NYS COSMETOLOGY CORE EXAMS SET 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which condition is characterized by nails that noticeably thin, flexible and white? -
✔✔eggshell nail
✔✔Which of the following is not a common cause of surface stain on nails - ✔✔poor
blood circulation
✔✔The condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate causing a dark
purplish spot is - ✔✔bruised nail
✔✔The condition in which the living skin around the nail split and tears is - ✔✔hangnail
✔✔the lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding is - ✔✔onycholysis
✔✔the term __ refers to significant darkening of the fingernail or toenail -
✔✔melanonychia
✔✔a sharp bend in one one of the nail plate creating increasing curvature is
symptomatic of - ✔✔plicatured nail
✔✔depressions running across the width of the nail plate are - ✔✔Beau's lines
✔✔That scientific study of hair, its disease, and care is call - ✔✔trichology
✔✔The two parts of a mature strand of the human hair are the - ✔✔Hair shaft and Hair
✔✔the tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is
the - ✔✔follicle
✔✔hair follicles are not found on the - ✔✔soles of the feet
✔✔the ___ is a tiny, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle. - ✔✔arrector pill
✔✔an oily substance secreted from a the sebaceous gland is - ✔✔sebum
✔✔for chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer they must have - ✔✔an
alkaline pH
✔✔The medulla is composed of ___ cell - ✔✔round
✔✔The process whereby living cells mature and begin their journey up the hair shaft
,is - ✔✔keratinization
✔✔The Five main element that makes up the chemical composition of human hair are
carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and - ✔✔nitrogen and sulfur
✔✔The chemical bonds the whole together the amino acid molecules are called? -
✔✔peptide bond
✔✔Which type of melanin provides natural color ranging from red and ginger to yellow
and blond tone - ✔✔pheomelanin
✔✔asians tend to have - ✔✔extremely straight hair
✔✔To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when washing you should use: -
✔✔a detangling rinse
✔✔hair texture is classified as: - ✔✔Course, medium or fine
✔✔The measurement for individual hair strand on 1 square inch (2.5 square
centimeters) of the scalp is - ✔✔hair density
✔✔Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical service performed on hair with low
porosity require - ✔✔more alkaline solutions
✔✔Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to ___ of its original length. - ✔✔50
percent
✔✔Oily scalp and hair can be Treated By properly washing it - ✔✔with normalizing
✔✔Which type of hair almost never has a Medulla - ✔✔vellus
✔✔the growth phase during which new hair is produced is - ✔✔anagen
✔✔The average growth of healthy scalp hair is - ✔✔1 inch(2.5 cm) per month
✔✔The technical term used to describe gray hair is - ✔✔canities
✔✔a condition of abnormal hair growth on area of the body is - ✔✔hypertrichosis
✔✔The medical term for dandruff is - ✔✔pityriasis
✔✔The body can produce 11 of the 20 __ that makes up hair - ✔✔amino acids
, ✔✔salt bond account for about ____ of the hair's overall strength - ✔✔one-third
✔✔the anagen phase generally lasts from three to five : - ✔✔year
✔✔scalp hair grows ____ on women than on men. - ✔✔faster
✔✔the __ phase signals the end of the growth phase - ✔✔catagen
✔✔scalp massage ___ hair growth - ✔✔does not affect
✔✔compared to pigmented hair, gray hair is: - ✔✔neither coarser nor more resistant
✔✔cross-section of hair - ✔✔can be almost any shape
✔✔bald men are commonly perceived as - ✔✔less successful
✔✔by age 35, almost ___ percent of both men and women show some degree of the
hair loss - ✔✔40
✔✔finasteride is an oral prescription medication for hair loss that is meant for - ✔✔men
only
✔✔congenital canities manifests: - ✔✔at or before birth
✔✔Dandruff can easily be mistaken for - ✔✔dry scalp
✔✔dandruff is believed to be caused by a - ✔✔fungus
✔✔the most frequently encountered fungal infection resulting - ✔✔tinea barbae
✔✔tinea is characterized by - ✔✔itching
✔✔the infestation of the hair scalp with head lice is called - ✔✔pediculosis capitis
✔✔a carbuncle is similar to a furuncle, but us: - ✔✔larger
✔✔fine hair is ___ than coarse or medium hair - ✔✔more fragile
✔✔coarse hair - ✔✔is stronger then fine hair
✔✔the __ is the outermost layer of hair - ✔✔hair cuticle
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Which condition is characterized by nails that noticeably thin, flexible and white? -
✔✔eggshell nail
✔✔Which of the following is not a common cause of surface stain on nails - ✔✔poor
blood circulation
✔✔The condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate causing a dark
purplish spot is - ✔✔bruised nail
✔✔The condition in which the living skin around the nail split and tears is - ✔✔hangnail
✔✔the lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding is - ✔✔onycholysis
✔✔the term __ refers to significant darkening of the fingernail or toenail -
✔✔melanonychia
✔✔a sharp bend in one one of the nail plate creating increasing curvature is
symptomatic of - ✔✔plicatured nail
✔✔depressions running across the width of the nail plate are - ✔✔Beau's lines
✔✔That scientific study of hair, its disease, and care is call - ✔✔trichology
✔✔The two parts of a mature strand of the human hair are the - ✔✔Hair shaft and Hair
✔✔the tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is
the - ✔✔follicle
✔✔hair follicles are not found on the - ✔✔soles of the feet
✔✔the ___ is a tiny, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle. - ✔✔arrector pill
✔✔an oily substance secreted from a the sebaceous gland is - ✔✔sebum
✔✔for chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer they must have - ✔✔an
alkaline pH
✔✔The medulla is composed of ___ cell - ✔✔round
✔✔The process whereby living cells mature and begin their journey up the hair shaft
,is - ✔✔keratinization
✔✔The Five main element that makes up the chemical composition of human hair are
carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and - ✔✔nitrogen and sulfur
✔✔The chemical bonds the whole together the amino acid molecules are called? -
✔✔peptide bond
✔✔Which type of melanin provides natural color ranging from red and ginger to yellow
and blond tone - ✔✔pheomelanin
✔✔asians tend to have - ✔✔extremely straight hair
✔✔To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when washing you should use: -
✔✔a detangling rinse
✔✔hair texture is classified as: - ✔✔Course, medium or fine
✔✔The measurement for individual hair strand on 1 square inch (2.5 square
centimeters) of the scalp is - ✔✔hair density
✔✔Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical service performed on hair with low
porosity require - ✔✔more alkaline solutions
✔✔Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to ___ of its original length. - ✔✔50
percent
✔✔Oily scalp and hair can be Treated By properly washing it - ✔✔with normalizing
✔✔Which type of hair almost never has a Medulla - ✔✔vellus
✔✔the growth phase during which new hair is produced is - ✔✔anagen
✔✔The average growth of healthy scalp hair is - ✔✔1 inch(2.5 cm) per month
✔✔The technical term used to describe gray hair is - ✔✔canities
✔✔a condition of abnormal hair growth on area of the body is - ✔✔hypertrichosis
✔✔The medical term for dandruff is - ✔✔pityriasis
✔✔The body can produce 11 of the 20 __ that makes up hair - ✔✔amino acids
, ✔✔salt bond account for about ____ of the hair's overall strength - ✔✔one-third
✔✔the anagen phase generally lasts from three to five : - ✔✔year
✔✔scalp hair grows ____ on women than on men. - ✔✔faster
✔✔the __ phase signals the end of the growth phase - ✔✔catagen
✔✔scalp massage ___ hair growth - ✔✔does not affect
✔✔compared to pigmented hair, gray hair is: - ✔✔neither coarser nor more resistant
✔✔cross-section of hair - ✔✔can be almost any shape
✔✔bald men are commonly perceived as - ✔✔less successful
✔✔by age 35, almost ___ percent of both men and women show some degree of the
hair loss - ✔✔40
✔✔finasteride is an oral prescription medication for hair loss that is meant for - ✔✔men
only
✔✔congenital canities manifests: - ✔✔at or before birth
✔✔Dandruff can easily be mistaken for - ✔✔dry scalp
✔✔dandruff is believed to be caused by a - ✔✔fungus
✔✔the most frequently encountered fungal infection resulting - ✔✔tinea barbae
✔✔tinea is characterized by - ✔✔itching
✔✔the infestation of the hair scalp with head lice is called - ✔✔pediculosis capitis
✔✔a carbuncle is similar to a furuncle, but us: - ✔✔larger
✔✔fine hair is ___ than coarse or medium hair - ✔✔more fragile
✔✔coarse hair - ✔✔is stronger then fine hair
✔✔the __ is the outermost layer of hair - ✔✔hair cuticle
