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The technical term for the scalp:
a) epicranium b) frontalis c) temporalis d) occipitalis
epicranium
Hair loss that is a part of nature and everyone experiences on an ongoing basis:
a) broken hair b) split ends c) alopecia d) fallen hair
fallen hair
The frontalis muscle runs vertically on the ___________, originating in tissues of the scalp above the hairline:
a) forehead b) chin c) nape d) nose
forehead
The first section of hair that is cut to determine the length and/or shape:
a) balance b) form c) guideline d) shift
guideline
A line that is parallel to the floor and creates width in a design:
a) an angle b) diagonal c) horizontal d) vertical
horizontal
The study of how equipment you use can best be designed for comfort, efficiency, safety,
and productivity:
a) ergonomics b) discipline c) knowledge d) none of the above
ergonomics
The process of passing or putting something through a filter:
a) filtration b) pasteurizing c) cleansing d) none of the above
filtration
A hair stream creates:
a) a natural part b) fullness c) a shift d) short hair
a natural part
Hair bulb is the rounded, club-shaped part that is located at the end of the:
a) hair root b) hair follicle c) nape d) cocci
hair root
A ___________ is used to help retain moisture:
a) humectant b) glycerin c) cleanser d) none of the above
humectant
The art or process of creating etched designs within the hair:
a) cutting b) sketching c) etching d) layering
etching
Fine textured hair has a small diameter / width and feels:
a) rough b) smooth c) wavy d) thin
thin
Fungi, a single-celled or multicellular organism, include all of the following except:
a) yeasts b) molds c) mildew d) tinea
tinea
A small tubular pit in the epidermis, enclosing the base of a growing hair:
a) hair follicle b) hair shaft c) hair bulb d) hair structure
hair follicle
A substance that is dissolved, absorbed or mixed easily with water:
a) humectant b) hard water c) soft water d) hydrophilic
hydrophilic
The experience of coming into contact with an environmental condition or social influence that has a harmful effect:
a) exposure incident b) intoxication c) infection d) none of the above
exposure incident
Hair that is prone to breakage:
a) fragilitas crinium b) hypertrichosis c) pityriasis d) trichoptilosis
fragilitas crinium
A boil on the skin:
a) wart b) vellus c) furuncle d) tick
furuncle
Water with a high content of dissolved minerals:
a) soft water b) hard water c) rain water d) none of the above
hard water
Immunity is a body’s ability to resist ___________ and ___________; it may exist naturally or as a result
of inoculation:
a) virus and disorder b) healthy white blood cells c) infection and disease d) none of the above
infection and disease
The gradual disappearance or blending of a line within the hair:
a) fading b) cutting c) texturizing d) tapering
tapering
The bone that is located at the front of the head / skull and corresponds to the region known as the forehead:
a) frontal b) occipital c) parietal d) temporal
frontal
The direction that the hair grows from the scalp:
a) swirl b) whorl c) growth pattern d) direction
growth pattern
A disease of the scalp, characterized by a pink scalp with thick, whitish-yellowish crusts:
a) canities b) trichology c) tinea favosa d) none of the above
tinea favosa
This occurs when disease-causing microorganisms invade a part of the body:
a) infection b) allergy c) impurity d) blight
infection