NC STATE BARBER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Abductor muscles - (ANSWER)Muscles that separate the fingers
Acid-balances shampoos - (ANSWER)Shampoos that are balanced to the P. H. of hair and skin. 4.5 to 5.5
Acid-balanced waves - (ANSWER)Perms with 7.8 to 8.2 P. H. range that process at room temperature
and do not require hair-dryer heat
Acids - (ANSWER)Solutions that have a P. H. below 7.0
Acne - (ANSWER)Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands from
retained secretions
Acquired immunity - (ANSWER)An immunity that the body develops after it overcomes a disease
AIDS - (ANSWER)Illness that compromises the system as a result of HIV
Activator - (ANSWER)Additive used to quicken the action of hydrogen peroxide
Active stage - (ANSWER)The stage in which bacteria grow and reproduce
Adductors - (ANSWER)Muscles at the base of each finger that draw the fingers together
Adipose tissue - (ANSWER)The subcutaneous tissue; lies beneath the dermis
Albinism - (ANSWER)Absence of melanin pigment in the body
Alkaline or cold waves - (ANSWER)Perms that process at room temperature without heat with a P. H.
between 9.0 and 9.6
, NC STATE BARBER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Alkalis - (ANSWER)Solutions that have a P. H. Above 7.0
Alopecia - (ANSWER)Technical name for hair loss
Slope is areata - (ANSWER)The sudden falling out of hair in patches or spots
Sleep is senillis - (ANSWER)Hair loss occurring in old age
Alternating current - (ANSWER)Rapid and interrupted current, flowing first in one direction then in the
opposite
Amino acids - (ANSWER)The building blocks or units of structure in protein
Ammonium thioglycolate - (ANSWER)Main ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline waves or cold waves
Anabolism - (ANSWER)Constructive metabolism; the process of building up larger molecules from
smaller ones
Anagen phase - (ANSWER)Growth phase in hair cycle
Anatomy - (ANSWER)The science of the structure of organisms and of their parts
Angular artery - (ANSWER)Artery that supplies blood to the sides of the nose
Anode - (ANSWER)Positive electrode
Anterior auricular artery - (ANSWER)Supplies blood to the front part of the ear
Abductor muscles - (ANSWER)Muscles that separate the fingers
Acid-balances shampoos - (ANSWER)Shampoos that are balanced to the P. H. of hair and skin. 4.5 to 5.5
Acid-balanced waves - (ANSWER)Perms with 7.8 to 8.2 P. H. range that process at room temperature
and do not require hair-dryer heat
Acids - (ANSWER)Solutions that have a P. H. below 7.0
Acne - (ANSWER)Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands from
retained secretions
Acquired immunity - (ANSWER)An immunity that the body develops after it overcomes a disease
AIDS - (ANSWER)Illness that compromises the system as a result of HIV
Activator - (ANSWER)Additive used to quicken the action of hydrogen peroxide
Active stage - (ANSWER)The stage in which bacteria grow and reproduce
Adductors - (ANSWER)Muscles at the base of each finger that draw the fingers together
Adipose tissue - (ANSWER)The subcutaneous tissue; lies beneath the dermis
Albinism - (ANSWER)Absence of melanin pigment in the body
Alkaline or cold waves - (ANSWER)Perms that process at room temperature without heat with a P. H.
between 9.0 and 9.6
, NC STATE BARBER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Alkalis - (ANSWER)Solutions that have a P. H. Above 7.0
Alopecia - (ANSWER)Technical name for hair loss
Slope is areata - (ANSWER)The sudden falling out of hair in patches or spots
Sleep is senillis - (ANSWER)Hair loss occurring in old age
Alternating current - (ANSWER)Rapid and interrupted current, flowing first in one direction then in the
opposite
Amino acids - (ANSWER)The building blocks or units of structure in protein
Ammonium thioglycolate - (ANSWER)Main ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline waves or cold waves
Anabolism - (ANSWER)Constructive metabolism; the process of building up larger molecules from
smaller ones
Anagen phase - (ANSWER)Growth phase in hair cycle
Anatomy - (ANSWER)The science of the structure of organisms and of their parts
Angular artery - (ANSWER)Artery that supplies blood to the sides of the nose
Anode - (ANSWER)Positive electrode
Anterior auricular artery - (ANSWER)Supplies blood to the front part of the ear
