COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD PENNSYLVANIA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS .

COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD PENNSYLVANIA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS . The muscle that covers the front lower leg and bends the foot up and in is called? - Correct Answer: Tibialis Anterior What yellowish fluid in the blood consists of approximately 90% water? - Correct Answer: Plasma Which part of the cell contains food substances for cellular growth and repair? - Correct Answer: Cytoplasm Which branch of the 5th cranial nerve consists of the lower 1/2 of the face and head? - Correct Answer: Mandibular What eye muscle allows eyelids to open and close? - Correct Answer: Orbicularis Oculi What is another name for the constructive stage of metabolism? - Correct Answer: Anabolism What type of nerve brings and sends messages to the central nervous system? - Correct Answer: Mixed What part of the hand is best used for massage? - Correct Answer: Cushions of fingertips The nerve that carries impulses along the top of the foot to the skin is called? - Correct Answer: Dorsal nerve Where is the location of the ear muscle auricularis anterior? - Correct Answer: Front of the ear Which nerve is located on the little finger side of the arm, extending into the palm of the hand? - Correct Answer: Ulnar nerve Which end of the muscle is attached to an immovable section of skeleton? - Correct Answer: Origin What is produced when a motor nerve point is included in massage? - Correct Answer: Relaxation The muscles in the hand that draw the fingers together are called? - Correct Answer: Adductor Which artery delivers blood to the upper eyelids and forehead? - Correct Answer: Frontal artery Which type of muscle is smooth and responsible for involuntary movements? - Correct Answer: Non-striated muscle The muscle that is situated on the sides of the head and assists in chewing is called? - Correct Answer: Temporalis muscle The direction of massage should start with . - Correct Answer: Insertion What blood vessels are seen near the surface of the skin? - Correct Answer: Veins A mass of blood and nerves located directly under the hollowed area of the hair bulb is? - Correct Answer: Papilla What is considered to be the normal amount of hair to shed daily? - Correct Answer: 30 to 50 strands A furuncle appears within the hair follicle and appears as a . - Correct Answer: Boil The tough outer protective covering of hair is? - Correct Answer: Cuticle What is the average growth of hair per month? - Correct Answer: 1/2 inch A patchy loss of hair occurring on the scalp is called . - Correct Answer: Alopecia Areata What is the pocket that surrounds the hair root called? - Correct Answer: Follicle What is the term used for yellow to red hair pigments? - Correct Answer: Pheomelanin Pityriasis is the technical term for . - Correct Answer: Dandruff A tuft of hair that is directed straight out of the scalp is called? - Correct Answer: Cowlick What is the name of the coloring matter that provides natural color to hair and skin? - Correct Answer: Melanin Which type of porosity has scales lying flat allowing minimal absorption? - Correct Answer: Resistant What is tinea? - Correct Answer: Ringworm What is required from both sides of the family for a woman to inherit baldness? - Correct Answer: One gene each Which animal parasite burrows under the skin? - Correct Answer: Itch mites What is the technical term for split hair ends? - Correct Answer: Trichoptilosis What is the stage referred to when the hair continues to grow and survive? - Correct Answer: Anagen How far can dry, healthy hair be stretched without breaking? - Correct Answer: 1/2 of it's length How many genes does a male need to inherit from either side of the family to inherit baldness? - Correct Answer: One Which layer of hair is responsible for the elasticity in the hair? - Correct Answer: Cortex At what stage of growth does the hair stop growing and begin to disconnect from the follicle? - Correct Answer: Catagen What is the average number of hair on the scalp? - Correct Answer: 100,000 What is the soft, white, downy hair found on almost any area of the body? - Correct Answer: Lanugo Which hair follicle shape produces naturally curly hair? - Correct Answer: Narrow oval What is the average life expectancy of hair in the anagen stage? - Correct Answer: 2 to 6 years What is the technical term for gray hair? - Correct Answer: Canities Which layer of hair contains melanin? - Correct Answer: Cortex In the composition of hair, 11 buncles of protofibrils will produce a . - Correct Answer: Microfibril