Who invented the machine that supplied electrical current to metal rods around which hair strands
were wrapped during the waving process? - Answers Charles Nessler
The Associated Master Barbers of America, which eventually became the Associated Master Barbers and
Beauticians of America, was organized in Chicago in the: - Answers 1920's (1924)
During the Chou Dynasty in China, only royals were allowed to: - Answers Stain their nails gold
The term _________ was coined by beauty legend __________ in the late 1980's - Answers day spa,
Noel DeCaprio
In Ancient Rome middle class women colored heir hair what? - Answers Blond
Effective sterilization typically requires the use of _____ to complete. - Answers an autoclave
MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a type of - Answers staph infection
How often does the CDC require that autoclaves be tested to ensure they are properly sterilizing
implements? - Answers weekly
What are the two steps of infection control? - Answers cleaning and then disinfecting
Tuberculocidal disinfectants - Answers may require special methods of disposal
Hospital disinfectants can be used on _____ surfaces in the salon - Answers non-porous
colonies of microorganisms that adhere to environmental surfaces as well as the human body. They
secrete a sticky, protective coating that cements them together and is hard to penetrate. It grows into a
complex structure, with many different kinds of microbes. - Answers biofilms
One-celled microorganisms with plant and animal characteristics - Answers bacteria
A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in the cells of a biological organism - Answers
virus
a chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe
level. - Answers Sanitizing
Spirilla - Answers cause lyme disease
The removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface is called: - Answers
decontamination
Which gland plays a major role in sexual development, sleep, and metabolism? - Answers pineal
The _____ artery supplies blood to the forehead and upper eyelids. - Answers frontal
, Which artery supplies blood to the brain, eyes, eyelids, forehead, nose, and internal ear? - Answers
internal carotid
The light, spongy bone between the eye sockets is called the: - Answers ethmoid bone
Acne, loss of scalp hair, facial hair growth and color, and darker skin pigmentations are some of the
results of - Answers reproductive hormones
The largest and strongest bone of the face is the - Answers mandible
A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function is called: - Answers Tissue
The muscle that draws the scalp backward is the: - Answers Occipitalis
The elasticity of hair and its natural color are the result of unique protein structures located within the -
Answers cortex
The _____ is the tube-like depression in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root. - Answers hair
follicle
The maturing process of hair is: - Answers keratinization
The technical term for brittle hair is: - Answers Fragilitas crinium
The technical term used to describe gray hair is - Answers Canities
The average hair density is about how many hairs per square inch? - Answers 2200
an autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person's
own immune system. - Answers alopecia areata
Research has determined that dandruff is the result of a fungus called: - Answers malassezia
The term used to describe abnormal hair loss is: - Answers alopecia
Which condition is characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cuplike crusts on the scalp? - Answers tinea
favosa (aka tinea favus)
The cortex of the hair has a fibrous protein core formed by _____ cells. - Answers elongated
Hydroxide chemical hair relaxers break disulfide bonds and convert them to - Answers lanthionine bonds
a compound that reacts with acids to form salts - Answers alkali
A chemical combination of matter in definite (fixed) proportions is called a(n) - Answers Pure substance
a chemical combination of two or more atoms in definite (fixed) proportions. - Answers molecule
A stable physical mixture of two or more substances is a(n) - Answers solution