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WorksheetsCosmetology and Hair Care Quiz
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
All exfoliation techniques (manual, mechanical, chemical) do essentially the same thing:
Increase circulation
Remove skin tissue
Clean the pores
Decrease circulation
Which governmental agency regulates cosmetics in the United States?
EPA
FDA
USPS
OSHA
Which agency regulates & approves the efficacy of products used for infection control:
EPA
FDA
USP
OSHA
Which governmental agency enforces health and safety standards in the workplace:
EPA
FDA
USP
OSHA
Which of the following agencies is responsible for approval of disinfectant solutions?
Food and Drug Administration
Bureau of Barbering and Cosmetology
State Board
Environmental Protection Agency
The function of the medulla is:
To increase tensile strength of hair
Has no function
Contains the hairs coloring melanin
Has no known function
If the papilla of the hair is destroyed, what will happen:
Hair will not grow until papilla regenerates
Hair will never grow again
Hair will become “beaded”
Hair will turn gray
How far can wet hair be safely stretched without causing damage or breakage?
100%
40 - 50%
10%
60 - 80%
How far can dry hair be safely stretched without causing damage or breakage?
50%
20%
100%
10%
The term for baldness is:
Alopecia areata
Alopecia universalis
Alopecia
Alopecia premature
The term for baldness in patches, usually the result of illness or injury:
Alopecia areata
Alopecia universalis
Alopecia
Alopecia premature
All permanent chemical changes to the hair occur in the:
Cuticle
Medulla
Papilla
Cortex
To cause a permanent changes in the hair, a product must reach what layer?
The Cuticle
The Medulla
The Papilla
The Cortex
Which of the following terms refers to the hairs “elasticity”
Texture
Tensile
Density
Porosity
Amphoteric means that a product may react:
As an acid
As a base or an alkaline
As an alkaline
As an acid or an alkaline
Because hair may react as either an acid or a base, it is considered to be:
Unpredictable
Neutral
Polymorphic
Amphoteric
The growth pattern of hair is determined in the:
Papilla
Root
Follicle
Bulb
The term for baldness / hair loss which occurs over the entire body:
Alopecia areata
Alopecia universalis
Alopecia
Alopecia premature
The study of the hair is called:
Histology
Tricology
Cosmetology
Podiatry
The amount of moisture the cuticle can absorb is referred to as:
Elasticity
Density
Porosity
Capilli
Which of the following terms refers to the hairs “strength”:
Texture
Tensile
Density
Porosity
Porosity refers to:
How far a piece of dry hair can be stretched
How far a piece of wet hair can be stretched
The amount of moisture the hair can absorb
The tensile strength of hair
To what does the term “Tensile” refer:
Elasticity / strength
Texture
Density
Porosity
Leucocytes are?
White spots under the nails
The Latin tern for freckles
White blood cells
Red blood cells
The term “Barba” refers to:
The hair of the beard
Eyelashes
The hair of the eyebrows
Excessive hair growth
Which of the following is the Latin / technical name for a beard?
Vellus
Lanugo
Cilia
Barba
Capilli refers to:
Beard hair
Vellus hair
Facial hair
Scalp hair
Hair of the scalp is referred to as:
Barba
Cilia
Capilli
Canities
Any disease of the hair is called:
Onychia
Monilethrix
Tricology
Trichosis
Ringworm of the scalp would be referred to as:
Tinea
Tinea pedis
Tinea capitis
Tinea rubra
Ringworm of the feet is referred to as:
Tinea Pedis
Athlete’s Feet
Both A and B
Tinea Manus
In a haircut, vertical lines will do all of the following except:
Add weight
Remove weight
Be used with higher elevations
Be used in graduated or layer cuts
The structure located at the bottom of the follicle is known as:
Oil gland
Sebaceous gland
Hair Bulb
Arrector Pili
Portion of the hair follicle responsible for causing the hair to stand up (goose bumps):
Oil gland
Sebaceous gland
Hair Bulb
Arrector Pili
Lanugo hair does not have which of the following?
Oil gland
Medulla
Hair Bulb
Pigment
This hair is pigmented, quite fine, and can often be found all over the body:
Terminal hair
Lanugo hair
Barba hair
Vellus hair
There are 3 layers / parts of the hair shaft, which is the inner most layer / part?
Cortex
Medulla
Cuticle
Terminus
There are 3 layers / parts of the hair shaft, which is the outer most layer / part?
Cortex
Medulla
Cuticle
Terminus
There are 3 layers / parts of the hair shaft, which is the middle layer / part?
Cortex
Medulla
Cuticle
Terminus
Erythrocytes are?
White spots under the nails
The Latin tern for freckles
White blood cells
Red blood cells
In which part / layer of the hair shaft, do all “chemical reactions” occur?
Cortex
Medulla
Cuticle
Terminus
In which part / layer of the hair shaft, do all “permanent changes” occur?
Cortex
Medulla
Cuticle
Terminus
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:
Thickness
Diameter
Density
Calibration
Which of the following terms refers to the actual size of the hairs on a person’s head:
Thickness
Diameter
Density
Calibration
Texture refers to:
Porosity
Thickness
Diameter
Elasticity
Which two layers of the hair shaft are responsible for the diameter of a hair shaft:
Medulla & Cuticle
Medulla & Cortex
Cortex & Cuticle
Cuticle & Cortex
If the Medulla is absent from an individual’s hair, that person would have:
Greater diameter
Lesser diameter
Greater density
Lesser density
“Diameter” refers to the actual size of each hair, diameter can influence:
Hair texture
Hair elasticity
Hair density
Hair porosity
This hair is unpigmented, quite fine, and can often be found all over the body:
Terminal hair
Lanugo hair
Barba hair
Vellus hair
