Barber Practice Exam - MA State Board
Bleach - answer✔✔You can irritate your lungs if you inhale the fumes from
Tonsure - answer✔✔During the Middle Ages, clergymen wore a distinguishing hair style known
as a
Pathogenic - answer✔✔Bacteria that are harmful microorganisms and can cause disease or
infection in humans are
Staphylococci - answer✔✔Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of grapes.
Dirty hands - answer✔✔The most common way a contagious infection is spread is/are:
Water - answer✔✔Body tissues are made up of large amounts of:
Antitoxins - answer✔✔The body prevents and controls infections through:
Adipose tissue - answer✔✔Tissues that give smoothness and contour to the body are:
Communication - answer✔✔An important human relations skill for a barber is
Autoclave - answer✔✔Effective sterilization requires the use of a(n)
Phenolic disinfectants - answer✔✔A form of formaldehyde that has a very high pH, and can
damage the skin and eyes, are:
Bacteria spores - answer✔✔Disinfection is not effective against:
Chemical relaxers - answer✔✔Disulfide bonds can be broken by:
dry skin - answer✔✔Alipidic skin is known as:
Maxillary nerve - answer✔✔The nerve that supplies impulses to the upper part of the face is the:
Melanin pigment - answer✔✔Natural hair color is the result of:
Nail biting - answer✔✔An excoriation might be caused by:
Hot towels - answer✔✔A standard procedure when preparing the beard for shaving is applying:
Stiff brush - answer✔✔You should remove hair particles from clipper blades with a
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Molds - answer✔✔A fungicidal disinfectant is one capable of destroying
Blood - answer✔✔An example of connective tissue
National Association of Barber Boards of America - answer✔✔Organization that develops
standards for licensing and policing barber industry
Preferences - answer✔✔As a barber, you should be most concerned with the client's personal
Risorius muscles - answer✔✔The muscles of the mouth that are used for grinning
Phenolics - answer✔✔Examples of know carcinogens are
Integumentary system - answer✔✔Body system that helps regulate the body's temperature
Cuticle - answer✔✔The outermost hair layer
Lymphatic/immune system - answer✔✔The spleen is part of the
Macule - answer✔✔One primary lesion that doesn't require a medical referral is
Ultraviolet rays - answer✔✔Skin tissue can be destroyed with overexposure to
Infrared rays - answer✔✔To heat and relax the skin without increasing overall body temperature
you use
Genetics - answer✔✔Natural hair wave patterns are due to
Reference points - answer✔✔Used to establish proportionate design lines and contours
Galvanic current - answer✔✔Used to produce chemical and ionic reactions in the skin
Acid-based - answer✔✔Type of solution applied to the skin's surface to perform desincrustation
Inclined method - answer✔✔Shampooing method where client bends head forward over the sink
Larger - answer✔✔Follicle size of oily skin
Trigeminal nerve - answer✔✔Fifth cranial nerve
With the grain - answer✔✔Cutting hair in same direction in which it grows is called cutting
Epilator - answer✔✔Used to remove hair by pulling it out of the follicle
Dissolve dirt and makeup - answer✔✔Cleansing creams
Maximum - answer✔✔Amount of tension used on straight hair to create precise lines