NIC - COSMETOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
Which tissue protects other body parts?
Epithelial
Connective
Nerve
Muscular - answers - epithelial
A fungal organism that can be spread by skin or hair is known as?
Furuncle
Pityriasis
Scabies
Tinea - answers - tinea - medical term for ringworm
Which of the following is a disease known as fever blisters?
Measles
Herpes simplex
Pneumonia
Influenza - answers - herpes simplex
Which of the following muscles move the foot up and extends the toes?
Soleus
Extensor digitorum
Tibialis anterior
Peroneus longus - answers - extensor digitorum
Which of the following are the surfactants used in skin cleanser?
Lipids
Detergent
Exfoliants
Humectants - answers - detergents
An autoclave is used in the spa to provide which level of infection control?
Decontamination
Disinfection
Cleaning
Sterilization - answers - sterilization
,Which of the following precautions should be taken to protect a sensitive scalp during a
hydroxide relaxer retouch?
Use an astringent on scalp
Apply a protective base
Use a mild shampoo
Apply a condition to hair - answers - apply a protective base
The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the
Arrector pili
Epidermis
Papillary layer
Reticular layer - answers - epidermis
Permanent wave rods within a panel that move in the same direction and are positioned
on equal sized bases is a?
Spiral technique wrap
Weave technique wrap
Brick lay permanent wrap
Basic permanent wrap - answers - basic permanent wrap
Which massage movement is intended to soothe muscles?
Petrissage
Tapotement
Friction
Effleurage - answers - effleurage
Which of the following will cause a practitioner to use blood exposure procedures?
Removing comedones
Touching non-intact skin
Shaving the face
Tweezing the eyebrows - answers - touching non-intact skin
A hereditary condition that causes hypopigmented spots and splotches on the skin that
may be related to the thyroid is
Vitiligo
Lentigines
Chloasma
Albinism - answers - vitiligo
The technical term for head lice is?
, Trichoptilosis
Hirsuties
Canities
Pediculosis capitis - answers - pediculosis capitis
What is the cause of onychomycosis?
Keratin
Fungus
Bacteria
Inflammation - answers - fungus
Which type of base placement causes less stress and tension during a permanent
waving service?
Vertical
Spiral
Half off
Horizontal - answers - half off
The process by which newly formed cells fill with keratin, move upward, lose their
nucleus, then die is known as the?
Amino acids
Side bonds
Keratinization
Peptide bonds - answers - keratinization
Parasites need which of the following to survive?
Host
Pathogen
Toxin
Virus - answers - host
A lightener retouch is applied to the
Hair ends
Mid shaft
Hair follicle
New growth - answers - new growth
Which of the following will reinforce and reconstruct the hair shaft?
Scalp treatment
Which tissue protects other body parts?
Epithelial
Connective
Nerve
Muscular - answers - epithelial
A fungal organism that can be spread by skin or hair is known as?
Furuncle
Pityriasis
Scabies
Tinea - answers - tinea - medical term for ringworm
Which of the following is a disease known as fever blisters?
Measles
Herpes simplex
Pneumonia
Influenza - answers - herpes simplex
Which of the following muscles move the foot up and extends the toes?
Soleus
Extensor digitorum
Tibialis anterior
Peroneus longus - answers - extensor digitorum
Which of the following are the surfactants used in skin cleanser?
Lipids
Detergent
Exfoliants
Humectants - answers - detergents
An autoclave is used in the spa to provide which level of infection control?
Decontamination
Disinfection
Cleaning
Sterilization - answers - sterilization
,Which of the following precautions should be taken to protect a sensitive scalp during a
hydroxide relaxer retouch?
Use an astringent on scalp
Apply a protective base
Use a mild shampoo
Apply a condition to hair - answers - apply a protective base
The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the
Arrector pili
Epidermis
Papillary layer
Reticular layer - answers - epidermis
Permanent wave rods within a panel that move in the same direction and are positioned
on equal sized bases is a?
Spiral technique wrap
Weave technique wrap
Brick lay permanent wrap
Basic permanent wrap - answers - basic permanent wrap
Which massage movement is intended to soothe muscles?
Petrissage
Tapotement
Friction
Effleurage - answers - effleurage
Which of the following will cause a practitioner to use blood exposure procedures?
Removing comedones
Touching non-intact skin
Shaving the face
Tweezing the eyebrows - answers - touching non-intact skin
A hereditary condition that causes hypopigmented spots and splotches on the skin that
may be related to the thyroid is
Vitiligo
Lentigines
Chloasma
Albinism - answers - vitiligo
The technical term for head lice is?
, Trichoptilosis
Hirsuties
Canities
Pediculosis capitis - answers - pediculosis capitis
What is the cause of onychomycosis?
Keratin
Fungus
Bacteria
Inflammation - answers - fungus
Which type of base placement causes less stress and tension during a permanent
waving service?
Vertical
Spiral
Half off
Horizontal - answers - half off
The process by which newly formed cells fill with keratin, move upward, lose their
nucleus, then die is known as the?
Amino acids
Side bonds
Keratinization
Peptide bonds - answers - keratinization
Parasites need which of the following to survive?
Host
Pathogen
Toxin
Virus - answers - host
A lightener retouch is applied to the
Hair ends
Mid shaft
Hair follicle
New growth - answers - new growth
Which of the following will reinforce and reconstruct the hair shaft?
Scalp treatment
