Cosmetology State Board Examination Review (California) questions and answers rated A+.

Cosmetology State Board Examination Review (California) questions and answers rated A+. The qstudy qof qthe qgrowth qand qstructure qof qnails qis qknown qas q- qcorrect qanswers. qOnyxology Etiology qis qthe qstudy qof q- qcorrect qanswers. qThe qcause qof qa qdisease Often qreferred qto qas qthe qcuticle, qit qoverlaps qthe qlunula qat qthe qbase qof qthe qnail q- qcorrect qanswers. qEponychium Infection qat qthe qnail qbase, qusually qwith qpus, quntreated qcan qcause qloss qof qthe qnail q- qcorrect qanswers. qOnychia Onychophagy qrefers qto q- qcorrect qanswers. qBitten qnails Onychia qrefers qto qa qcondition qwhere q- qcorrect qanswers. qInflammation qat qthe qbase qof qthe qnail qwith qpus qusually qpresent The qtechnical qterm qfor qbitten qnails qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qOnychophagy Tight qshoes, qor qimproper qtrimming qof qthe qtoe-nails, qmay qresult qin q- qcorrect qanswers. qOnychocryptosis/ingrown qtoe-nails Onychocryptosis qis qa qcondition qthat qmay qresult qfrom q- qcorrect qanswers. qExcessively qtight qshoes A qnail qproduct qused qto qsmooth qout qand qfill qin qminor qdepressions qin qa qclient's qnails qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qRidge qfiller The qnail qis qcomposed qof qa qsubstance qknown qas q- qcorrect qanswers. qKeratin The qarea qfrom qthe qnail qroot qto qthe qfree qedge, qcontains qno qblood qvessels q/ qnerves q- qcorrect qanswers. qBoth qA q& qC q(Nail qplate q& qNail qbody) Portion qof qthe qnail qassembly qwhere qthe qnail qplate qrests, qcontains qblood qvessels q& qnerves q- qcorrect qanswers. qNail qbed The qpoint qwhere qthe qnail qenters qthe qskin qat qthe qnail qbase qis qreferred qto qas qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qEponychium The qtissue qbeneath qthe qfree qedge qof qthe qnail qis qknown qas q- qcorrect qanswers. qHyponychium Contains qthe qblood, qlymph qand qnerves qfrom qwhich qnew qnail qcells qare qgenerated q- qcorrect qanswers. qNail qmatrix This qis qthe qactive qtissue qfrom qwhich qnew qnail qcells qare qgenerated q- qcorrect qanswers. qNail qmatrix The qnail qroot qand qnail qmatrix qare qlocated qin qthis qcup q/ qpocket qlike qstructure q- qcorrect qanswers. qNai qmantle Leuconychia qis qa qcondition qthat qusually qpresents qas q- qcorrect qanswers. qWhite qspots q/ qstreaks qunder qthe qnails The qlatin q/ qmedical qterm qfor qnails qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qOnyx If qa qfinger qnail qis qlost q/ qremoved, qapproximately qhow qlong qwill qit qtake qto qgrow qback? q- qcorrect qanswers. q3 q- q6 qmonths if qlost q/ qremoved, qhow qlong qwill qit qtake qto qgrow qa qnew qnail qplate q/ qnail qbody? q- qcorrect qanswers. q9 q- q18 qmonths If qa qtoe-nail qis qlost q/ qremoved, qapproximately qhow qlong qwill qit qtake qto qgrow qback? q- qcorrect qanswers. q9 q- q18 qmonths If qthe qtechnician qcauses qbleeding qto qoccur qduring qa qnail qservice, qthey qshould quse q- qcorrect qanswers. qStyptic qpowder q/ qpowdered qalum Once qdestroyed, qwhich qpart qof qthe qnail qwill qnot qgrow qagain? q- qcorrect qanswers. qMatrix The qadhesive qcoat qfor qnail qpolish qis qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qBase qcoat Pumice qpowder qis qmost qcommonly qfound qin q- qcorrect qanswers. qCuticle qcream If qbleeding qoccurs qduring qa qmanicure q/ qpedicure, quse q- qcorrect qanswers. qAntiseptic Always qfile qnatural qnails q- qcorrect qanswers. qCorner qto qcenter The qtechnical qterm qfor qa qhang qnail qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qAgnail If qartificial qnails qare qlifting qfrom qthe qnail qbed, qthis qmay qcause q- qcorrect qanswers. qMold qand qinfection Cuticle qcreams qwill qhelp qprevent q- qcorrect qanswers. qHang-nails q/ qagnails Onychophagy qmay qincrease qblood qflow qto qthe q____ qand qcause qthe qnail qto qgrow qfaster q- qcorrect qanswers. qNail qMatrix This qportion qof qthe qnail qeffects qits qshape, qsize, qand qrate qof qgrowth q- qcorrect qanswers. qMatrix A qhalf-moon qat qthe qbase qof qthe qnail qis qknown qas q- qcorrect qanswers. qLunula Oil qor qmoisture qunder qa qnail qenhancement qmay qcause q- qcorrect qanswers. qEnhancements qto qlift q/ qfall qoff The qlargest qbone qin qthe qarm qis qknown qas qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qHumerous The qcorrect qorder qof qapplication qin qpolishing qa qclient's qnails qwould qbe q- qcorrect qanswers. qBase qcoat, qenamel, qtop qcoat This qbone qis qfound qin qthe qforearm qand qon qthe qsame qside qas qthe qlittle qfinger q- qcorrect qanswers. qUlna This qbone qis qfound qin qthe qforearm qand qon qthe qsame qside qas qthe qthumb q- qcorrect qanswers. qRadius When qremoving qpolish qfrom qartificial qnails, quse q- qcorrect qanswers. qNon-acetone When qremoving qartificial qnails qor qnail qenhancements, quse q- qcorrect qanswers. qAcetone Before qperforming qany qnail qservice, qthe qnail qtech qshould qattempt qto qfind qout qif qthe qclient q- qcorrect qanswers. qIs qdiabetic What qis qthe qbest qmanner qin qwhich qto qtreat qagnails q- qcorrect qanswers. qHot qoil qmanicures When qin quse, qhow qshould qmanicuring q/ qpedicuring qimplements qbe qkept? q- qcorrect qanswers. qOn qa qclean qtowel When qnot qin quse, qmanicure q/ qpedicure qimplements qshould qbe qstored qin qa q- qcorrect qanswers. qClosed qcontainer These qwarts, qcaused qby qthe qHPV qVirus, qare qflat, qhard, qthick qgrowths, qusually qoccurring qon qthe qsoles qof qthe qfeet qand qsometimes qlook qlike qa qcircle qwithin qa qcircle q- qcorrect qanswers. qPlantar qwarts Nail qbleaches qand qlightners qusually qcontain q- qcorrect qanswers. qHydrogen qperoxide Thickened qwhite qskin qand qwatery qblisters qbetween qthe qtoes qare qindications qof q- qcorrect qanswers. qAthlete's qfoot q/ qTinea qPedis Another qname qfor qAthlete's qfoot qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qRingworm qof qthe qfeet q/ qTinea qPedis Watery qblisters qand qthickened qwhitish qskin qbetween qthe qtoes, qis qknown qas q- qcorrect qanswers. qTinea qPedis If qyour qclient qhas qbrittle q/ qdry qnails qor qdry qcuticles, qwhat qshould qyou qrecommend q- qcorrect qanswers. qHot qoil qmanicures To qavoid qingrown qtoe-nails q(onychocryptosis) qdo qnot qfile qor qclip q- qcorrect qanswers. qInto qthe qcorners qof qthe qnails The qinstrument qused qfor qtrimming qthe qcuticle qis qa q- qcorrect qanswers. qNipper A qbacterial qinfection qwith qpus qat qthe qnail qmatrix qis qknown qas q- qcorrect qanswers. qOnychia When qgiving qa qpedicure qwith qa qfoot q& qleg qmassage, qyou qshould qnot qmassage qover qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qShin qbone For qa qnatural qeffect, qthe qshape qof qthe qfinger qnails qshould qconform qto qthe qshape qof qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qClient's qfingers Most qnail qtechs qconsider qthe qideal qnail qshape qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qOval Onychophagy qis qthe qtechnical qterm qfor q- qcorrect qanswers. qBitten qnails When qpushing qback qcuticles, qhow qshould qthe qnail qtechnician qhold qthe qpusher q- qcorrect qanswers. qAngled qwith qmedium qpressure A qsemicircular qfold qof qskin qoverlapping qthe qnail qplate qon qeither qside q- qcorrect qanswers. qNail qwall To qremove qyour qclient's qacrylic qnails, qyou qshould q- qcorrect qanswers. qUse qnippers qto qremove qunwanted qacrylic qnail, qthen qsoak qoff qremainder qin qacetone Condition qdescribes qa qforward qgrowth qof qthe qcuticle qcovering qmost qof qthe qnail qplate q/ qbody q- qcorrect qanswers. qPterygium Atrophy qor qwasting qaway qof qthe qnail qplate, qmay qbe qthe qresult qof qinjury qor qdisease q- qcorrect qanswers. qOnychatrophia These qare qthe qtracks qon qboth qsides qof qthe qnail, qthrough qwhich qit qmoves qas qit qgrows q- qcorrect qanswers. qGrooves q/ qTracks This qis qthe qcuticle qoverlapping qthe qlunula qat qthe qbase qof qthe qnail q- qcorrect qanswers. qEponychium This qis qthe qskin qsurrounding qtouching qand qoverlapping qthe qnail qon q3 qsides q- qcorrect qanswers. qPerionychium Nail qshape qrecommended qfor qindividuals qwho qwork qon qcomputer qkeyboards q- qcorrect qanswers. qSquare The qfield qof qmedicine qdealing qspecifically qwith qthe qfeet qand qrelated qissues qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qPodiatry Portion qof qthe qnail qextending qbeyond qthe qend qof qthe qfinger q/ qtoes, qand qprotecting qthe qtip q- qcorrect qanswers. qFree qedge Crescent qshaped qwitish qarea qof qthe qnail qbed q(not qalways qvisible) q- qcorrect qanswers. qLunula this qskin qsurrounds, qtouches, qand qoverlaps qthe qnail q- qcorrect qanswers. qPerionychium The qterm qused qto qindicate qinflammation qof qthe qskin qsurrounding qthe qnail qplate q/ qbody q- qcorrect qanswers. qParonychia The qfold qof qskin qat qthe qsides qof qthe qnail q- qcorrect qanswers. qPerionychium The qmetacarpus q/ qpalm qof qthe qhand qcontains qhow qmany qlong q& qslender qbones q- qcorrect qanswers. qFive The qcarpus q/ qwrist qcontains qhow qmany qbones q- qcorrect qanswers. q8 The qtissue qbeneath qthe qdistal qend q(free qedge) qof qthe qnail qand qthe qfinger qor qtoe; q- qcorrect qanswers. qHyponychium Hyponychium qrefers qto qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qSkin qunder qthe qfree qedge The qtechnical qterm qfor qa q"hangnail" qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qAgnail The qskin qbeneath q/ qunder qthe qFree qEdge qof qthe qnail q- qcorrect qanswers. qHyponychium An qinflammation qat qthe qbase qof qthe qnail q- qcorrect qanswers. qOnychia What qis qthe qprimary qpurpose qof qnail qprimer q- qcorrect qanswers. qTo qimprove qadhesion What qcan qa qnail qtech quse qto qsmooth qout qimperfections qin qa qclient's qnatural qnails? q- qcorrect qanswers. qRidge qfiller What qis qused qto qdry qand qharden qgel qnails q- qcorrect qanswers. qAn qultra-violet qlight In qthe qsalon, qnail qtechs qoften quse qstyptic qin qthis qform qto qstop qbleeding qfrom qminor qcuts q- qcorrect qanswers. qPowdered qalum One qof qthe qfunctions qof q"primer" qwhen qapplied qduring qan qartificial qnail qapplication? q- qcorrect qanswers. qBoth qA q& qB qare qcorrect q(Absorb qoil q& qmoisture; qAllow qfor qbetter qbonding) The qexcessive qheat qoften qgenerated qby qelectric qnail qsanders qmay qharm qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qNail qplate A qsteel qnail qpusher qshould qbe qused q- qcorrect qanswers. qOn qa qmoist qnail What qeffect qwill qacetone qhave qon qa qsculptured, qartificial, qor qgel qnail q- qcorrect qanswers. qSoften What qis qthe qfunction qof qa q"dehydrator" qwhen qapplied qduring qan qartificial qnail qapplication q- qcorrect qanswers. qAbsorb qoil q& qmoisture This qis qfound qat qthe qbase qof qthe qnail qoften qoverlapping qthe qlunula q- qcorrect qanswers. qEponychium The qLatin q/ qmedical q/ qtechnical qterm qfor qnails q- qcorrect qanswers. qOnyx Very qthin qnails qthat qare qbrittle qand qless qflexible qthan qusual qare qreferred qto qas q- qcorrect qanswers. qEggshell qnails Found qat qthe qnail qbase, qmay qoverlap qthe qlunula qand qextend qas qfar qback qas qthe qfirst qknuckle q- qcorrect qanswers. qEponychium This qrefers qto qthe qtissue qthat qis qfound qunder qthe qfree qedge qof qthe qnail q- qcorrect qanswers. qHyponychium This qis qthe qdeep qfold qof qskin qwithin qwhich qthe qnail qroot q& qmatrix qare qfound q- qcorrect qanswers. qMantle Contains qmany qnerves qand qblood qvessels q- qcorrect qanswers. qNail qbed Wavy qnail qridges, qoften qthe qresult qof quneven qgrowth qdue qto qinjury, qare qknown qas q- qcorrect qanswers. qCorrugations Nail qtech qwill qshape q/ qfile qthe qnail qprior qto qsoaking qin qthe qnail qbath, qthis qis qdone qbecause q- qcorrect qanswers. qBoth qB q& qC q(Filing qdry qnails qis qeasier qfor qthe qnail qtech; qFiling qdamp qnails qis qmore qdifficult) If qthe qnail qmatrix qis qdestroyed, qwhat qwill qoccur q- qcorrect qanswers. qNail qwill qnot qgrow qagain The qnail qmatrix qand qnail qroot qare qfound qhere q- qcorrect qanswers. qNail qmantle Functions qas qa qbarrier qto qstop qbacteria q/ qinfection qfrom qgetting qto qthe qnail qmatrix q- qcorrect qanswers. qEponychium The qcuticle qoverlapping qthe qlunula qis qreferred qto qas qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qEponychium All qnourishment qis qsupplied qto qthe qnail qfrom qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qNail qroot Before qthe qnail qtech qapplies qartificial qnail qenhancements, qthe qnatural qnail qmust qbe q- qcorrect qanswers. qBuffed Improper quse qof qnail qnippers qmay qresult qin q- qcorrect qanswers. qAgnails Very qdry qcuticles qmay qresult qin qwhich qof qthe qfollowing q- qcorrect qanswers. qAgnail q(hangnails) A qbacterial qinfection qof qthe qtissue qaround qthe qnail q- qcorrect qanswers. qParonychia The qactive qingredient qin qnail qbleach qor qwhiteners qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qBoth qB q& qC q(Hydrogen qperoxide; qH2O2) For qthe qmost qnatural qlook, qthe qshape qof qthe qnail qshould qconform qto qthe qshape qof qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qFingertips Which qof qthe qfollowing qwill qnot qcause qnail qfungus q- qcorrect qanswers. qExcessive qprimer The qpedicure qprocess qbegins qby q- qcorrect qanswers. qSoaking qthe qfeet qin qa qdisinfectant qfootbath When qgiving qa qmanicure, qthe qproper qprocedure qfor qdealing qwith qcuticles qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qDo qnot qcut qunless qclient qinsists In qdiscussing qa qhaircut, qwhere qis qthe qperimeter qlocated? q- qcorrect qanswers. qAt qthe qouter qedges It qis qrecommended qthat qyou qcut qextremely qcurly qhair q- qcorrect qanswers. qDry qcut qbefore qstraightening It qis qrecommended qthat qyou qcut qkinky qcurly qhair q- qcorrect qanswers. qDry qafter qstraightening When qcutting qextremely qcurly qhair, qavoid qwhich qof qthe qfollowing qcutting qimplements q- qcorrect qanswers. qRazors When qcutting qa q"cowlick", qwhat qtension qshould qbe qused q- qcorrect qanswers. qNo qtension When qcutting qhair qwith qelectric qclippers, qthe qhair qshould qbe q- qcorrect qanswers. qDry When qcutting qthe qhair qwith qa qrazor, qthe qhair qshould qbe q- qcorrect qanswers. qWet qor qDamp The qreason qrazor qcutting qrequires qdamp qhair qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qTo qavoid qpulling qthe qhair The qprincipal qreason qfor qusing qthinning qshears qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qDecrease qbulk Tapering qhas qmany qdifferent qnames, qwhich qof qthe qfollowing qis qnot qa qname qfor qtapering q- qcorrect qanswers. qBlunt Layering qmeans qthe qhair qlengths qhave qbeen qcut q- qcorrect qanswers. qGraduated Which qof qthe qfollowing qwould qnot qbe quseful qto qthin qout qthe qhair q- qcorrect qanswers. qClippers Which qof qthe qfollowing qis qnot qa qpart qof qyour qcutting qshears q- qcorrect qanswers. qProng On qwhich qpart qof qyour qcutting qshears qdoes qyour qlittle qfinger qrest q- qcorrect qanswers. qFinger qBrace q/ qGuard Which qof qthe qfollowing qcan qbe qachieved qwith qthe q"shears qover qcomb" qtechnique? q- qcorrect qanswers. qLayering qvery qclose qto qthe qskin The qblood qis qresupplied qwith qoxygen qby qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qLungs In qcutting qvery qstraight qhair, qwhat qdegree qof qtension qis qrecommended? q- qcorrect qanswers. qMaximum qtension A qclient qhas qfine, qdense qhair, qand qwants qit qthinned qout. qHow qfar qfrom qthe qhead, qshould qthe qstylist qhold qthe qrazor, qor qthinning qshears? q- qcorrect qanswers. q1 qinch Club qcutting qis qa qmethod qof qcutting qthe qhair q- qcorrect qanswers. qBlunt qand qstraight qacross To qcreate qthe qappearance qof qheight, qcut qthe qhair q- qcorrect qanswers. qClose qat qthe qnape qand qhigh qin qthe qcrown When qtrying qto qcreate qmore qbody qin qfine qhair q- qcorrect qanswers. qGive qa qblunt qcut In qrazor qcutting, qthe qamount qof qhair qremoved qin qone qrazor qstroke qis qdependent qupon q- qcorrect qanswers. qAngle qof qthe qrazor When qslithering qhair, qthe qbest qresults qwill qbe qobtained qwhen qusing qshears qwith qwhich qedge q- qcorrect qanswers. qSharp Flexible qcomb, qused qin qa q"scissors qover qcomb" qtechnique, qcreates qa qclose q/ qtight qneckline qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qBarber qcomb Which qof qthe qfollowing qhair qcutting qimplements qmay qbe qused qon qwet qor qdry qhair q- qcorrect qanswers. qShears Which qof qthe qfollowing qhair qcutting qimplements qcould qbe qused qon qdry qhair? q- qcorrect qanswers. qBoth qA qand qC q(Shears; qClippers) Which qof qthe qfollowing qhair qcutting qimplements qis qbest qused qon qwet q/ qdamp qhair? q- qcorrect qanswers. qRazors These qhair-cutting qlines qare qused qto qcreate qa qsense qof qweight qand qstability q- qcorrect qanswers. qHorizontal These qhair-cutting qlines qare qused qto qcreate qa qsense q/ qillusion qof qmovement q- qcorrect qanswers. qDiagonal The qangle q/ qdegree qat qwhich qyou qhold qthe qhair qout qfrom qthe qscalp qprior qto qcutting q- qcorrect qanswers. qElevation A qblunt qcut, qtends qto qcreate qlines qthat qare q- qcorrect qanswers. qHard In qthe q"shears qover qcomb" qcutting qtechnique, qwhich qcomb qis qgenerally qused q- qcorrect qanswers. qBarber qcomb In qthe q"shears qover qcomb" qtechnique, qyou qshould qwork qwith qan qarea q- qcorrect qanswers. qNo qwider qthan qthe qcomb In qthe q"shear qover qcomb" qtechnique, qthe qangle qof qthe qcomb qwill qdetermine q- qcorrect qanswers. qThe qlength qof qthe qhair In qthe q"shears qover qcomb" qtechnique, qthe qstylist qshould qbegin qthe qhaircut qat qthe q- qcorrect qanswers. qNape If qyour qclient qhas qlice, qwhat qmust qyou qdo? q- qcorrect qanswers. qRefuse qservice When qcutting qthe qhair qwith qclippers, qit qis qgenerally qbest qto q- qcorrect qanswers. qGo qagainst qthe qdirection qof qthe qhair qgrowth qpattern When qusing qthe q"clipper qover qcomb" qtechnique, qthe qclippers qmove q- qcorrect qanswers. qSideways qacross qtop qof qthe qcomb While qcutting qa qclient's qhair, qif qthe qstylist qmomentarily qstops qcutting, qwhat qis qthe qbest qmethod qto qhandle qthe qshears q- qcorrect qanswers. qPalm qthem, qclosed, qfacing qthe qstylist Thinning qshears qare qused qto q- qcorrect qanswers. qRemove qexcess qbulk Using q"single-notched" qshears qwill qhave qwhich qof qthe qfollowing qeffects q- qcorrect qanswers. qRemove qmore qhair qthan qdouble-notched Using q"double-notched" qshears qwill qhave qwhich qof qthe qfollowing qeffects q- qcorrect qanswers. qRemove qless qhair qthan qsingle-notched A quniformed qlayer qcut q(same qlength qthroughout) qis qcut qat qwhat qangle q/ qdegree q- qcorrect qanswers. q90 A qhaircut qusing qa q0 qdegree q/ qangle qis qreferred qto qas qall qof qthe qfollowing qexcept q- qcorrect qanswers. qWedge Slithering q/ qeffliating qrefers qto qthe qtechnique qof qdecreasing qbulk qby q- qcorrect qanswers. qBoth qB q& qC q(Thinning qthe qhair; qOpening& qpartially qclosing qshears qup q& qdown qthe qhair qshaft The qtechnical q/ qmedical qterm qfor qthe qpalm qof qyour qhand q- qcorrect qanswers. qMetacarpus There qare q____ qbones qin qthe qmetacarpus q- qcorrect qanswers. q5 This qis qthe qlargest qartery qin qthe qbody q- qcorrect qanswers. qAorta There qare q___ qbones qin qthe qwrist q/ qcarpus q- qcorrect qanswers. q8 "Fringe" qis qanother qterm qfor q"bangs" qand qis qgenerally qused qto qcover qthe qarea q- qcorrect qanswers. qOuter qcorner qof qthe qeyes When qcutting qhair qwith qelectric qclippers, qthe qhair qshould qbe q- qcorrect qanswers. qDry The qneutralizer qused qin qa qpermanent qwave qsolution q/ qchemical qhair qrelaxer qis q- qcorrect qanswers. qAcid Round qor qcircular qin qshape, qthese qbacteria qmay qappear qsingular qor qin qgroups q- qcorrect