WorksheetsState board/Exam Theory Review:
Total questions: 105
Worksheet time: 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who coined the term Day Spa?
a)
Marcel Grateau
b)
Noel Decaprio
c)
Vidal Sassoon
d)
Madam C J Walker
2.
To protect your client's clothing during a chemical service what is the proper way to drape?
a)
Towel cape
b)
neck strip cape
c)
towel cape towel
d)
neck strip cape towel
3.
What are sphere shaped bacteria that grow in pairs?
a)
sprilla
b)
cocci
c)
diplococci
d)
streptococci
4.
What is the disease caused by the itch mite?
a)
Lice
b)
Malessiza
c)
Scabies
d)
a skin infection
5.
OSHA is under what overseer?
a)
Environmental Protectation agency
b)
FDA
c)
Department of labor
d)
State Board of Cosmetology
6.
What kind of Disinfectants should you use in the salon?
a)
EPA registered only
b)
only Barbicide
c)
anything and everything
d)
whatever is in the SDS
7.
What does the EPA (Environmental protection Agency) do?
a)
Registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the US
b)
Protects public health by ensuring safety
c)
responsible for issuing licenses and examinations
d)
Works with the FDA and state board to make the laws for Cosmetology
8.
Who protects public health by ensuring the safety and efficacy of human and veterinary drugs?
a)
OSHA
b)
EPA
c)
LLC
d)
FDA
9.
Who regulates guidelines for Cosmetologists to protect them from chemicals that can affect their health
a)
FDA
b)
EPA
c)
OSHA
d)
SC LLR
10.
What type of immunity is inherited?
a)
acquired immunity
b)
natural immunity
c)
Vaccinations
d)
standard precautions
11.
How long should you wash your hands? (of course using soap and warm water)
a)
30 seconds
b)
15 seconds
c)
20 seconds
d)
25 seconds
12.
After you clean you must _____________________. (2nd step)
a)
sanitize
b)
sterilize
c)
disinfect
d)
clean again
13.
If a Cosmetologist steps away from their client they must ______________________.
a)
apologize to the client for the interruption
b)
wait exactly 5 minutes before they return
c)
they must re-sanitize their hands
d)
Give the client a discount
14.
A dandruff fungal infection is caused by
a)
pityriasis
b)
malessezia
c)
bacteria
d)
spores
15.
What is the highest level of decontamination ?
a)
Cleaning
b)
Disinfecting
c)
Sterilizing
d)
Sanitizing
16.
An EPA registered disinfectant must be fungicidal, bactericidal, and ____________________.
a)
vircidal
b)
barbicide
c)
ship shape
d)
approved for use
17.
What is the highest form of sanitation ?
a)
disinfecting for a long time
b)
using barbicide for 10 minutes
c)
Using a Autoclave to sterilize
d)
cleaning then disinfecting
18.
What type of Bacteria rarely shows motility
a)
Diplococci
b)
staylococci
c)
streptococci
d)
cocci
19.
Are pathogenic bacteria are ___________________.
a)
harmful
b)
harmless
c)
hateful
d)
happy
20.
What is the proper way to clean a foot bath?
a)
barbicide soak for 10 minutes
b)
using a hot water rinse
c)
barbicide wipes
d)
using an EPA registered disinfectant
21.
What is a mechanical process that involves soap and water that removes all visible dirt and debris?
a)
disinfecting
b)
cleaning
c)
sterilizing
d)
sanitizing
22.
What are short rod shaped bacteria
a)
bacilli
b)
sprilla
c)
cocci
d)
diplococci
23.
Which of the following is a virus?
a)
polio
b)
tinea favosa
c)
scabies
d)
pediculoious capitis
24.
What is a parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in the cells of a biological organism
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
virsus
d)
spor
25.
What is Sterilization
a)
The process of bactericidal and binary fission
b)
The process that destroys all microbial life including spores
c)
The process that destroys bacteria only in the active stage
d)
The process that destroys most bacteria and what we visibly see
26.
What is an exposure incident
a)
When the scalp is exposed to pediculosis capitsis
b)
When the side bonds are broken and rebuilt
c)
When trichology meets Cosmetology
d)
when blood or body fluid gets exposed
27.
What does SDS stand for
a)
safety documentation standard
b)
Safety Data sheet
c)
Safety does Sanitation
d)
Safety Material data sheet
28.
What action does fungicidal perform
a)
capable of killing fungus
b)
capable of killing bacteria spores
c)
capable of killing everything
d)
capable of killing viruses
29.
How many bones are in the body?
a)
202
b)
206
c)
216
d)
200
30.
What is the proper way to massage muscles?
a)
insertion to origin
b)
origin to belly
c)
insertion to belly
d)
origin to insertion
31.
How many bones are the in face?
a)
12
b)
8
c)
10
d)
14
32.
What is the ideal facial shape?
a)
oval
b)
square
c)
rounded
d)
diamond
33.
What is the proper way to clean clippers after use?
a)
brush, disinfect, and lube
b)
wash with soap and water
c)
brush hair off and apply lube
d)
rinse, brush, lube
34.
The number of hairs per square inch is known as ____________
a)
diameter
b)
density
c)
medium
d)
corase
35.
Determines the texture of the hair
a)
density
b)
thin
c)
corase
d)
diameter
36.
What are the 3 parts of a strand of hair
a)
cuticle follicle medulla
b)
cuticle hair shaft and follicle
c)
cuticle cortex medulla
d)
cortex follicle, medulla
37.
What are the 5 main parts of the hair root?
a)
Cuticle, cortex, hair follicle, sebaceous glands, arrector pili muscle
b)
hair bulb, dermal papilla, medulla, hair follicle, sebaceous glands
c)
hair bulb, dermal papilla, arrector pili muscle, hair follicle, and sebaceous glands
d)
sebaceous glands, hair bulb, arrector pili muscle, cortex, medulla
38.
What is our hair made out of?
a)
COHNS, hydrogen bonds, polypeptide chains, keratin protein
b)
COHNS, peptide bonds, polypeptide chains, lanthionine bonds
c)
COHNS, amino acids, peptide bonds, polypeptide chains, helix
d)
COHNS, helix, cortex, salt, disulfide, hydrogen
39.
What is melanin
a)
gray hair
b)
terminal hair
c)
pigment
d)
vellus hair
40.
What type of hair is short, fine, downy, unpigmented hair
a)
terminal
b)
vellus
c)
canities
d)
trichoplosis
41.
What is canities
a)
split ends
b)
knotted hair
c)
brittle hair
d)
gray hair
42.
What is alopecia
a)
hair loss
b)
fragilitas crinium
c)
minoxidil
d)
trichopolsis
43.
What is the hair's ability to absorb moisture
a)
elasticity
b)
porosity
c)
hydrophilic
d)
hydorphobic
44.
What is the fungus that causes pityriasis
a)
dermal papilla
b)
scultula
c)
malessezia
d)
fungicidal
45.
What are the primary colors. They can not be created
a)
blue, green, yellow
b)
blue, red, violey
c)
blue, red, yellow
d)
blue, yellow, orange
46.
What should you NOT do before a chemical service
a)
a client consultation
b)
drape the client properly
c)
brush the hair
d)
get the client to fill out an intake form
47.
What is sodium hypochlorite?
a)
a bacteria infection
b)
household bleach
c)
a guadine hydroxide relaxer
d)
a disinfectant in the MSDA
48.
Which relaxer has a pH of 10-13
a)
sodium hydroxide
b)
neutralizing
c)
acidic
d)
pH balanced
49.
What are the 3 parts of a curl?
a)
base, circle, curl
b)
base, stem, curl
c)
base, roller, clip
d)
base, wave, C shape
50.
What are the 7 facial shapes?
a)
Oblong, round, square, triangle, inverted triangle, diamond, oval
b)
oval, round, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, diamond, square
c)
oblong, round, zygomatic, diamond, heart, inverted triangle, square
d)
oval, round, heart, triangle, pentagon, square, triangle
51.
What can happen if you do not practice cutting palm to palm
a)
you will get carpal tunnel
b)
you will cut your finger
c)
your haircuts will be uneven
d)
your shears will start to weaken
52.
________--Refers to standards to follow to maintain safety and professionalism
a)
OSHA
b)
ethics
c)
rules
d)
laws
53.
How many turns around a roller for a curl?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
1 and a half
d)
2 and a half
54.
How many turns around a roller for a wave?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
1 and a half
d)
2 and a half
55.
What stops the overload of electrical current?
a)
circuit breaker
b)
fuse
c)
grounding breaker
d)
a power switch
56.
which muscle bends the foot up and extends the toes?
a)
extensor digit minimi
b)
extensor digitorum longus
c)
sural nerve
d)
carpal tunnel
57.
which facial light is used for aging/redness?
a)
green light
b)
blue light
c)
red light
d)
yellow light
58.
Which facial light is used for acne prone skin?
a)
green light
b)
blue light
c)
red light
d)
yellow light
59.
What is the most common ingredient in chemical waving
a)
the amount of hydrogen/carbon
b)
alkaline
c)
Ammonium thioglycolate
d)
potential hydrogen
60.
What is the pH of most colors and toners?
a)
7-11
b)
9-10
c)
8-12
d)
6-8
61.
What are the ingredients in ammonia?
a)
hydrogen and nitrogen
b)
hydrogen and carbon
c)
nitrogen and sulfur
d)
hydrogen and sulfur
62.
What are the 3 side bonds?
a)
Hydrogen, sulfur, disulfide
b)
hydrogen, salt, lanthionine
c)
hydrogen, salt, disulfide
d)
hydrogen, disulfide, and peptide
63.
what is the pH of hair, skin, and nails
a)
4.2-7
b)
2.4-5.5
c)
4.4-7
d)
4.4-5.5
64.
What is another name for Scutula?
a)
Tinea
b)
Tinea favosa
c)
Tinea favus
d)
tinea barbae
65.
Why do you condition the hair after chemical waving?
a)
Restore moisture in the scalp
b)
to make the hair dry and brittle
c)
to up charge the service
d)
to make the hair smell better
66.
What does the Frontalis muscle do?
a)
move your noes
b)
raise the eyebrows
c)
move your temples
d)
tighten your jaw
67.
If your client has a petite frame how should you style their hair?
a)
flat to the scalp
b)
with no volume
c)
with more volume
d)
straightened flat down
68.
To release weight cut with what line?
a)
horizontal line
b)
diagonal line
c)
vertical line
d)
guideline
69.
How do you measure volts of electricity?
a)
Amperes
b)
watts
c)
ohms
d)
kilowatts
70.
To prevent wrist problems you should hold your shears ___________
a)
sideways
b)
diagonal
c)
against your palm
d)
straight
71.
What bacteria causes tetanus?
a)
cocci
b)
diplococci
c)
staylococci
d)
streptococci
72.
While shampooing your client how should you stand to prevent back strain/fatigue?
a)
wrist bent down always
b)
bent over your client
c)
hold your arms above your head
d)
shoulders back
73.
What body system includes the skin?
a)
Integumentary
b)
skeletal
c)
muscular
d)
Nerves
74.
What is the common reducing agent?
a)
oxygen
b)
Thioglycolic acid
c)
alkaline solution
d)
hydrogen
75.
Hair color tones can be described as ?
a)
silver, yellow, orange
b)
cool, hot, natural
c)
cool, neutral, warm
d)
neutral, natural, cool
76.
How do you measure for a wig?
a)
Head circumference, front to nape, ear to ear
b)
ear to ear, nape area, head circumference
c)
nape to ear, temple to temple, crown
d)
parietal to the mastoid process, head circumference, front to nape
77.
Buccinator is a muscle of the ___________
a)
neck
b)
leg
c)
mouth
d)
arm
78.
the universal solvent is ____________
a)
oxygen
b)
hydrogen
c)
water
d)
salt
79.
What hairstyle is best for a round face shape?
a)
volume on top
b)
volume on the sides
c)
a rounded haircut
d)
bangs with volume on the sides
80.
What are the secondary colors
a)
blue, red, yellow
b)
red violet, blue green, red orange
c)
violet, blue, green
d)
green, orange, violet
81.
What is used to determine the lightness or darkness of a color?
a)
The color wheel
b)
The level system
c)
The undertones of the hair
d)
strand test
82.
What is a perm wrap when one end paper is places under and another paper is placed over?
a)
bookend
b)
single
c)
double
83.
What hair cutting technique would you use for a stacked haircut?
a)
long layered
b)
graduated
c)
blunt
d)
zero elevation
84.
What is the mixing ratio to test metallic salts?
a)
1:20
b)
4:30
c)
5:20
d)
2:30
85.
Which relaxers are often marketed and sold as no mix no-lye relaxers?
a)
Potassium hydroxide relaxers
b)
guandine hydroxide relaxer
c)
acidic hydroxide relaxer
d)
nitrogen hydroxide relaxers
86.
What is the widest point of the head?
a)
occipital
b)
apex
c)
parietal ridge
d)
ear to ear
87.
What is a simple stitch to attach a weft to a track?
a)
lock stich
b)
double lock stitch
c)
quick stitch
d)
overcast stitch
88.
Hair piece with an opening in the base to pull the client's own hair through to blend
a)
toupee
b)
wiglet
c)
integration
d)
weft
89.
Hydroxide relaxers break disulfide bonds by removing one sulfur atom and converting it into a ________________ bond.
a)
hydrogen
b)
salt
c)
lanthionine
d)
peptide
90.
The client got a perm, but the mid-shaft was curly and the ends were straight, what caused this?
a)
the hair was over processed
b)
the hair was not properly placed on perm rods
c)
the hair was under processed
d)
the perm didn't work properly
91.
The client received a color service, and the roots were lighter than the mid-shaft and ends. What should you use to fix the problem?
a)
a darker permanent color
b)
apply a demi permanent
c)
redo the color all over the head
d)
apply toner to the ends
92.
What is a Board of upright nails used for hair extensions?
a)
braiding rack
b)
integratoin
c)
block
d)
Hackle
93.
The client has already had a virgin relaxer and is coming in for a retouch. How far should you apply the relaxer from the scalp?
a)
Apply 1/2 inch away from ends
b)
Start by out lining the section and apply all over for complete saturation
c)
¼-½ inch away from the scalp and only to the new growth
d)
Apply like a virgin relaxer with Base
94.
What two muscles control the mouth
a)
Temporalis and masseter
b)
sural nerve and buccinator
c)
Masseter and occipital
d)
frontalis and parietal
95.
How many stages of dreadlocks?
a)
Four (beginner, palm roll, growing, maturation and completed locks)
b)
Five (beginner, pre-loc, sprouting, growing, maturation)
c)
Seven (growing hair, beginner, pre loc, palm roll, sprouting, growing, maturation, staging)
d)
One (palm roll/creating locks)
96.
Outermost layer of the hair; cells overlap like shingles on a roof.
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
hair shaft
97.
Fibrous protein layer of the hair; responsible for hair’s strength, elasticity, and color; contributes to about 90% of the hair’s weight.
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
hair shaft
98.
What would help add porosity to the hair?
a)
acid balanced shampoo
b)
color enhanicng shampoo
c)
neutralizing shampoo
d)
balancing shampoo
99.
The cortex is responsible for strength, elasticity, and _______?
a)
the soft silky feel of hair
b)
protecting the hair from damage
c)
hair color
d)
how much hair you have
100.
The tail of a surfactant is _____, meaning oil loving.
a)
hydrophobic
b)
hydrogen
c)
lipophilic
d)
sulfur
101.
You perform a hair color service on a client and they have a negative reaction. What could have been done to prevent an allergic reaction to hair color?
a)
strand test
b)
a client consultation
c)
a different developer
d)
Predisposition test
102.
What is the main active ingredient in a true acid and acid balanced waving lotion?
a)
Thio
b)
glycerol monothioglycolate
c)
Ammonium thioglycolate
d)
ATG
103.
If during a client consultation you notice the client’s overly porous ends, how should you go about the relaxer service?
a)
Do the ends last
b)
Do the roots last
c)
Do the roots first
d)
Do the ends first
104.
What synthetic is known for breaking the natural hair?
a)
rayon
b)
Nylon
c)
kanekalon
d)
yak
105.
What type of wrap doesn’t create lines?
a)
croquignole
b)
curvature
c)
Bricklay
d)
basic
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