Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions)

Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions) well explained A+ score Corrugations - correct answers Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due to illness or injuries. Furrows - correct answers Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or illness. Leuconchia - correct answers White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail Onychorrhexis - correct answers Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals. Hang Nails - correct answers Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle Onychomycosis Unguium - correct answers Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious Onychocryptosis - correct answers Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting shoes. Verruca - correct answers Warts caused by infectious virus Onycholysis - correct answers lifting of the nail without shedding 5 Basic Nail Shapes - correct answers squoval, round, oval, pointed, square Toner - correct answers used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after decoloring Conditioning filler - correct answers protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes Color filler - correct answers used to replace the missing primary colors Oxidative - correct answers Demi- permenant and permenant color Non-oxidative color - correct answers temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent. Double process blonde - correct answers decolorizing and toning What affects lightener working time? - correct answers Melanin - the more there is the longer the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat Lift - correct answers lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair Deposit - correct answers means that product only deposits color because it does not contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift developer - correct answers oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten Semi-permanent color - correct answers non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in each shampoo. Demi-permanent color - correct answers oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone Permanent color - correct answers lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out Primary colors - correct answers Red, Blue, Yellow Brown - correct answers unequal combo of primary color Black - correct answers Equal parts of primary colors Warm tones - correct answers red, orange, yellow Cool tones - correct answers blue, green, violet Neutral tones - correct answers perfect combo of both cool and warm tones Eumelanin - correct answers Brown to black pigments Pheomelanin - correct answers Red to yellow pigments Coarse texture - correct answers largest diameter, greatest amount of melanin, processing time and lift is affected