Hair A
When an employee comes into contact with broken skin, body fluid, blood or any other potentially infectious items at work:
exposure incident
This texture hair has a large diameter / width and feels thick:
a. fine
b. medium
c. coarse
d. thin
c. coarse
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) publish this set of guidelines which require an employer and/or employee to assume that all human body fluids are infectious:
standard precautions
This is the first section of hair that is cut and determines the length and/or shape of the haircut:
guideline
Also known as brittle hair, it is when hair is susceptible to breakage:
a. fragilitas crinium
b. alopecia
c. trichoptilosis
d. monilethrix
a. fragilitas crinium
Infectious pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood or bodily fluids and can cause disease in humans:
bloodborne pathogens
Infestation of the hair and scalp by the head louse:
a. Alopecia areata
b. Epicranial aponeurosis
c. Fragilitas crinium
d. Pediculosis capitis
d. Pediculosis capitis
22. The largest curve of the head that separates the interior of the head from the exterior of the head:
parietal ridge
An ingredient in shampoo that creates lather:
a. Salt
b. Zinc
c. Surfactant
d. Sodium
c. Surfactant
Characterized by a build-up of white, flaky skin that is shed from the skin or scalp:
pityriasis
Refers to the section of the head, from the occipital bone to the hairline:
Nape
Small, cone-shaped elevation that contains a mass of blood and nerves located directly under the hollowed area of the hair bulb:
a. hair follicle
b. dermal papillae
c. hair bulb
d. arrector pili muscle
b. dermal papillae
23. A haircut that uses zero elevation is also known as a/an:
a. one length
b. bob
c. blunt haircut
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Hair loss in abnormal amounts:
alopecia
The remaining pigmented hair located on the scalp, arms (underarms), legs and in the nose and ears:
terminal hair
The highest point of the head:
Apex
A condition caused by a microscopic mite, known as the itch mite:
a. pediculosis
b. scabies
c. spirilla
d. furuncle
b. scabies
Parting the hair in the opposite direction from which it was cut to check for precision of line and shape:
cross-checking
This consists of 6 bones and covers the top and sides of the head:
cranium
Also known as vellus hair, and described as soft, white, and down:
lanugo hair
The applied science concerned with designing and arranging things that people use and interact with so they can be used efficiently and safely:
ergonomics
A tube-like depression or pocket in the skin that contains the hair root:
a. dermal papillae
b. hair bulb
c. hair follicle
d. cuticle
c. hair follicle
Graduated Haircut is typically cut with _______ degrees of elevation:
a. 45
b. 90
c. 180
d. 0
a. 45
Cutting technique where the still blade is placed into the hair and against the scalp, the shears are partially opened and closed while moving through the hair:
carving
The direction the hair grows from the scalp:
growth pattern