Chapter 16 haircutting

Surfaces on the head where the head changes, such as the ears, jawline, and occipital bone, are referred to as _____.

• reference points

• Apex points

• Technique points

• Junction points

Surfaces on the head where the head changes, such as the ears, jawline, and occipital bone, are referred to as _____.

• Head forms

• Preferred techniques

• design lines

• tension points

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

• Sample proportions

• Head shape

• four corners

• technical specifications

What is the widest part of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown, that can be found by placing a comb flat on the side of the head?

• Parietal ridge

• occipital ridge

• temporal ridge

• apex point

What bone protrudes at the base of the skull?

• Parietal bone

• Occipital bone

• temporal bone

• frontal bone

The _____ is the highest point on the top of the head, and can be located easily by placing a comb on top of the head and noticing that the comb is resting on the highest point.

• Apex

• Crown

• Front

• Nape

The location of the four corners signals a change in _____.

• Head shape

• bone shape

• hair texture

• Hair growth

The two front corners represent the widest part of the _____.

• Apex area

• parietal area

• bang area

• nape area

Hair that grows below the parietal ridge, or crest, hangs because of _____.

• The cut

• the color

• gravity

• the style

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

• Crown

• front

• sides

• top