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California Cosmetology State Board Final Exam Practice Test with Structured Qs & Ans, Exams of Nursing

California Cosmetology State Board Final Exam Practice Test with Structured Questions & Correct Solutions Graded A+

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California Cosmetology State Board Final Exam Practice
Test with Structured Questions & Correct Solutions
Graded A+
Corrugations - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by
uneven growth due to illness or injuries.
Furrows - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by
nutrition, injury or illness.
Leuconchia - CORRECT ANSWER >>>White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of
the nail
Onychorrhexis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing,
vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing
the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very
contagious
Onychocryptosis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or
tight fitting shoes.
Verruca - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Warts caused by infectious virus
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Test with Structured Questions & Correct Solutions

Graded A+

Corrugations - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by

uneven growth due to illness or injuries.

Furrows - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by

nutrition, injury or illness.

Leuconchia - CORRECT ANSWER >>> White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of

the nail

Onychorrhexis - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing,

vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.

Hang Nails - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing

the cuticle

Onychomycosis Unguium - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very

contagious

Onychocryptosis - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or

tight fitting shoes.

Verruca - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Warts caused by infectious virus

Onycholysis - CORRECT ANSWER >>> lifting of the nail without shedding

5 Basic Nail Shapes - CORRECT ANSWER >>> squoval, round, oval, pointed, square

Toner - CORRECT ANSWER >>> used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate

colors after decoloring

Conditioning filler - CORRECT ANSWER >>> protein conditioner that will equalize porosity

and fill the holes

Color filler - CORRECT ANSWER >>> used to replace the missing primary colors

Oxidative - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Demi- permenant and permenant color

Non-oxidative color - CORRECT ANSWER >>> temporary - physical change only.

Semipermanent.

Double process blonde - CORRECT ANSWER >>> decolorizing and toning

What affects lightener working time? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Melanin - the more there is

the longer the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat

Neutral tones - CORRECT ANSWER >>> perfect combo of both cool and warm tones

Eumelanin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Brown to black pigments

Pheomelanin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Red to yellow pigments

Coarse texture - CORRECT ANSWER >>> largest diameter, greatest amount of melanin,

processing time and lift is affected

medium texture - CORRECT ANSWER >>> has a balance of melanin, typically no problems

Fine texture - CORRECT ANSWER >>> smallest diameter, least amount of melanin, more

susceptible to darker drabber results, more prone to damage

Alkaline Wave - CORRECT ANSWER >>> AKA cold waves - ammonium thioglycolate (thio and

ammonia). ph - 9.0-9.6, no tension, solution causes hair to swell, processes at RT

Acid Wave - CORRECT ANSWER >>> AKA heat waves- glycerol monothioglycolate. ph - 7.8-

8.2. will require heat to speed processing

Endothermic - CORRECT ANSWER >>> required added heat source

Exothermic - CORRECT ANSWER >>> self heating

Croguiqnole - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Wrapping technique from ends to scalp, causes tighter

curls on ends. also referred to as "overlapping method"

Spiral - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hair is not perpendicular to rod - spiraled from topbottom of

rod

On base placement - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hair is held 45* forward

1/2 off base placement - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hair is held 90* straight up

Off base placement - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hair is held 45* down

End paper techniques - CORRECT ANSWER >>> double flat, bookend, cushion wrap

Lanthionization - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hydroxide relaxer removes 1 of the sulfer atoms

converting from a disulfide bond converting it into a lanthionine bond, which is only 1 sulfur atom. can never be reformed

Sodium relaxers are not compatible with : - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Thio relaxers

Elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER >>> ability to stretch and return to original length without

breaking. wet - 50%, dry - 20%

Melanin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> color pigment. eumelanin, and pheomelanin

acid mantle - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 4.5-5.

Muscle massage - CORRECT ANSWER >>> massage from insertion to origin

insertion - CORRECT ANSWER >>> attached end to another muscle or movable bone

origin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> fixed attachment to a bone or tissue

Efflerage - CORRECT ANSWER >>> light continuous stroking/no pressure, soothing/relaxing

Functions of the skin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> protection, sensations, heat regulation,

excretion, secreation

Skin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Largest organ of the body, first defense against disease, germs,

and environment.

Spread wax on in: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> same direction as hair growth

Pull wax strip off in: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> opposite direction of hair growth

Methods of temporary hair removal - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Shaving, tweezing, electronic

tweezers, depilatories (nair)

Ph Scale ranges from - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 0 - 14

Acid ph balance - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 0 - 7

Neutral ph balance - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 7

Alkaline ph balance - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 7 - 14

Infection Control - CORRECT ANSWER >>> controlling germs - sanitation

3 Methods of infection control - CORRECT ANSWER >>> sanitation, disinfecting, sterilization

Sanitation - CORRECT ANSWER >>> removing visible dirt

disinfecting - CORRECT ANSWER >>> kills most bacteria but not all

Sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER >>> kills all microbial life

Marvacide - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hospital grade, EPA registered, effective against HIV,

tuberculosis and hepatitis

Hypertrichosis - CORRECT ANSWER >>> unsusal amount of hair growth

Terminal hair - CORRECT ANSWER >>> very dark visible hair

Vellus hair - CORRECT ANSWER >>> baby fine hair

EPA - CORRECT ANSWER >>> environmental protection agency

Where should you test foundation? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> jawline

What are complimentary colors? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> colors on opposite sides of the

color wheel: red & green, blue & orange, and yellow & violet

Another name for strip lashes - CORRECT ANSWER >>> band lashes

Corrective make up is used to do what to the face - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hide

imperfections

What are MSDS Sheets? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Material Safety Data Sheet

What do MSDS Sheets list? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Chemical safety info for a product

What are the hazards categorized as on MSDS sheets? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Physical and

health

Builds weight in a hair cut - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Horizontal line

Reduces weight in a hair cut - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Vertical line

Weight distributed on top or bottom, used for blending -^ CORRECT ANSWER^ >>> Diagonal

line

4 Basic Hair cuts - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 180, 90, 45, 0

Porosity - CORRECT ANSWER >>> How well hair absorbs moisture - non porous, normal anor

over porous

Elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Hairs ability to stretch

Growth Direction - CORRECT ANSWER >>> whirls, callics

3 types of bonds - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hydrogen bond, salt bond, disulfide bond

Hydrogen bond - CORRECT ANSWER >>> broken by water or heat, weak bond, 1/3 of hair

strength

Salt bond - CORRECT ANSWER >>> affected by ph. 1/3 of hair strength

Disulfide bond - CORRECT ANSWER >>> strong chemical bonds, can be broken and reformed

with perm solution. bleaching and coloring hair can weaken bond as well. 1/3 of hair strength

Perm papers - CORRECT ANSWER >>> absorbant papers that control ends of hair

Acid on ph does what to cuticle - CORRECT ANSWER >>> closes cuticle

Alkaline on ph does what to cuticle? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Swells the cuticle , blows it

open

Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER >>> the study of the structure of the organs and systems of

the human body

Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER >>> the study of the functions and activities performed by

body structures

Cells - CORRECT ANSWER >>> the basic units of living matter

The cells of living things are composed of a substance called what? -^ CORRECT ANSWER

>>> protoplasm

Histology - CORRECT ANSWER >>> AKA microscope anatomy, the study of tiny structures

only visible through microscope

Chemistry - CORRECT ANSWER >>> the science that deals with structures and properties of

matter and how it changes under different conditions

Organic Chemistry - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Stustances that contain carbon and were alive

Inorganic Chemistry - CORRECT ANSWER >>> study of substances that do not contain

carbon

Matter - CORRECT ANSWER >>> anything that takes of space and has mass

3 types of matter - CORRECT ANSWER >>> solid, liquid, gas