Pedicuring
Which tool is made of foam rubber or cotton and used to keep toes apart while polishing the nails?
a. Toe separators b. Pedicure slippers
c. Paddles d. Pads
a. Toe separators
Human hair burns _____, giving off a distinctive odor.
a. slowly b. quickly c. brightly d. instantly
a. slowly
Moriah has a nail deformity. The general term for her condition is _____.
a. onyx b. onychia c. onychosis d. onychophosis
c. onychosis
A solution with a pH value of seven indicates a(n) _____ solution.
a. volatile b. alkaline c. neutral d. acidic
c. neutral
What type of melanin gives black and brown color to the hair?
a. Primary b. Eumelanin c. Pigment d. Pheomelanin
b. Eumelanin
Because _____ falls under the category of medical treatment and is not a cosmetic service, it is illegal for cosmetologists to cut or dramatically reduce calluses on clients unless the cosmetologist is working under the direct supervision of a physician or podiatrist.
a. cutting b. filing c. planing d. soaking
a. cutting
Most commercially-used human hair comes from _____.
a. Europe b. Latin America c. India and Asia d. Canada
c. India and Asia
Which type of nail has a noticeably thin, white nail plate, and is more flexible than a normal nail?
a. Ingrown b. Bitten c. Leukonychia d. Eggshell
d. Eggshell
What term refers to the separation of an atom or molecule into positive and negative ions?
a. Ionization b. Aeration c. Deionization d. Dissolution
a. Ionization
The system used by colorists to analyze the lightness or darkness of a hair color is _____.
a. the color wheel b. the level system
c. melanin distribution d. the primary color system
b. the level system
Dry skin and calluses should be gently removed from the ball and heel of the foot using a(n) _____.
a. emery board b. abrasive board
c. buffer d. file or paddle
d. file or paddle
. When using heat on human hair wigs, the temperature setting on the styling tool should be _____.
a. low b. high c. fast d. strong
a. low
A dark band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge due to increased pigmentation is known as _____.
a. melanin nails b. onycholysis
c. onychophagy d. melanonychia
d. melanonychia
The simplest form of chemical matter that cannot be broken down without the loss of identity is a(n) _____.
a. element b. energy c. substance d. mineral
a. element
What term describes the predominant tone of a color?
a. Critical b. Base c. High d. Top
b. Base
A chemical that should never be added to the footbath with the client’s feet is a(n) _____.
a. antiseptic b. sea salt c. disinfectant d. foot soak
c. disinfectant
Hair in which the root end of every single strand is sewn into the base is called _____.
a. remi hair b. processed hair c. resistant hair d. fallen hair
a. remi hair
Split or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges and a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate is known as _____.
a. onychophagy b. onychophosis
c. onychorrhexis d. plicatured nails
c. onychorrhexis
Substances used to neutralize acids or raise the pH of many hair products are _____.
a. volatile alcohols b. alkanolamines c. carbons d. silicones
b. alkanolamines
Metallic haircolors are also known as _____.
a. base colors b. ammonia colors
c. gradual colors d. cortex colors
c. gradual colors
Which substance is an organic compound that has a super-hydrating effect on skin cells and is used in callus softeners?
a. Urea b. Salicylic acid
c. Potassium hydroxide d. Sodium chloride
a. Urea
A simple, quick stitch that can be used to secure the entire length of a weft to a track is the _____.
a. double-lock stitch b. lock stitch
c. moving stitch d. overcast stitch
d. overcast stitch
Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate is called _____.
a. pyogenic granuloma b. trumpet nail c. splinter hemorrhages d. onychophagy
a. pyogenic granuloma
What type of chemical reaction results in the oxidizing agent being reduced and the reducing agent being oxidized?
a. Decomposition b. Simple displacement
c. Neutralization d. Redox
d. Redox
When applying color for a single-process retouch application, the color should be applied to the new growth using _____.
a. 1-inch partings b. 3/4 -inch partings
c. 1/4 -inch partings d. 1/2 -inch partings
c. 1/4 -inch partings