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
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
