Study Guide / Mississippi State Barber
Board Exam – Study & Practice Guide
In 1893, A.B. Moler established America's first barber school in Chicago, Ill. In the
same year he published the first barbering textbook what? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----The Moler Manual of Barbering
State Boards are primarily concerned with the protection of the health, safety, and
welfare of the public. They do this through the maintenance of high educational
standards to assure competent and skilled services, the licensing of individuals
and shops, and the enforcement of infection control laws. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----
,Your _______ ________ consists of your outward appearance and the conduct
you exhibit in the workplace. In addition, it reflects your prior learning and the life
experiences or life skills that continually add to your total professional
development. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Professional image
______ are the principles and standards of good character, proper conduct, and
moral judgement. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Ethics
__________ bacteria produce disease and infection, and maintaining sanitary
standards in the barbershop is vital to prevent the spread of these organisms. - --
-✔✔✔ANSWER----Pathogenic bacteria
_________ bacteria are pus forming organisms that grow in bunches and clusters.
They cause abscesses, pustules, pimples, boils, and staph infections such as MRSA.
- ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Staphylococci bacteria
Bacteria often have two distinct phases in their life cycle: the _______ or
vegetative stage, and the ______ stage. During the active or vegetative stage,
bacteria grow and reproduce. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Active and Inactive
__________ bacteria become a menace to health when they invade the body. An
infection occurs if the body is unable to cope with the bacteria and their harmful
toxins. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Pathogenic
,______ is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS is the onset of life-threatening illnesses
that compromise the immune system as a result of the HIV infection and disease. -
---✔✔✔ANSWER----HIV
_____ enters the bloodstream through cuts and sores and may be transmitted in
the barbershop by improperly disinfected sharp implements. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----HIV
Plant parasites or fungi, such as molds, mildews, rusts, and yeast, can produce
contagious skin diseases such as _______ - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Ringworm
or Favus
___________ is the technical term for an infection caused by head or body louse.
- ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Pediculosis
________ assures, regulates, and enforce safe and healthful working conditions in
the workplace. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----OSHA
A _______ ________ provides vital information about each product, ranging from
ingredient content and associated hazards to combustion levels and storage
requirements. Barbershops and schools are required by law to maintain an MSDS
for every product used on the premise. MSDS's can be obtained from the
distributor or manufacturer. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----MSDS Material Safety
Data Sheet
, The word barber is derived from the Latin word _____, meaning beard. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Barba
For centuries, dentistry was performed only by barbers, and for more than a
thousand years they were known as - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Barber-
surgeons
The removal of pathogens and other substances from tools or surfaces is called
________ - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----decontamination
Health departments and state barber boards recognize that it is virtually
impossible to completely sterilize barbering tools and implements; therefore it is
generally recognized that this equipment will be cleaned and disinfected rather
than ______ - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Sterilized
The terms ______ or ______ are used to indicate the process of thorough cleaning
(sanitizing) followed by the application of a disinfectant to achieve an optimum
level of decontamination. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Disinfect or disinfection
________ is the first and lowest level of decontamination and means to
significantly reduce the number of pathogens found on a surface. Barbering tools,
implements, and other surfaces are cleansed by washing with soaps or detergents
and are then disinfected through the application of chemical disinfectants. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Sanitation