Areas Of The Head
The highest point of the head.
Apex
What implement is used to create short tapers, fades, and flat tops?
Clippers
The angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held or elevated from the head when cutting.
Elevation
Curved
The ____ of the hair will determine the size of the subsection when cutting.
Density
The widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown.
Parietal ridge
The primary implement used to remove bulk from the hair is known as the texturizing shear or the ________.
Thinning shear
Combing hair away from it's natural falling position, rather than straight out from the head, toward a guideline.
Overdirection
What subsection of hair determines the length that the hair will be cut?
Guideline
All haircuts are composed of lines, sections, and _____.
Angles
The area of the head between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge.
Crown
The technique of holding the scissor with the ring and little fingers of the opposite hand while the hair is combed is called _____ the shears.
Palming
The direction in which the hair grows from the scalp.
Growth pattern
The angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the end shape is known as the ________.
Cutting line
The amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a subsection.
Tension
The triangular section of hair that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners of the head is known as the _____ area.
Bang
What implement is used to create clean lines around the perimeter of a short taper?
Trimmers
When elevating the hair at 90 degrees or higher you are removing ______.
Weight
What guidelines are used when creating layered or graduated haircuts?
Traveling Guides
A technique of using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length.
Beveling
The guideline located at the ___ of the cut is called the outer line/guideline.
Perimeter
The method of manufacturing shears whereby molten steel is poured into a mold and cooled.
Casting
A _____ elevation cut is also known as a no elevation cut.
Zero
What technique is necessary to help control the hair and produce a more uniform cut?
Sectioning
Haircutting serves as the _______ for all other hair designs.
Foundation