Ohio State Board of Cosmetology Practice Exam questions and answers

Together, the active and inactive, or spore-forming, stage of bacteria are referred to as the: Life cycle of bacteria The type of immunity that the body develops after overcoming a disease or through inoculation is: Acquired immunity The part of the muscle at the movable attachment to the skeleton is the: Insertion The muscle of the scalp that raises the eyebrows, draws the scalp forward, and causes wrinkles across the forehead is the: Frontalis The muscle that causes goose bumps when a person is frightened or cold is the: Arrector pili muscle The dermis layer is made up of two layers, which are the: Papillary and reticular The tiny grains of pigment deposited in cells that provide skin with color are: Melanin Lesions of the skin characterized by piles of material on the skin surfaces are: Secondary skin lesions An open lesion of the skin or mucous membrane, accompanied by pus and characterized by loss of skin depth, is an: Ulcer A hair follicle filled with keratin and sebum forms a: Comedo The American Cancer Society recommends using a checklist to recognize potential skin cancer or changes in moles, using the letter B to check mole: Borders The natural nail is part of what system? Integumentary The water content of the natural nail directly affect the nails: Flexibility Nails with a noticeably thin, white nail plate that are more flexible than normal nails are: Eggshell nails A dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to increased pigmentation is: Melanonychia Ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are caused by: Uneven growth and age In the early stages, a typical bacterial infection on the nail plate can be identified as a: Yellow-green spot The tiny, involuntary muscle fiber in the skin inserted in the base of the hair follicle is the: Arrector pili Hydroxide chemical relaxers break disulfide bonds and convert them to: Lanthionine bonds Tinea is characterized by itching scales and sometimes painful circular lesions and is caused by: Fungal organisms Chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require a solution that is: More alkaline Rubber, silk, wood, and glass are common examples of: Insulators The unit that measures the pressure or force that pushes the flow of electrons forward through a conductor is a: Volt A measurement of how much electricity is being used in 1 second is a: Watt The electrical appliance connection that supplies current to the circuit is the: Live connection The negative or positive pole of an electric current is referred to as the: Polarity The positive electrode is called an: Anode The element of hair design that defines form and space is: Line Contrasting lines are horizontal and vertical lines that create a hard edge and form a: 90-degree angle The area surrounding the form or the area the hairstyle occupies is: Space The facial shape that is one and a half times longer than it's width across the brow is the: Oval face The styling choice for a client with a round facial type would be a style that has: Volume on top and closeness or no volume at sides The profile that is considered to be ideal is the: Straight profile Lighter highlights may be used at the temples to create the illusion of: Width The hair should never be brushed prior to a: Chemical service Brushes with bristles that have tiny overlapping layers or scales, which clean and add luster to the hair, are: Natural Any client with an infectious disease should not be serviced and should be referred to a: Physician Shampoo that can leave the hair dry and brittle and cause fading in color-treated hair is: High-pH shampoo Shears that are designed to remove more hair, with larger teeth set farther apart, are: Notching shears When cutting with a vertical or diagonal cutting line, the best way to maintain control of the subsection is to cut: Palm-to-palm A one-length haircut where all the hair comes to a single hanging level is also known as a: Blunt cut The most commonly shaped pin curl base is the: Arc base Two rows of ridge curls on the side of a head are called: Skip waves The panel of hair on which a roller is placed is called the: Base Combing small sections of hair from the ends toward the scalp to form a cushion at the base is known as: Teasing Large, flat brushes with staggered pin patterns used for mid- to longer-hair length are: Paddle Brushes Combs that are used for thermal curling should be made of: Hard rubber The process of temporarily straightening extremely curly hair by means of a heated comb is called: Hair pressing Good-quality pressing combs are constructed of either: Stainless steel or brass After heating a pressing comb, the temperature of the comb should be tested using: Light paper To remove the carbon buildup from the metal portion of a pressing comb, immerse the metal portion of the comb in a solution containing: Baking soda Brushes that collapse when they encounter too much resistance in releasing tangles from hair are: Pneumatic