Cosmetology Module 1 Final Questions with Answers Updated 2023 Latest, Exams of Cosmetology

Download Cosmetology Module 1 Final Questions with Answers Updated 2023 Latest and more Exams Cosmetology in PDF only on Docsity! Cosmetology Module 1 Final Questions with Answers Updated 2023 Latest. 1. Do all follicles contain hair? - Correct answer No 2. ( true or false) Follicles extend deep into the dermis - Correct answer True 3. (True or false) Moderate amounts of sebaceous oil are necessary for healthy skin and hair - Correct answer True 4. ( true or false) two hairs can not occupy the same follicle - Correct answer False Page 1 of 73 5. (True or false) hair and skin are good barometers of an individuals state of health - Correct answer True 6. What term refers to the scientific study of hair and its diseases and care? - Correct answer Trichology 7. The Greek word for trichos means? - Correct answer hair 8. The hair, skin,nails, and glands are part of the _______ system - Correct answer Integumentary 9. What part of the hair is located below the surface of the epidermis? - Correct answer hair root Page 2 of 73 19. Which layer of the hair shaft creates the shine and the smooth, silky feel of healthy hair? - Correct answer Hair cuticle 20. A lengthwise section of hair shows that cuticle scales overlap and each individual cuticle scale is attached to the: - Correct answer Cortex 21. Which term refers to a layer that protects the hair from penetration and prevents damage to hair fibers? - Correct answer Hair cuticle 22. The fibrous protein core formed by elongated cells that contains melanin pigment is the: - Correct answer Cortex Page 5 of 73 23. The changes involved in oxidation haircoloring, wet setting, thermal styling, permanent waving, and chemical hair relaxing take place within the _____. - Correct answer cortex 24. Hair is composed of protein that grows from cells originating within the: - Correct answer Hair follicle 25. Hair is approximately ___ percent protein. - Correct answer 90 26. The major elements that make up human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur, often referred to as: - Correct answer COHNS elements Page 6 of 73 27. The units of structure that build protein and are joined together end to end like pop beads are - Correct answer amino acids 28. A long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds is called: - Correct answer Polypeptide chains 29. Three different types of side bonds that link chains of amino acids together are: - Correct answer Hydrogen, salt, disulfide 30. What type of bond is broken by wetting the hair with water and is reformed when the hair dries? - Correct answer Hydrogen bond Page 7 of 73 40. What are the three growth cycles of human hair - Correct answer anagen, catagen, telogen 41. What's the growth phase during which new hair is produced? - Correct answer Anagen 42. What's the testing phase or final phase of the hair cycle that lasts until the fully grown hair is shed? - Correct answer Telogen phase 43. The thickness or diameter of the individual hair strand is referred to as hair _______ - Correct answer Texture Page 10 of 73 44. Which type of hair has the largest diameter and usually requires more processing - Correct answer Coarse hair 45. The measurement that describes the number of individual hair strands on one square inch of scalp is hair ______ - Correct answer Density 46. The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is hair ______ - Correct answer Porosity 47. Chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require a solution that is - Correct answer More alkaline Page 11 of 73 48. The ability of hair to stretch and return to its original length without breaking is referred to as hair: - Correct answer elasticity 49. Hair flowing in the same direction, the result of follicles sloping in the same direction form a - Correct answer Hair stream 50. Dry hair and scalp should be treated with products that contain moisturizers and - Correct answer Emollients 51. Very fine soft hair that's grows on women's cheeks is: - Correct answer Vellus hair Page 12 of 73 62. Temporary hair loss experienced at the end of pregnancy - Correct answer Postpartum alopecia 63. Technical term for grey hair - Correct answer Canities 64. The condition of abnormal hair growth of terminal hair is referred to as - Correct answer Hypertrichosis 65. Condition characterized by brittleness and the formation of modular swellings along the hair shaft - Correct answer Teichorrhexis nodusa Page 15 of 73 66. Technical term for beaded hair - Correct answer Monilethrix 67. Technical term for brittle hair - Correct answer Fragilitas crinium 68. The medical term used to describe dandruff is - Correct answer Pityriasis 69. Current research confirms that dandruff is the result of a fungus called - Correct answer Malassezia 70. A severe type of dandruff characterized by an accumulation of greasy or waxy scalp scales mixed with sebum is - Correct answer Pityriasis steatoides Page 16 of 73 71. Severe form of dandruff is accompanied by redness and inflamed - Correct answer Seborrheic dermatitis 72. Medical term for ringworm - Correct answer Tinea 73. Tinea is characterized by itching scales and sometimes painful circular lesions and is caused by: - Correct answer Fungal organisms 74. A scalp disorder characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp - Correct answer Tinea favosa Page 17 of 73 84. Dark hair on upper lip is caused by - Correct answer Hypertrichosis 85. Technical term for split ends - Correct answer Trichoptilosis 86. Term for knotted and breaking hair - Correct answer Trichorrhexis nodosa 87. Small white flakes that someone finds when they brush or comb their hair would be called - Correct answer Pityriasis 88. Term for head lice - Correct answer pediculosis capitis Page 20 of 73 89. The first step in the hairstyling process should always be: - Correct answer client consultation 90. Hair gel that makes the hair pliable enough to finger wave is - Correct answer Waving lotion 91. Stationary foundation of a curl that's also the area closest to the scalp is the - Correct answer Base 92. The movement or amount of mobility of a curl is determined by the: - Correct answer Circle 93. The process of shaping and directing the hair into an S pattern through the use of the Page 21 of 73 fingers, combs, and waving lotion. - Correct answer Finger waving 94. What serves as the basis for patterns, lines, waves, curls, and rolls? - Correct answer Pin curl 95. Type of curl that's placed completely off base and allows for the greatest mobility is the: - Correct answer Full-stem curl 96. Section of hair molded in a circular movement in preparation for the formation of a pin curl is: - Correct answer Shaping 97. Pin curls that produce waves that get smaller in size toward the end are: - Correct answer Closed-center curls Page 22 of 73 placed: - Correct answer completely off the base 107. Pin curls sliced from a shaping and formed without lifting the hair from the head are referred to as: - Correct answer carved curls 108. Ridge curls are pin curls placed immediately behind or below a ridge to form a: - Correct answer wave 109. Large diameter pin curls that are similar to a roller but don't have the same amount of tension - Correct answer Barrel curls 110. Term used to describe backbrushing - Correct answer Ruffing Page 25 of 73 111. Technique of drying and styling damp hair in one operation - Correct answer Blow dry styling 112. Blow dryer attachment used to concentrate or keep textural definition is - Correct answer Diffuser 113. Grooming brushes that add polish and shine to the hair have a bristle mixture consisting of: - Correct answer Sable and boar 114. This brush is used to speed up blow drying and adds lift to the scalp - Correct answer Vent brush Page 26 of 73 115. Styling foam, a light, airy, whipped styling product that resembles shaving foam, is also called: - Correct answer mousse 116. The edges on flat irons that create smooth, straight styles on very curly hair are __ - Correct answer straight 117. The edge nearest the stylist is called ______ and the edge farthest from the stylist is the ________ edge - Correct answer Inner/outer 118. The press that removes 60-75 percent of the curl by pressing the comb once on each side using more pressure is: - Correct answer Medium Page 27 of 73 127. Also called thermal waving and curling - Correct answer Marcel waving 128. The part of the pin curl that forms a complete circle is called the: - Correct answer circle 129. A cosmetic treatment of the hands involving cutting, shaping, and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles, and softening of the skin - Correct answer manicure 130. Fashion continuously changes, and a professional cosmetologist should always _____ new trends and services in all facets of the beauty industry. - Correct answer Stay current with Page 30 of 73 131. The list of services that you are legally allowed to perform in your specialty and in your state is known as? - Correct answer scope of practice 132. Provides guidelines for protecting cosmetologists from chemicals that can affect your health - Correct answer OSHA 133. The nail professional's chair should be selected for durability, comfort, ergonomics, and ease of: - Correct answer cleaning 134. Which implement is durable, easy to use, made of plastic, metal, glad, ceramic, and used for soaking the clients fingers in Page 31 of 73 warm water to soften the skin and cuticle - Correct answer Finger bowl 135. Implements requiring disinfection should be placed in a covered container large enough for implements to be - Correct answer completely immersed 136. Prior to being placed in a disinfectant solution, implements must be: - Correct answer thoroughly cleansed 137. A trash container _____ is one of the best ways to prevent excessive odors and vapors in the salon. - Correct answer with a self-closing lid Page 32 of 73 145. A ______ is designed to gently scrape cuticle tissue from the natural nail plate - Correct answer Metal pusher 146. What are tiny, often unseen openings in the skin, which can allow microbes to enter the skin, leading to infection? - Correct answer microtraumas 147. Stainless steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nails - Correct answer Nail nipper 148. Multitask implements for lifting small bits of debris from the nail plate, retrieving and placing nail art, removing implements from disinfectant solutions and more - Correct answer Tweezer Page 35 of 73 149. Stainless steel implements that can shorten the free edge of the nail quickly and efficiently - Correct answer Nail clipper 150. Single-use or disposable implements are used _____ on a client then discarded, preferable while the client can view it being done? - Correct answer once 151. Single use implement used to remove cuticle tissue from the nail plate, to clean under free edge of the nail or to apply products - Correct answer Wooden pusher 152. Rule of thumb, Lower the grit on an abrasive nail file ______ it's action will be - Correct answer Aggressive Page 36 of 73 153. Rubbing another clean, unused file across the edge of a new file in order to remove any sharp edges before use is called _____. - Correct answer file prepping 154. What's shaped like a two sided nail file, long and narrow, with one or two additional grit abrasives and a final shine surface - Correct answer Two way buffer 155. Gauze squares, also called _______, have many uses of manicure services, from product removal to application. - Correct answer pledgets 156. A disposable plastic or reusable metal spatula must be used for removing products Page 37 of 73 constant smudging clients experience after a manicure - Correct answer Gel polish 164. A colorless polish layer applied to the natural nail to improve the adhesion of polish is a: - Correct answer base coat 165. Polish applied to prevent chipping and give the nails a glossy, finished appearance is a: - Correct answer top coat 166. ______ is the last step in a perfect manicure? - Correct answer polishing 167. Nails that are completely straight across with no rounding at the edges are: - Correct answer square Page 40 of 73 168. Nails that are slightly tapered and extend just past the fingertip are: - Correct answer round 169. The greatest success applying nail polish is achieved by using: - Correct answer Four coats 170. Most men tend to need ______ work than women on their nails and skin when they go in for a service. - Correct answer a little more 171. Service that involves succession of strokes In which the hands glide over an area of the body with varying degrees of pressure or contact - Correct answer Effleurage Page 41 of 73 172. Type of movement incorporates various strokes that manipulate or press on layer of tissue over another - Correct answer Friction 173. The relaxing massage movement that should be perfected, varied, and expertly used during the manicure is - Correct answer Effleurage 174. Spa manicures typically include a relaxing massage and some form of? - Correct answer exfoliation 175. The practice of ______ involves the use of highly concentrated, non-oily, and Page 42 of 73 184. Factors that differ between a relaxation scalp massage and a treatment scalp massage? - Correct answer The products that are used 185. A stylist should recommend a hair or scalp treatment only after having performed a(n): - Correct answer hair and scalp examination 186. During a dry hair and scalp treatment, a _____, which resembles a hooded dryer, can be used to help resolve the moisture balance in the hair. - Correct answer scalp steamer Page 45 of 73 187. Modern antidandruff shampoos, conditioners, and topical lotions contain antifungal agents that control dandruff by suppressing the growth of a bacteria called - Correct answer Malessezia 188. Brushes with _____ bristles have many tiny overlapping layers or scales, which clean and add luster to the hair. - Correct answer natural 189. To be effective, a shampoo must remove all dirt, oils, cosmetics, and skin debris without: - Correct answer adversely affecting scalp or hair 190. Hair should be shampooed when? - Correct answer As often as necessary Page 46 of 73 191. Maintaining good ______ wile shampooing with prevent unnecessary muscle aches, back strain, and fatigue - Correct answer Posture 192. Hair that's been lightened, colored, permed, chemically relaxed, or processed with a keratin straightener is called - Correct answer Chemically treated 193. Products are classified as either an alkaline solution or an acidic solution by measuring the amount of: - Correct answer Hydrogen 194. Type of shampoo that can leave the hair dry, brittle, porous, and caused fading I'm Page 47 of 73 201. Main ingredient in most shampoos - Correct answer Water 202. _____ water has had impurities, such as calcium, magnesium, and other metal ions, removed. - Correct answer deionized 203. Ingredients in shampoos as well as all other manufactured products are listed on the packaging according to the percentage of each ingredient or in - Correct answer Descending order 204. The second ingredient that most shampoos have in common is the base detergent or: - Correct answer primary surfactant Page 50 of 73 205. The lipophilic tail of a surfactant molecule is considered to be: - Correct answer Oil Attracting 206. Shampoos that help close the hair cuticle and are balanced to the pH of skin and hair by the addition of citric, lactic or phosphoric acid - Correct answer pH balanced shampoos 207. _____ shampoo, also known as moisturizing shampoo, is designed to make the hair appear smooth and shiny and to improve the manageability of the hair. - Correct answer conditioning 208. Two conditioning agents that restore moisture and elasticity to the hair shaft are: - Correct answer protein and biotin Page 51 of 73 209. Products that don't remove artificial color from hair are considered to be: - Correct answer Nonstripping 210. _____ shampoos contain special chemicals or drugs that are effective in reducing dandruff or relieving other scalp conditions, and may sometimes be prescribed by a physician. - Correct answer medicated 211. Type of shampoo containing and active cheating agent should be used when a buildup on the hair is evident and prior to all chemical services - Correct answer Clarifying shampoo Page 52 of 73 219. Substances absorb moisture or promote the retention of moisture in the hair - Correct answer Humectants 220. ___ conditioners are products designed to penetrate the cortex and reinforce the hair shaft from within while temporarily reconstructing the hair. - Correct answer protein 221. Conditioning agent use after scalp treatment and before styling to remove oil accumulation from scalp - Correct answer Scalp astringent lotions 222. _______ hair masks or conditioning packs, chemicals mixtures if concentrated Page 55 of 73 proteins and intensive moisturizers - Correct answer Deep-conditioning treatments 223. A _____Draping is also known as wet draping - Correct answer Shampoo 224. A _____ strip is less bulky than terry cloth towels and will allow a natural fall to the hair for more precision while cutting. - Correct answer neck 225. When securing a cape as draping for a basic shampoo, do not let the cape touch the: - Correct answer client's skin 226. Do not massage or manipulate a client's scalp if you detect the presence of: - Correct answer Abrasions Page 56 of 73 227. During the shampoo procedure, apply small quantities of shampoo to the hair beginning at the: - Correct answer hairline 228. Gives you the ability to permanently change the hairs natural wave and curl pattern thereby offering clients a variety of styling options thy wouldn't otherwise be possible - Correct answer Chemical texture services 229. Without a thorough understanding of _____, cosmetologists could damage hair, cause hair loss, and harm their clients and themselves. - Correct answer chemistry Page 57 of 73 bonds, polypeptide chains, keratin proteins, and side bonds 238. Which chemical bonds also known as end bonds join amino acids together end to end in long chains to form a polypeptide chain? - Correct answer peptide bonds 239. What are long, coiled polypeptide chains linked together end-to-end like beads? - Correct answer keratin proteins 240. The cortex of the hair is made up of millions of polypeptide chains cross-linked by three types of side bonds that are responsible for the elasticity and strength of the hair. These bonds are _____. - Correct answer disulfide, salt, and hydrogen Page 60 of 73 241. Chemical side bonds formed when two sulfur-type chains are joined together are: - Correct answer disulfide bonds 242. Which bonds are relatively weak physical side bonds resulting from an attraction between negative and positive electrical charges, and are easily broken by changes in pH? - Correct answer salt bonds 243. Hydrogen bonds are weak physical side bonds that result from an attraction between negative and positive electrical charges and are easily broken by water or heat but reform as the hair is: - Correct answer dried Page 61 of 73 244. _____ is a two-step process in which the hair first undergoes a physical change caused by wrapping the hair on perm rods, and then a chemical change caused by the application of permanent waving solution and neutralizer. - Correct answer Permanent waving 245. What determines the size of a curl in a permanent waving process - Correct answer size of the rod 246. In permanent waving, the shape and type of curl are determined by the shape and type of rod and the: - Correct answer wrapping method 247. Once in the cortex, the waving solution breaks the disulfide bonds through a Page 62 of 73 255. All acid waves have three components consisting of the waving lotion, neutralizer, and: - Correct answer activator 256. Most acid waves used in salons have a pH value between - Correct answer 7.8 and 8.2 257. Modern acid waves are actually _____ waves, which are permanent waves that have a 7.0 or neutral pH. - Correct answer Acid-Balanced 258. Exothermic waves create a chemical reaction that heats the waving solution and speeds up - Correct answer processing Page 65 of 73 259. Waves that are activated from an outside heat source are considered: - Correct answer endothermic 260. _____ waves are perms using an ingredient that does not evaporate as readily as ammonia, so that there is very little odor associated with their use. - Correct answer Ammonia free 261. It's important for stylists to remember that ammonia free doesn't mean - Correct answer Damage free 262. What waving solutions use an ingredient other than ATG, such as cysteamine or mercaptamine, as the primary reducing agent? - Correct answer Thio-free Page 66 of 73 263. _____ waves are permanent solutions based on sulfites, considered very weak, and are usually marketed as body waves or alternative waves. - Correct answer low pH 264. In permanent waving most of the processing takes places as soon as the solution penetrates the hair within the first - Correct answer 5-10 minutes 265. Hair that has too many broken disulfide bonds and will not hold a firm curl is considered - Correct answer overprocessed 266. The process that stops the action of permanent wave solution and rebuilds the Page 67 of 73 pedicures exploded onto service menus and became the fastest-growing service in the industry. - Correct answer 1990s 275. Pedicure stations should have a chair with armrests for the client, ergonomic chair for the nail professional, and a: - Correct answer footrest for the client 276. The cosmetologist pedicuring stool is usually _____ to make it more ergonomically easier for the pedicurist to work on the client's feet. - Correct answer Low 277. The ultimate pedicure foot bath is fully plumbed whirlpool with the attached pedicure chair, sometimes referred to as a Page 70 of 73 ______ chair. - Correct answer Throne design 278. Specialized piece of equipment designed to keep pedicure supplies organized - Correct answer Pedicure cart 279. Benefits of a ______ include stimulation of circulation, reduction of inflammation, and deeper penetration of products. - Correct answer paraffin bath 280. Hot paraffin baths should not be given to clients with: - Correct answer impaired foot circulation Page 71 of 73 281. Toenail clippers are larger than fingernail clippers with - Correct answer curved or straight jaws 282. Metal implement with a grooves edge used for filing and smoothing the edges of the nail plate - Correct answer Nail rasp 283. To avoid the risk of infection sharp implements should never be used on clients who are - Correct answer immuno- suppressed 284. Organic compound that has super hydrating effect on skin cells an is used in callus softeners - Correct answer Urea Page 72 of 73