Cosmetology Texas State Board Exam Prep Test Bank - 820
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When razor cutting it is recommended that the hair be cut? - Answer - Wet
When cutting extremely curly hair it is recommended that the hair be cut? - Answer - Dry
When cutting kinky hair, it is recommended the hair be cut? - Answer - Dry after straightening
Which governmental agency mandates the use of a P.D. Test prior to using aniline derivative
tints? - Answer - Food and Drug Administration
Clients hair has lightened to a Level 6, what is the exposed underlying pigment color and what is
the correct toner shade to achieve a neutral color? - Answer - Orange; Blue
When giving a scissor haircut, the guideline is generally? - Answer - Below your fingers
The amount of hair on a person's head is referred to as? - Answer - Density
Hair with its cuticle in place and tightly closed is said to have? - Answer - Poor Porosity
Pediculosis Capitis is? - Answer - Head Lice
In the "shears-over-comb" technique, if the comb is held at an angle, the - Answer - Hair will be
shorter
The red dermal light is used to treat? - Answer - Dry Skin
,Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with a(n) __, such as a razor or an
environmental surface, is indirect transmission. - Answer - intermediate contaminated object
Various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms are called: - Answer - toxins
A disease that is spread by contact from one person to another is a(n): - Answer - contagious
disease
The scientific name for plantar warts is: - Answer - human papilloma virus (HPV)
Any organism of microscopic to submicroscopic size is a(n): - Answer - microorganism
The removal of potentially infectious materials on an item's surface and the removal of visible
debris or residue is called: - Answer - decontamination
A disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms that enter the body, and which may or may not
be spread from one person to another person, is a(n:) - Answer - infectious disease
A(n): ___ disease affects the body as a whole, often due to under- or over-functioning of internal
glands or organs. - Answer - systematic
A(n) ___ is a condition in which the body reacts to injury, irritation, or infection. - Answer -
inflammation
A parasitic disease caused by: - Answer - parasites
A(n) ___ is a submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of biological organisms and
is capable of replication only through taking over the host cell's reproductive function. - Answer
- virus
The virus that causes AIDS is: - Answer - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
,Contact with nonintact skin, blood, body fluid, or other potentiall infectious materials that is the
result of the performance of an employee's duties is a(n): - Answer - exposure incident
The scientific name for barber's itch is: - Answer - tinea barbae
Organisms that grow, feed, and find shelter on or in another organism, while contributing
nothing to the survival of that organism, are: - Answer - parasites
The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of potentially infectious materials on an
item's surface or visible debris or residues is called: - Answer - contamination
The term ___ describes a ringworm fungus of the foot. - Answer - tinea pedis
A reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or other normally harmless
substances is a(n): - Answer - allergy
A(n) ___ is produced by organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. - Answer -
pathogenic diseases
A(n) ___ is an abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its systems or organs, that makes
the body incapable of functioning normally. - Answer - disease
Illness resulting from conditions associated with employment are: - Answer - occupational
diseases
Never let disinfectants such as phenols and quats come in contact with your: - Answer - skin
The basic unit of all living things are is the: - Answer - cell
The dense active protoplasm found in the center of the cell is: - Answer - nucleus
, Human cells reproduce by mitosis, dividing into two identical cells called: - Answer - daughter
cells
The ___ is the protoplasm of cell except for the protoplasm in the nucleus. - Answer - cytoplasm
The chemical process through which cells are nourished and carry out their activities is called: -
Answer - metabolism
The constructive phase of metabolism is called: - Answer - anabolism
Which type of tissue lines the heart and the digestive and respiratory organs? - Answer -
epithelial tissue
The connection between two or more bones is called a: - Answer - joint
The ___ is the large of the two bones that form the leg below the knee. - Answer - tibia
The oval, bony case that protects the brain is the: - Answer - cranium
The maxillae bones form the: - Answer - upper jaw
The two bones that form the sides and crown (top) of the cranium are: - Answer - parietal bones
The inner and larger bone in the forearm, attached to the wrist and located on the side of the little
finger is the: - Answer - ulna
The foot is made up of ___ bones. - Answer – 26
Practice Questions and Correct Answers from Past Exams/
Cosmetology State Board Exam Prep / Cosmetology State
Board Exam Practice Test Bank
When razor cutting it is recommended that the hair be cut? - Answer - Wet
When cutting extremely curly hair it is recommended that the hair be cut? - Answer - Dry
When cutting kinky hair, it is recommended the hair be cut? - Answer - Dry after straightening
Which governmental agency mandates the use of a P.D. Test prior to using aniline derivative
tints? - Answer - Food and Drug Administration
Clients hair has lightened to a Level 6, what is the exposed underlying pigment color and what is
the correct toner shade to achieve a neutral color? - Answer - Orange; Blue
When giving a scissor haircut, the guideline is generally? - Answer - Below your fingers
The amount of hair on a person's head is referred to as? - Answer - Density
Hair with its cuticle in place and tightly closed is said to have? - Answer - Poor Porosity
Pediculosis Capitis is? - Answer - Head Lice
In the "shears-over-comb" technique, if the comb is held at an angle, the - Answer - Hair will be
shorter
The red dermal light is used to treat? - Answer - Dry Skin
,Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with a(n) __, such as a razor or an
environmental surface, is indirect transmission. - Answer - intermediate contaminated object
Various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms are called: - Answer - toxins
A disease that is spread by contact from one person to another is a(n): - Answer - contagious
disease
The scientific name for plantar warts is: - Answer - human papilloma virus (HPV)
Any organism of microscopic to submicroscopic size is a(n): - Answer - microorganism
The removal of potentially infectious materials on an item's surface and the removal of visible
debris or residue is called: - Answer - decontamination
A disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms that enter the body, and which may or may not
be spread from one person to another person, is a(n:) - Answer - infectious disease
A(n): ___ disease affects the body as a whole, often due to under- or over-functioning of internal
glands or organs. - Answer - systematic
A(n) ___ is a condition in which the body reacts to injury, irritation, or infection. - Answer -
inflammation
A parasitic disease caused by: - Answer - parasites
A(n) ___ is a submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of biological organisms and
is capable of replication only through taking over the host cell's reproductive function. - Answer
- virus
The virus that causes AIDS is: - Answer - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
,Contact with nonintact skin, blood, body fluid, or other potentiall infectious materials that is the
result of the performance of an employee's duties is a(n): - Answer - exposure incident
The scientific name for barber's itch is: - Answer - tinea barbae
Organisms that grow, feed, and find shelter on or in another organism, while contributing
nothing to the survival of that organism, are: - Answer - parasites
The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of potentially infectious materials on an
item's surface or visible debris or residues is called: - Answer - contamination
The term ___ describes a ringworm fungus of the foot. - Answer - tinea pedis
A reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or other normally harmless
substances is a(n): - Answer - allergy
A(n) ___ is produced by organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. - Answer -
pathogenic diseases
A(n) ___ is an abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its systems or organs, that makes
the body incapable of functioning normally. - Answer - disease
Illness resulting from conditions associated with employment are: - Answer - occupational
diseases
Never let disinfectants such as phenols and quats come in contact with your: - Answer - skin
The basic unit of all living things are is the: - Answer - cell
The dense active protoplasm found in the center of the cell is: - Answer - nucleus
, Human cells reproduce by mitosis, dividing into two identical cells called: - Answer - daughter
cells
The ___ is the protoplasm of cell except for the protoplasm in the nucleus. - Answer - cytoplasm
The chemical process through which cells are nourished and carry out their activities is called: -
Answer - metabolism
The constructive phase of metabolism is called: - Answer - anabolism
Which type of tissue lines the heart and the digestive and respiratory organs? - Answer -
epithelial tissue
The connection between two or more bones is called a: - Answer - joint
The ___ is the large of the two bones that form the leg below the knee. - Answer - tibia
The oval, bony case that protects the brain is the: - Answer - cranium
The maxillae bones form the: - Answer - upper jaw
The two bones that form the sides and crown (top) of the cranium are: - Answer - parietal bones
The inner and larger bone in the forearm, attached to the wrist and located on the side of the little
finger is the: - Answer - ulna
The foot is made up of ___ bones. - Answer – 26
