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Cosmetology and Hair Care Quiz

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All exfoliation techniques (manual, mechanical, chemical) do essentially the same thing:

a)

Increase circulation

b)

Remove skin tissue

c)

Clean the pores

d)

Decrease circulation

2.

Which governmental agency regulates cosmetics in the United States?

a)

EPA

b)

FDA

c)

USPS

d)

OSHA

3.

Which agency regulates & approves the efficacy of products used for infection control:

a)

EPA

b)

FDA

c)

USP

d)

OSHA

4.

Which governmental agency enforces health and safety standards in the workplace:

a)

EPA

b)

FDA

c)

USP

d)

OSHA

5.

Which of the following agencies is responsible for approval of disinfectant solutions?

a)

Food and Drug Administration

b)

Bureau of Barbering and Cosmetology

c)

State Board

d)

Environmental Protection Agency

6.

The function of the medulla is:

a)

To increase tensile strength of hair

b)

Has no function

c)

Contains the hairs coloring melanin

d)

Has no known function

7.

If the papilla of the hair is destroyed, what will happen:

a)

Hair will not grow until papilla regenerates

b)

Hair will never grow again

c)

Hair will become “beaded”

d)

Hair will turn gray

8.

How far can wet hair be safely stretched without causing damage or breakage?

a)

100%

b)

40 - 50%

c)

10%

d)

60 - 80%

9.

How far can dry hair be safely stretched without causing damage or breakage?

a)

50%

b)

20%

c)

100%

d)

10%

10.

The term for baldness is:

a)

Alopecia areata

b)

Alopecia universalis

c)

Alopecia

d)

Alopecia premature

11.

The term for baldness in patches, usually the result of illness or injury:

a)

Alopecia areata

b)

Alopecia universalis

c)

Alopecia

d)

Alopecia premature

12.

All permanent chemical changes to the hair occur in the:

a)

Cuticle

b)

Medulla

c)

Papilla

d)

Cortex

13.

To cause a permanent changes in the hair, a product must reach what layer?

a)

The Cuticle

b)

The Medulla

c)

The Papilla

d)

The Cortex

14.

Which of the following terms refers to the hairs “elasticity”

a)

Texture

b)

Tensile

c)

Density

d)

Porosity

15.

Amphoteric means that a product may react:

a)

As an acid

b)

As a base or an alkaline

c)

As an alkaline

d)

As an acid or an alkaline

16.

Because hair may react as either an acid or a base, it is considered to be:

a)

Unpredictable

b)

Neutral

c)

Polymorphic

d)

Amphoteric

17.

The growth pattern of hair is determined in the:

a)

Papilla

b)

Root

c)

Follicle

d)

Bulb

18.

The term for baldness / hair loss which occurs over the entire body:

a)

Alopecia areata

b)

Alopecia universalis

c)

Alopecia

d)

Alopecia premature

19.

The study of the hair is called:

a)

Histology

b)

Tricology

c)

Cosmetology

d)

Podiatry

20.

The amount of moisture the cuticle can absorb is referred to as:

a)

Elasticity

b)

Density

c)

Porosity

d)

Capilli

21.

Which of the following terms refers to the hairs “strength”:

a)

Texture

b)

Tensile

c)

Density

d)

Porosity

22.

Porosity refers to:

a)

How far a piece of dry hair can be stretched

b)

How far a piece of wet hair can be stretched

c)

The amount of moisture the hair can absorb

d)

The tensile strength of hair

23.

To what does the term “Tensile” refer:

a)

Elasticity / strength

b)

Texture

c)

Density

d)

Porosity

24.

Leucocytes are?

a)

White spots under the nails

b)

The Latin tern for freckles

c)

White blood cells

d)

Red blood cells

25.

The term “Barba” refers to:

a)

The hair of the beard

b)

Eyelashes

c)

The hair of the eyebrows

d)

Excessive hair growth

26.

Which of the following is the Latin / technical name for a beard?

a)

Vellus

b)

Lanugo

c)

Cilia

d)

Barba

27.

Capilli refers to:

a)

Beard hair

b)

Vellus hair

c)

Facial hair

d)

Scalp hair

28.

Hair of the scalp is referred to as:

a)

Barba

b)

Cilia

c)

Capilli

d)

Canities

29.

Any disease of the hair is called:

a)

Onychia

b)

Monilethrix

c)

Tricology

d)

Trichosis

30.

Ringworm of the scalp would be referred to as:

a)

Tinea

b)

Tinea pedis

c)

Tinea capitis

d)

Tinea rubra

31.

Ringworm of the feet is referred to as:

a)

Tinea Pedis

b)

Athlete’s Feet

c)

Both A and B

d)

Tinea Manus

32.

In a haircut, vertical lines will do all of the following except:

a)

Add weight

b)

Remove weight

c)

Be used with higher elevations

d)

Be used in graduated or layer cuts

33.

The structure located at the bottom of the follicle is known as:

a)

Oil gland

b)

Sebaceous gland

c)

Hair Bulb

d)

Arrector Pili

34.

Portion of the hair follicle responsible for causing the hair to stand up (goose bumps):

a)

Oil gland

b)

Sebaceous gland

c)

Hair Bulb

d)

Arrector Pili

35.

Lanugo hair does not have which of the following?

a)

Oil gland

b)

Medulla

c)

Hair Bulb

d)

Pigment

36.

This hair is pigmented, quite fine, and can often be found all over the body:

a)

Terminal hair

b)

Lanugo hair

c)

Barba hair

d)

Vellus hair

37.

There are 3 layers / parts of the hair shaft, which is the inner most layer / part?

a)

Cortex

b)

Medulla

c)

Cuticle

d)

Terminus

38.

There are 3 layers / parts of the hair shaft, which is the outer most layer / part?

a)

Cortex

b)

Medulla

c)

Cuticle

d)

Terminus

39.

There are 3 layers / parts of the hair shaft, which is the middle layer / part?

a)

Cortex

b)

Medulla

c)

Cuticle

d)

Terminus

40.

Erythrocytes are?

a)

White spots under the nails

b)

The Latin tern for freckles

c)

White blood cells

d)

Red blood cells

41.

In which part / layer of the hair shaft, do all “chemical reactions” occur?

a)

Cortex

b)

Medulla

c)

Cuticle

d)

Terminus

42.

In which part / layer of the hair shaft, do all “permanent changes” occur?

a)

Cortex

b)

Medulla

c)

Cuticle

d)

Terminus

43.

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:

a)

Thickness

b)

Diameter

c)

Density

d)

Calibration

44.

Which of the following terms refers to the actual size of the hairs on a person’s head:

a)

Thickness

b)

Diameter

c)

Density

d)

Calibration

45.

Texture refers to:

a)

Porosity

b)

Thickness

c)

Diameter

d)

Elasticity

46.

Which two layers of the hair shaft are responsible for the diameter of a hair shaft:

a)

Medulla & Cuticle

b)

Medulla & Cortex

c)

Cortex & Cuticle

d)

Cuticle & Cortex

47.

If the Medulla is absent from an individual’s hair, that person would have:

a)

Greater diameter

b)

Lesser diameter

c)

Greater density

d)

Lesser density

48.

“Diameter” refers to the actual size of each hair, diameter can influence:

a)

Hair texture

b)

Hair elasticity

c)

Hair density

d)

Hair porosity

49.

This hair is unpigmented, quite fine, and can often be found all over the body:

a)

Terminal hair

b)

Lanugo hair

c)

Barba hair

d)

Vellus hair