Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions) With Correct Answers

Corrugations - Answer Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due to illness or injuries. Furrows - Answer Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or illness. Leuconchia - Answer White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail Onychorrhexis - Answer Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals. Hang Nails - Answer Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle Onychomycosis Unguium - Answer Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious Onychocryptosis - Answer Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting shoes. Verruca - Answer Warts caused by infectious virus Onycholysis - Answer lifting of the nail without shedding 5 Basic Nail Shapes - Answer squoval, round, oval, pointed, square Toner - Answer used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after decoloring Conditioning filler - Answer protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes Color filler - Answer used to replace the missing primary colors Oxidative - Answer Demi- permenant and permenant color Non-oxidative color - Answer temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent. Double process blonde - Answer decolorizing and toning What affects lightener working time? - Answer Melanin - the more there is the longer the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat Lift - Answer lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair