Cosmetology State Board Test

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Cosmetology State Board Test

In ancient Rome, middle-class women colored their hair:

During the Victorian age, women pinched their cheeks and bit their lips to:

A combination of understanding, empathy, and acceptance is called:

Stressful, repetitive motions have a cumulative effect on joints and:

The act of effectively sharing information between two people, or groups of people, is known as:

The type of bacteria that rarely shows any active motility is:

A rod-shaped microorganism that infected clients due to improper disinfection of a whirlpool foot spa was:

A pimple or abscess is an example of a:

Nonpathogenic bacteria are:

A disease that spreads from one person to another by contact is said to be:

Organisms that live in or on another living organism and draw their nourishment from the host organism are:

Nail fungus can be contracted through implements that are not properly:

The skin disease that is caused by an infestation of head lice is called:

The three main types of decontamination are:

Single-use items that do not have the capacity to be disinfected after each client use must be:

When removing implements from the disinfectant solution, to avoid damaging the skin or contaminating the disinfectant solution, use:

All of the following need to be disposed of after a single use except for

If an exposure incident should occur, discard all disposable contaminated objects in a:

The first step in the decontamination process is called:

Tissue that carries blood and lymph, food and hormones through the body is:

Groups of tissues designed to perform a specific function are:

Nerve tissue carries messages to the brain and is made up of special cells known as:

The facial skeleton has how many bones?

THe study of the structure, function, and diseases of the muscles is called:

The middle part of the muscle is the:

The muscle that covers the back of the neck and upper and middle region of the back and that rotates and controls the swinging movement of the arms is the:

The thinnest skin can be found on the:

The clear, transparent layer just under the skin surface that consists of small cells through which light can pass is the:

A fiber protein that is the principal component of hair, skin, and nails is:

The fatty layer found below the dermis is the:

The tiny granules of coloring matter deposited in cells that provide skin with its color are:

The melanin produced by the body that is red to yellow in color is:

A fibrous protein that gives the skin form and strength is:

When sebum hardens and the sebaceous duct becomes clogged, the pore impaction that is formed is a :

The principal functions of the skin are protection, sensation, heat regulation, excretion, and:

The nail is an appendage of the skin and is part of what system?

The part of the nail where the natural nail is formed is the:

The nail that grows the slowest is on the:

The thickened, clublike structure that forms the lower part of the hair root is the:

A lengthwise section of hair shows that cuticle scales overlap and each individual cuticle scale is attached to the:

The cortex is responsible for the natural color of hair, 90 percent of the total weight, and hair:

The units of structure that build protein and are linked end-to-end like a string of pearls are:

The three different types of cross-links that form bonds between the polypeptide chains in the cortex are:

All natural hair color is the result of pigment located in the cortex called:

The melanin that provides brown or black color to hair is:

Hair that has the largest diameter and usually requires more processing time is:

The technical term for gray hair is:

Current research confirms that dandruff is the result of a fungus called:

Tinea is characterized by itching scales and sometimes painful circular lesions and is caused by:

A carbuncle is an inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue caused by: