Cosmetology Practice Tests 2024

Cosmetology Practice Tests 2024 Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and viruses, but not spores, on surfaces are: - Answer ️️ -disinfectants The type of bacteria that rarely shows any active motility is: - Answer ️️ -cocci Inflammation is characterized by which of the following? - Answer ️️ -a. swelling b. pain c. heat d. ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT The term describing the effectiveness with which a disinfecting solution kills germs when used according to the label instructions is: - Answer ️️ -efficacy Fatty tissue found below the dermis is: - Answer ️️ -subcutaneous tissue Which of the following is a function of the skin? - Answer ️️ -a. sensation b. excretion c. heat regulation d. ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT Excessive sweating, caused by heat or general body weakness is: - Answer ️️ -hyperhidrosis The American Cancer Society recommends using a checklist to recognize potential skin cancer or changes in moles, using the letter B to check mole: - Answer ️️ -borders The water content of the natural nail directly affects the nail's: - Answer ️️ -flexibility The portion of living skin that supports the nail plate is the: - Answer ️️ -nail bed The tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place is the: - Answer ️️ -ligament Clients with skin or nails that are infected, inflamed, or swollen should be referred to a: - Answer ️️ -physician Redness, pain, and swelling are signs of an: - Answer ️️ -infection A dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to increased pigmentation is: - Answer ️️ -melanonychia Ridges running vertically down the natural nail plate are cause by: - Answer ️️ -uneven growth and age Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by the shredding of the natural nail plate is: - Answer ️️ -onychia Tinea pedis is the medical term used to describe: - Answer ️️ -athlete's foot The thickened, club-like structure that forms the lower part of the hair root is the: - Answer ️️ - hair bulb The medulla, the innermost layer of the hair, is composed of cells that are: - Answer ️️ -round Permanent waving and hair relaxers change the shape of hair by chemically altering the hair's: - Answer ️️ -disulfide bonds All natural hair color is the result of pigment located in the cortex called: - Answer ️️ -melanin The melanin that provides brown or black color to hair is: - Answer ️️ -eumelanin The technical term for gray hair is: - Answer ️️ -canities An acute, localized bacterial infection of the hair follicle that produces constant pain is a: - Answer ️️ -furuncle All matter has physical and chemical properties and exists in the form of a: - Answer ️️ -a. solid b. liquid c. gas d. ALL OF THESE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT Elements differ from one another because of the difference in the structure of their: - Answer ️️ -atoms Chemically combining two or more atoms produces a: - Answer ️️ -molecule A chemical combination of matter in definite, or fixed, proportions is a: - Answer ️️ -pure substance An unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible substances is an: - Answer ️️ - emulsion Substances that allow oil and water to mix, or emulsify, are: - Answer ️️ -surfactants An example of an ammonia compound that is used to perform chemical services in a salon is: - Answer ️️ -ammonium hydrox