COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD EXAMPREP
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
PREPARATION SHEET
●● Most people have become successful through what 3 aspects?
Answer: Self motivation, energy, and persistance
●● How does extremely curly hair grow?
Answer: In long twisted sprials
●● Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to what percent?
Answer: 50%
●● The technique used to free up the dominant cutting hand to cut a
subsection is called:
Answer: transferring the comb
●● What are the areas of the head where the surface of the head changes
called? What are the areas used for?
Answer: Reference points and they are used to establish design lines
,●● A method of cutting or thinning hair where the fingers and shears
glide along the edge of the hair to remove length is:
Answer: Slide cutting
●● Thinning hair to graducated lengths using a sliding movement with
shear blades partially open is:
Answer: Slithering
●● The slicing technique removes bulk and adds:
Answer: Movement through the lengths of the hair
●● A version of the slicing technique that creates a visual seperation in
the hair is:
Answer: Carving
*To remove less hair with this technique the scissors should be held
more vertical
●● Who is required to pay unemployment insurance taxes on salary?
Answer: Stockholder
●● What face shape would soft fringe around the forehead benefit most?
Answer: Triangle face shape (will hide a small forehead)
,●● Bacilli and spirilla bacteria are both motile and use slender hairlike
extensions known as:
Answer: Flagella
●● How many bones are in the face?
Answer: 14
●● How many bones are in the foot?
Answer: 26
●● How many bones are in the ankle joint?
Answer: 3
●● How many bones are in the cranium?
Answer: 8
●● Define "Cocci"
Answer: Round shaped bacteria apears singular or in groups and rarely
moves alone. It moves through air and dust rarely show active motility.
●● Define "Staphylococci"
Answer: Puss forming bacteria grows in clusters, like grapes, forms
boils or absesses. It is also the most common form of bacteria.
, ●● The title 62 Chapter 4 shall be known and may be cited as the :
Answer: Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986
●● What does aesthetics include?
Answer: Massaging, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising,
beautifying or similar work with hands or mechanical or electrical
apparatus, or by the use of cosmetic prep, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or
creams.
●● What is the definition of "Board?"
Answer: The state board of cosmetology created by 62-4-103
●● What is the definition of cosmetology shop?
Answer: Any place of business where any person engages or offers to
engage in any practice of cosmetology for a fee or other form of
compensation, but does not include manicure shope or skin care.
●● What is natural hairstyling?
Answer: Techniques that result in tension on hair strands such as
twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding or the hair
by hand or mechnical appliances.
●● What is a managing cosmetologist?
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
PREPARATION SHEET
●● Most people have become successful through what 3 aspects?
Answer: Self motivation, energy, and persistance
●● How does extremely curly hair grow?
Answer: In long twisted sprials
●● Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to what percent?
Answer: 50%
●● The technique used to free up the dominant cutting hand to cut a
subsection is called:
Answer: transferring the comb
●● What are the areas of the head where the surface of the head changes
called? What are the areas used for?
Answer: Reference points and they are used to establish design lines
,●● A method of cutting or thinning hair where the fingers and shears
glide along the edge of the hair to remove length is:
Answer: Slide cutting
●● Thinning hair to graducated lengths using a sliding movement with
shear blades partially open is:
Answer: Slithering
●● The slicing technique removes bulk and adds:
Answer: Movement through the lengths of the hair
●● A version of the slicing technique that creates a visual seperation in
the hair is:
Answer: Carving
*To remove less hair with this technique the scissors should be held
more vertical
●● Who is required to pay unemployment insurance taxes on salary?
Answer: Stockholder
●● What face shape would soft fringe around the forehead benefit most?
Answer: Triangle face shape (will hide a small forehead)
,●● Bacilli and spirilla bacteria are both motile and use slender hairlike
extensions known as:
Answer: Flagella
●● How many bones are in the face?
Answer: 14
●● How many bones are in the foot?
Answer: 26
●● How many bones are in the ankle joint?
Answer: 3
●● How many bones are in the cranium?
Answer: 8
●● Define "Cocci"
Answer: Round shaped bacteria apears singular or in groups and rarely
moves alone. It moves through air and dust rarely show active motility.
●● Define "Staphylococci"
Answer: Puss forming bacteria grows in clusters, like grapes, forms
boils or absesses. It is also the most common form of bacteria.
, ●● The title 62 Chapter 4 shall be known and may be cited as the :
Answer: Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986
●● What does aesthetics include?
Answer: Massaging, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising,
beautifying or similar work with hands or mechanical or electrical
apparatus, or by the use of cosmetic prep, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or
creams.
●● What is the definition of "Board?"
Answer: The state board of cosmetology created by 62-4-103
●● What is the definition of cosmetology shop?
Answer: Any place of business where any person engages or offers to
engage in any practice of cosmetology for a fee or other form of
compensation, but does not include manicure shope or skin care.
●● What is natural hairstyling?
Answer: Techniques that result in tension on hair strands such as
twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding or the hair
by hand or mechnical appliances.
●● What is a managing cosmetologist?
