State Board

the art and science of beautifying and improving the skin and hair is called cosmetology in ancient rome, middle class women colored their hair: blond during the renaissance period, the unusual practice of shaving eyebrows was done to give a woman a greater look of intelligence the career possibilities are endless for a hard working professional cosmetologist who approaches his/her career with a strong sense of personal integrity the inner desire that instinctively propels you to do something is motivation a talent and unlimited inner resource of ideas and solutions is creativity stressful and repetitive motions have a cumulative effect on joints and muscles when servicing a client for the first time , a visual tool to your technical skills is a portfolio of your work the single most important part of any service that should always be completed before any service is client consultation during the consultation process, to reiterate everything discussed to the client means to repeat in measured, precise terms the active stage and inactive or spore forming stage of bacteria are referred to as the life cycle of bacteria body tissues being invaded by disease-causing or pathogenic bacteria results in a(n) infection a common human bacteria that can be transferred through skin to skin contact or unclean implements is staph nonpathogenic bacteria are harmless the skin disease that is caused by an infestation of head lice is called pediculosis capitis federal law requires manufacturers to provide important product information, precautions, safety information and ingredients in the form of material safety data sheets to meet salon requirements for use against bacteria, fungi. and viruses, a disinfectant must have the correct efficacy a very safe and useful type of disinfectant, commonly called quats, is quarternary ammonium compounds to be effective the strength of ethyl alcohol must be no less than 20 percent the first step in the decontamination process is called sanitation the phase if metabolism that involves the breaking down of complex compounds within cells into smaller ones is catobolism a collection of similar cells that perform a particular function is tissue the physical foundation of the body consisting of bones with movable and immovable joints is the skeletal system two bones that form the sides of the head in the ear region are the parietal bone the inner and larger bone of the forearm, attached to the wrist and located on the of the little finger, is the ulna Muscles attached to bones and are voluntary or controlled by the will are: striated muscles the middle part of the muscle is belly the muscle of the neck that lowers and rotates the head is the sternocleidomastoideus the muscles that draws the eyebrow down and wrinklies the forehead vertically is the corrugator muscles the muscles that cover the back of the neck and the upper and middle region of the back and that rotates and controls the swinging movement of the arms is the trapezius muscles that separate the fingers abductors muscles that are at the base of each finger and draws the fingers together are adductors the medical branch of science that deals with the study of the skin its functions, and diseases is dermatology the thinnest skin can be found on the eyelid the deepest layer of the epidermis basal cell layer is also know as the stratrum germintivum the top of the papillary layer where it joins the epidermis the epidermal- dermal junction a fibrous protein that give the skin form and strength is collagen the two types of duct glands that extract materials from the blood to form new substances are sudoriferous and sebaceous glands retinoic acid or retin-a is a prescription cream use to treat acne water is the number one nutrient of the body and composes what %of body weight 50 to 70% the nail plate is constructed of how many layers of nail cells 100 the portion of the natural nail plate that extends over the finger tip or the toes is called fee edge the nail that grows the fastest is the middle finger the average rate of nail growth in the normal adult is about 1/10 inch per month a small cone shaped area located at the base of the hair follicle that fits into the hair bulb is the dermal papilla the substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is called the sebum the pocket or tube like depression in the scalp of skin that contains the hair root is the follicle the layer that consist of transparent scale like cells that look like shingles on a roof is the cuticle layer the fibrous protein core formed by elongated cells that contains melanin pigment is the cortex layer the measurement that describes the number of individual hair strands on one square inch of the scalp is diameter the three growth cycles of the human hair are anagen , catagen, and telogen the condition of abnormal hair growth of terminal hair is called hypertrichosis a severe type of dandruff characterized by the accumulation of greasy or waxy scalp scales mixed with sebum pityriasis steatiodses an infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice is pediculosis capitis a highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite is scabies liquids that are not capable of being mixed into stable solutions are immiscible a stable suspension of one liquid or solid in another liquid united with the aid of a binder is an emulsion the head of a surfactant molecule is hydrophilic a sweet, colorless, oily substance that is used as a moisturizer in the skin and body cream is glycerin chemical reactions that are characterized by or formed by giving off heat are exothermic a chemical reaction that combines an element or a compound with oxygen to produce oxide is oxidation a metal substance that is a particularly good conductor of electricity is copper the even-flowing electric current that travels in one direction only is direct current the unit that mneasures the pressure or force that pushes the flow of electrons forward through a conductor is a 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