What technique is necessary to help control the hair and produce a more uniform cut?

• Tapering

• Layering

• Sectioning

• Shampooing

The angle or degree of which a subsection of hair is held or elevated from the head when cutting is called _________

• graduation

• angling

• elevation

• projection