All about Nails
Ordinarily, replacement of a natural fingernail takes about _______________.
4-6 Months
After they have been properly cleaned and disinfected, implements should be stored in a __________ container.
Clean and Covered
Hydroxide relaxers typically have _____________. PH
High PH
Hair is approximately ______________ percent protein.
90%
What process removes hair from the bottom of the follicle?
Epilation
The medical term for fungal infections of the feet is ____________.
Tinea Pedis
The transmission of blood or body fluids through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, or talking is known as _____________ transmission.
Direct
A pH-balanced shampoo has a pH in the range of ___________.
4.5 to 5.5
The scientific study of hair, its diseases, and care is called ______________.
Trichology
What term describes dark blotches of color on the skin caused by sun exposure or hormone imbalance?
Hyperpigmentation
The technical term for bitten nails is ______________.
Onychophagia
Single-use items that do not have the capacity to be disinfected after each client use must be:
Discarded
A ___________ is used to equalize porosity and deposit color in one application to provide uniform contributing pigment on pre-lightened hair.
Color Filler
When living cells of hair form and begin their journey upward through the hair follicle, they mature in a process called _____________.
Keratinization
Clients who present skin abnormalities, open sores, or fever blisters should be referred to a(n)___.
Physician
Split or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges and a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate is:
Onychorrhexis
Standard Precautions require employers and employees to assume that all human blood and body fluids are potentially _______________.
Infectious
The strong, chemical bonds that join amino acids are called ______________.
Peptide Bonds
During the _____________ phase, new hair is produced because new cells are actively manufactured in the hair follicle.
Anagen
An important part of a facial treatment that determines skin type, condition, and the recommended treatment is the ___.
Skin Analysis
The __________ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed.
Matrix
A chemical process that destroys most,but not all, harmful organisms on environmental surfaces is ______________.
Disinfecting
What are the 2 phases in permanent waving?
Physical & Chemical
The measurement that describes the number of individual hair strands on 1 square inch of the scalp is:
Density
What technical term refers to the growth of an unusual amount of hair on parts of the body normally only bearing downy hair, such as the faces of women and backs of men?
Hypertrichosis