Washington State boards for Cosmetology questions and Answers.

Washington State boards for Cosmetology questions
and Answers




Abraded .Hair .- .(correct .answer) .-Technical .term .for .broken .hair

Acid .- .(correct .answer) .-Water-based .solution .measuring .more .positive .hydrogen .ions
.then .negative .hydroxide .ions: .measure .less .then .7 .on .the .pH .scale.


AIDS- .Acquired .Immunodeficiency .Syndrome .- .(correct .answer) .-Disease .caused .by
.HIV .( .Human .Immunodeficiency .Virus); .HIV .interferes .with .the .body's .natural .immune
.system .and .causes .the .immune .system .to .break .down


Albinism .- .(correct .answer) .-Congenital .failure .of .the .skin .to .produce .melanin .pigment

Albino .- .(correct .answer) .-A .person .lacking .pigmentation .in .the .hair .and .skin

Alkaline .- .(correct .answer) .-Water-based .solution .measuring .more .negative .hydroxide
.ions .than .positive .hydrogen .ions: .measuring .higher .then .7 .on .the .pH .scale


Alopecia .- .(correct .answer) .-Excessive .hair .loss

Alopecia .Areata .- .(correct .answer) .-Auden .loss .of .hair .in .round .of .irregular .patches
.without .display .fo .an .inflamed .scalp


Alopecia .Permatura .- .(correct .answer) .-Refers .to .baldness .that .occurs .early .in .life,
.beginning .as .early .as .late .adolescence


Amines .- .(correct .answer) .-Ingredients .found .in .conditioners: .makes .hair .easier .to
.comb .and .control .static


Anabolism .- .(correct .answer) .-The .process .of .building .up .larger .molecules .from
.smaller .ones .during .metabolism


Anagen .- .(correct .answer) .-The .active .phase .of .the .hair .growth .cycle

Anatomy .- .(correct .answer) .-The .study .of .the .organs .and .systems .of .the .body

, Androgenetic .Alopecia .- .(correct .answer) .-Hair .loss .caused .by .a .combination .of
.heredity, .hormones .and .age .that .causes .progressive .shrinking .or .miniaturization .of
.certain .scalp .follicles


Aromatherapy .- .(correct .answer) .-The .combination .of .our .sense .of .smell .and .the .use
.of .plant .extracts .and .their .healing .abilities


Arrector .pili .muscle .- .(correct .answer) .-Comes .from .the .cells .in .the .dermis .that .attach
.to .the .follicle .just .below .the .sebaceous .gland. .This .is .the .muscle .that .causes .the .hair
.to .stand .on .end .when .a .person .is .scared .of .cold


Bacteriology .- .(correct .answer) .-study .of .bacteria

Belly .- .(correct .answer) .-The .term .applied .to .the .midsection .of .the .muscle, .between
.the .two .attached .sections


Canities .- .(correct .answer) .-Refers .to .the .grayness .or .whiteness .of .hair

Capilli .- .(correct .answer) .-The .Technical .term .for .the .hair .on .the .head

Catagen .- .(correct .answer) .-A .brief .transitional .stage .of .hair .growth, .when .all .cell
.division .stops


Connective .tissue .- .(correct .answer) .-Supports, .protects .and .holds .the .body .together

Cortex .- .(correct .answer) .-The .inside .the .second .layer .of .the .hair .fiber .(gives .hair
.most .of .its .pigment .and .strength .(elasticity))


vibration .- .(correct .answer) .-Shaking .massage .movement

Tapotement .- .(correct .answer) .-Also .known .as .percussion; .movements .consisting .of
.short, .quick .tapping, .slapping, .and .hacking .movements.


Petrussage .- .(correct .answer) .-Light .or .heavy .kneading .and .rolling .of .the .muscle:
.performed .by .kneading .muscles .between .the .thumb .and .fingers .or .by .pressing .the
.palm .of .the .hand .firmly


Disulfide .bond .- .(correct .answer) .-Most .important .side .bond .containing .sulfur: .formed
.when .two .sulfur-type .side .chains .join .together: .directly .affected .by .chemical .services


Effleurage .- .(correct .answer) .-Light, .gliding .massage .strokes .or .circular .manipulations
.made .with .the .palms .of .the .hands .or .pads .of .the .fingertips; .often .used .to .begin
.and/or .end .a .treatment; .often .used .on .the .face, .neck .and .arms .because .of .its
.gentleness