PRACTICE EXAM #1- CALIFORNIA COSMETOLOGY
STATE BOARD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
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A asfold asof asskin asoverlapping asboth assides asof asthe asnail, asmay asextend asas asfar asas asthe asfirst asknuckle: as-
asEponychium
The asarea asfrom asthe asnail asroot asto asthe asfree asedge, ascontains asno asblood asvessels/nerves: as- asNail
asplate/nail asbody
Onychophagy asrefers asto: as- asBitten asnails
The astechnical asterm asfor asbitten asnails: as- asOnychophagy
Improper astrimming asof astoenails asmay asresult asin as: as- asOnychocryptosis
High asquality asbrushes asto asfashion asacrylic asnails asare asusually asmade asfrom: as- asSable
Which asgovernmental asagency asmandates asthe asuse asof asa asP.D asTest asprior asto asusing asaniline astints? as-
asFDA
Which asgovernmental asregulates ascosmetics asin asthe asU.S? as- asFDA
Which asagency asregulates asand asapproves asthe asefficacy asof asproducts asfor asinfection ascontrol? as- asEPA
Which asgovernmental asagency asenforces ashealth asand assafety asstandards asfor asthe asworkplace? as- asOSHA
"Fallen asHair" asis: as- asNon-Remy
The aspoint aswhere asthe asnail asenters asthe asskin asat asthe asbase asof asthe asnail asis asreferred asto asas: as-
asEponychium
The astissue asbetween asthe asfree asedge asof asthe asnail as(distal asedge) asis asknown asas asthe: as- asHyponychium
Pterygium asrefers asto: as- asForward asgrowth asof asthe ascuticle
In asthe asshears asover ascomb asmethod, asholding asthe ascomb asflat asagainst asthe ashead aswill: as- asMake asthe
ashair aslonger
The asmost ascommonly asused aselevations asin ashaircutting asare: as- as45 asdegrees asand as90 asdegrees
An asangle asbelow as90 asdegrees, asis asused asprimarily asto: as- asBuild asweight
Angles asabove as90 asdegrees asare asused asto: as- asRemove asweight
A as"Blunt asCut" asis assometimes asreferred asto asas: as- asZero aselevation, assolid asform, asone aslength
Double asnotched asthinning asshears: as- asBoth asblades asare asserrated
, A asblunt ascut asis asa asgood astechnique asfor: as- asFine ashair
Using as"double asnotched" asshears aswill: as- asRemove asless ashair asthan assingle asnotched
A asuniform aslayered ascut as(same aslength asthroughout) asis ascut asat aswhat asangle/degree? as- as90
A ashaircut asusing asa as0 asdegree/angle asis asreferred asto asas: as- asBlunt ascut, asBOB, assolid asform
Your asclient aswants aslonger aslayers asin asa asgraduated ascut, aswhat asangles/degrees aswould asyou asuse? as- asA
ascombination asof as45 asand as90 asdegrees
Which asangle ascreates asthe aslongest aspossible aslayers asfor asa asclient? as- as180 asdegrees
Which asangle/degrees aswould asprovide asthe asmost asmoment? as- as180 asdegrees
Type asof asguideline asused asin asblunt ascutting asor asto ascreate asgradual asincrease asin aslength: as- asStationary
A aslight, asstroking asmovement asapplied aswith aseither asthe ashand asor asfinger astip asis ascalled: as- asEffleurage
If asa asfinger asnail asis aslost/removed, asapproximately ashow aslong aswill asit astake asto asgrow asback? as- as3-6
asmonths
If aslost, asgrowth asof asa asnew asnail asplate/body aswill astake asapproximately ashow aslong? as- as3-6 asmonths
The asroot asand asmatrix asare aslocated asin asthis aspocket aslike assection asof asthe asnail: as- asThe asmantle
Once asdestroyed, aswhich aspart asof asthe asnail aswon't asgrow asback? as- asMatrix
Which aspart asof asyour asrazor asdoes asyour aslittle asfinger asrest? as- asTang
The asliving ascells asof asthe ashair asare asfound asin asthe: as- asHair asbulb
It asis asrecommended asthat asyou ascut asextremely ascurly ashair: as- asDry
It asis asrecommended asyou ascut askinky ascurly ashair: as- asDry asbefore asstraightening
When ascutting asextremely ascurly ashair, asit asis asbest asto asavoid aswhich asimplements? as- asRazors
When ascutting asa ascowlick, aswhat astension asshould asbe asused? as- asNo astension
These ashair ascutting aslines asare asused asor ascreate asa assense asof asweight asand asstability: as- asHorizontal
These ashaircutting aslines asare asused asto ascreate asa assense asof asmovement: as- asDiagonal
In ashaircutting,elevation asis asused asto ascreate: as- asLayers
In asthe asshears asover ascomb astechnique, asthe asmore asangled asthe ascomb: as- asThe asshorter asthe ashair
In asthe asshears asover ascomb astechnique, asthe asless asangled asthe ascomb: as- asThe aslonger asthe ashair
A asmedium aspressure, askneading asor asrolling asmotion asis ascalled: as- asPetrissage
What aseffects aswill asacids astend asto ashave ason asthe aspores? as- as
A asgentle astapping asmotion asusing asthe asfinger astips asand asmoving asquickly asacross asthe asface: as-
asTapotement
STATE BOARD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+
A asfold asof asskin asoverlapping asboth assides asof asthe asnail, asmay asextend asas asfar asas asthe asfirst asknuckle: as-
asEponychium
The asarea asfrom asthe asnail asroot asto asthe asfree asedge, ascontains asno asblood asvessels/nerves: as- asNail
asplate/nail asbody
Onychophagy asrefers asto: as- asBitten asnails
The astechnical asterm asfor asbitten asnails: as- asOnychophagy
Improper astrimming asof astoenails asmay asresult asin as: as- asOnychocryptosis
High asquality asbrushes asto asfashion asacrylic asnails asare asusually asmade asfrom: as- asSable
Which asgovernmental asagency asmandates asthe asuse asof asa asP.D asTest asprior asto asusing asaniline astints? as-
asFDA
Which asgovernmental asregulates ascosmetics asin asthe asU.S? as- asFDA
Which asagency asregulates asand asapproves asthe asefficacy asof asproducts asfor asinfection ascontrol? as- asEPA
Which asgovernmental asagency asenforces ashealth asand assafety asstandards asfor asthe asworkplace? as- asOSHA
"Fallen asHair" asis: as- asNon-Remy
The aspoint aswhere asthe asnail asenters asthe asskin asat asthe asbase asof asthe asnail asis asreferred asto asas: as-
asEponychium
The astissue asbetween asthe asfree asedge asof asthe asnail as(distal asedge) asis asknown asas asthe: as- asHyponychium
Pterygium asrefers asto: as- asForward asgrowth asof asthe ascuticle
In asthe asshears asover ascomb asmethod, asholding asthe ascomb asflat asagainst asthe ashead aswill: as- asMake asthe
ashair aslonger
The asmost ascommonly asused aselevations asin ashaircutting asare: as- as45 asdegrees asand as90 asdegrees
An asangle asbelow as90 asdegrees, asis asused asprimarily asto: as- asBuild asweight
Angles asabove as90 asdegrees asare asused asto: as- asRemove asweight
A as"Blunt asCut" asis assometimes asreferred asto asas: as- asZero aselevation, assolid asform, asone aslength
Double asnotched asthinning asshears: as- asBoth asblades asare asserrated
, A asblunt ascut asis asa asgood astechnique asfor: as- asFine ashair
Using as"double asnotched" asshears aswill: as- asRemove asless ashair asthan assingle asnotched
A asuniform aslayered ascut as(same aslength asthroughout) asis ascut asat aswhat asangle/degree? as- as90
A ashaircut asusing asa as0 asdegree/angle asis asreferred asto asas: as- asBlunt ascut, asBOB, assolid asform
Your asclient aswants aslonger aslayers asin asa asgraduated ascut, aswhat asangles/degrees aswould asyou asuse? as- asA
ascombination asof as45 asand as90 asdegrees
Which asangle ascreates asthe aslongest aspossible aslayers asfor asa asclient? as- as180 asdegrees
Which asangle/degrees aswould asprovide asthe asmost asmoment? as- as180 asdegrees
Type asof asguideline asused asin asblunt ascutting asor asto ascreate asgradual asincrease asin aslength: as- asStationary
A aslight, asstroking asmovement asapplied aswith aseither asthe ashand asor asfinger astip asis ascalled: as- asEffleurage
If asa asfinger asnail asis aslost/removed, asapproximately ashow aslong aswill asit astake asto asgrow asback? as- as3-6
asmonths
If aslost, asgrowth asof asa asnew asnail asplate/body aswill astake asapproximately ashow aslong? as- as3-6 asmonths
The asroot asand asmatrix asare aslocated asin asthis aspocket aslike assection asof asthe asnail: as- asThe asmantle
Once asdestroyed, aswhich aspart asof asthe asnail aswon't asgrow asback? as- asMatrix
Which aspart asof asyour asrazor asdoes asyour aslittle asfinger asrest? as- asTang
The asliving ascells asof asthe ashair asare asfound asin asthe: as- asHair asbulb
It asis asrecommended asthat asyou ascut asextremely ascurly ashair: as- asDry
It asis asrecommended asyou ascut askinky ascurly ashair: as- asDry asbefore asstraightening
When ascutting asextremely ascurly ashair, asit asis asbest asto asavoid aswhich asimplements? as- asRazors
When ascutting asa ascowlick, aswhat astension asshould asbe asused? as- asNo astension
These ashair ascutting aslines asare asused asor ascreate asa assense asof asweight asand asstability: as- asHorizontal
These ashaircutting aslines asare asused asto ascreate asa assense asof asmovement: as- asDiagonal
In ashaircutting,elevation asis asused asto ascreate: as- asLayers
In asthe asshears asover ascomb astechnique, asthe asmore asangled asthe ascomb: as- asThe asshorter asthe ashair
In asthe asshears asover ascomb astechnique, asthe asless asangled asthe ascomb: as- asThe aslonger asthe ashair
A asmedium aspressure, askneading asor asrolling asmotion asis ascalled: as- asPetrissage
What aseffects aswill asacids astend asto ashave ason asthe aspores? as- as
A asgentle astapping asmotion asusing asthe asfinger astips asand asmoving asquickly asacross asthe asface: as-
asTapotement
