NC COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD
WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
/.Trichology - Answer-Scientific study of hair, its diseases and care.
/.Hair root and hair shaft - Answer-Two parts of a mature strand of human hair
/.Alkaline pH - Answer-Chemical to penetrate healthy cuticle hair
/.Round - Answer-The medulla is composed of ________ cells.
/.Anagen - Answer-The period of active hair growth
/.Nitrogen, and sulfur - Answer-The major elements that make up human hair are
carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, ______________.
/.Peptide Bonds - Answer-strong, chemical bonds that joins amino acids
/.coarse, medium, or fine - Answer-Hair texture is classified as
/.Catagen - Answer-Follicle canal shrink, and detaches from dermal papilla
/.1/2 inch (1.25 centimeters) per month - Answer-The average growth of healthy scalp
hair is:
/.Technical term for gray hair - Answer-Canities
/.Pityriasis - Answer-Technical term for dandruff
/.Dermal papilla - Answer-Blood and nerve supply that provides the nutrients needed for
hair growth
/.3 to 5 Years - Answer-How long does the anagen phase lasts
/.Faster - Answer-Women scalp hair grows _______ than on men
/.Catagen - Answer-Signals end of the hair growth
,/.Does not increase hair growth - Answer-Scalp massage
/.Exactly the same - Answer-Pigmented hair & gray hair is
/.Less successful - Answer-Bald men are assumed to be
/.40 - Answer-By 35 ______ percent of men + women loses hair
/.pediulosis capitis - Answer-Infestation of scalp + hair with lice
/.Larger - Answer-Carbuncle is furuncles brother , but furuncle is
/.More fragile - Answer-Fine hair is _________ than coarse or medium hair.
/.90 percent - Answer-Protein in hair
/.Hirsuties - Answer-Hypertrichosis =
/.Terminal hair - Answer-Long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms,
and bodies of males and females.
/.Trichorrhexis nodosa - Answer-Knotted hair =
/.A whorl - Answer-Follicle at an angle , pattern, streams on the head
/.Alopeicia areata - Answer-Hair follicles attacked by immune system
/.Tinea - Answer-Ringworm =
/.Hydrogen - Answer-Inorganic chemistry is the study of substances that do not contain
the element carbon, but may contain which element?
/.An element - Answer-A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler
substances without a loss of identity is
/.A molecule - Answer-Chemically combining two or more atoms in definite proportion
forms
/.Solute - Answer-A(n) ________ is a substance dissolved into a solution.
/.An emulsion - Answer-An unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible
substances plus a special ingredient is
/.Minerals - Answer-are not composed of organic chemicals
, /.A suspension - Answer-The glitter in nail polish that can separate from the nail polish
is an example of
/.Ammonia - Answer-The ingredient used to raise the pH in hair products to allow the
solution to penetrate the hair shaft is
/.Pure Substance - Answer-A chemical combination of matter in definite proportions is
/.Physical Mixture - Answer-A physical combination of matter in any proportion is
/.Physical Properties - Answer-Characteristics that can be determined without a
chemical reaction and that do not involve a chemical change in the substance are
/.Inverter - Answer-an apparatus that changes direct current to alternating current
/.Ohm - Answer-unit that measures the resistance of an electric current
/.Anaphoresis - Answer-a process that infuses product into the tissues from the negative
pole toward the positive pole
/.Electric Circuit - Answer-grounding completes ______ and carries the current safety
away
/.Galvanic Current - Answer-when using ____ the active electrode is the electrode used
on the area to be treated
/.Increase Muscle Tone - Answer-microcurrent can be used to ____ and restore
elasticity
/.Electromagnetic - Answer-a wavelength is the distance between successive peaks of
___ waves
/.Ultraviolet C (UVC) - Answer-has the longest wavelength
/.Photothermolysis - Answer-all lasers work by a process know as selective ___
/.Minicurrent - Answer-an extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the body's natural
electrical impulses is
/.Infrared Light Device - Answer-a medical device that uses multiple colors and
wavelengths of focused light to treat conditions such as excessive hair and spider veins
/.Tesla light-emitting current - Answer-the thermal or heat producing current with a high
rate of oscillation or vibration that is commonly used for scalp and facial treatment is
called
WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
/.Trichology - Answer-Scientific study of hair, its diseases and care.
/.Hair root and hair shaft - Answer-Two parts of a mature strand of human hair
/.Alkaline pH - Answer-Chemical to penetrate healthy cuticle hair
/.Round - Answer-The medulla is composed of ________ cells.
/.Anagen - Answer-The period of active hair growth
/.Nitrogen, and sulfur - Answer-The major elements that make up human hair are
carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, ______________.
/.Peptide Bonds - Answer-strong, chemical bonds that joins amino acids
/.coarse, medium, or fine - Answer-Hair texture is classified as
/.Catagen - Answer-Follicle canal shrink, and detaches from dermal papilla
/.1/2 inch (1.25 centimeters) per month - Answer-The average growth of healthy scalp
hair is:
/.Technical term for gray hair - Answer-Canities
/.Pityriasis - Answer-Technical term for dandruff
/.Dermal papilla - Answer-Blood and nerve supply that provides the nutrients needed for
hair growth
/.3 to 5 Years - Answer-How long does the anagen phase lasts
/.Faster - Answer-Women scalp hair grows _______ than on men
/.Catagen - Answer-Signals end of the hair growth
,/.Does not increase hair growth - Answer-Scalp massage
/.Exactly the same - Answer-Pigmented hair & gray hair is
/.Less successful - Answer-Bald men are assumed to be
/.40 - Answer-By 35 ______ percent of men + women loses hair
/.pediulosis capitis - Answer-Infestation of scalp + hair with lice
/.Larger - Answer-Carbuncle is furuncles brother , but furuncle is
/.More fragile - Answer-Fine hair is _________ than coarse or medium hair.
/.90 percent - Answer-Protein in hair
/.Hirsuties - Answer-Hypertrichosis =
/.Terminal hair - Answer-Long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms,
and bodies of males and females.
/.Trichorrhexis nodosa - Answer-Knotted hair =
/.A whorl - Answer-Follicle at an angle , pattern, streams on the head
/.Alopeicia areata - Answer-Hair follicles attacked by immune system
/.Tinea - Answer-Ringworm =
/.Hydrogen - Answer-Inorganic chemistry is the study of substances that do not contain
the element carbon, but may contain which element?
/.An element - Answer-A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler
substances without a loss of identity is
/.A molecule - Answer-Chemically combining two or more atoms in definite proportion
forms
/.Solute - Answer-A(n) ________ is a substance dissolved into a solution.
/.An emulsion - Answer-An unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible
substances plus a special ingredient is
/.Minerals - Answer-are not composed of organic chemicals
, /.A suspension - Answer-The glitter in nail polish that can separate from the nail polish
is an example of
/.Ammonia - Answer-The ingredient used to raise the pH in hair products to allow the
solution to penetrate the hair shaft is
/.Pure Substance - Answer-A chemical combination of matter in definite proportions is
/.Physical Mixture - Answer-A physical combination of matter in any proportion is
/.Physical Properties - Answer-Characteristics that can be determined without a
chemical reaction and that do not involve a chemical change in the substance are
/.Inverter - Answer-an apparatus that changes direct current to alternating current
/.Ohm - Answer-unit that measures the resistance of an electric current
/.Anaphoresis - Answer-a process that infuses product into the tissues from the negative
pole toward the positive pole
/.Electric Circuit - Answer-grounding completes ______ and carries the current safety
away
/.Galvanic Current - Answer-when using ____ the active electrode is the electrode used
on the area to be treated
/.Increase Muscle Tone - Answer-microcurrent can be used to ____ and restore
elasticity
/.Electromagnetic - Answer-a wavelength is the distance between successive peaks of
___ waves
/.Ultraviolet C (UVC) - Answer-has the longest wavelength
/.Photothermolysis - Answer-all lasers work by a process know as selective ___
/.Minicurrent - Answer-an extremely low level of electricity that mirrors the body's natural
electrical impulses is
/.Infrared Light Device - Answer-a medical device that uses multiple colors and
wavelengths of focused light to treat conditions such as excessive hair and spider veins
/.Tesla light-emitting current - Answer-the thermal or heat producing current with a high
rate of oscillation or vibration that is commonly used for scalp and facial treatment is
called
