What is the outermost layer of the hair shaft called?
Mi Natural Hair Culturist General Concepts
Question · Easy
Which hair layer contains melanin and determines natural hair color?
Chapter 1: Overview & Scope of Natural Hair Styling
1.1 Candidate Logistics, Scope of Practice & State Board Licensing Rules
Study guide
Using the Andre Walker hair typing system, which classification describes tightly coiled, zig-zag pattern hair?
Question · Medium
Hair porosity refers to which characteristic of hair?
Which phase of the hair growth cycle is the active growing phase?
What is the technical name for the structure that produces the hair shaft?
Question · Hard
1.2 Professional Client Consultation, Hair Analysis & Ethics
Which protein makes up the majority of the hair shaft?
Type 3 hair is generally characterized as:
Which gland in the scalp produces sebum, the natural oil that lubricates the hair?
Hair density is BEST defined as:
1.3 Exam Strategy & NIC Theory Test-Taking Techniques
Which of the following best describes hair elasticity?
Hair texture refers to:
What causes high-porosity hair?
Which type of bond gives the hair its natural curl pattern?
Chapter 2: Hair Biology, Anatomy & Textured Hair Science
2.1 Hair Shaft Anatomy, Follicle Dynamics & Growth Cycle
The innermost layer of the hair shaft, when present, is called:
Which hair type is the most prone to shrinkage when dried?
Which is the typical average rate of scalp hair growth per month?
When the hair's hydrogen bonds are broken by water and reformed by drying, the result is called:
2.2 Textured Hair Classification & Curl Typing Systems
Which of the following services is WITHIN the Michigan natural hair culturist scope of practice?
Cornrows are characterized by:
Box braids are typically:
What technique creates a two-strand twist?
2.3 Hair Properties: Porosity, Density, Elasticity & Texture
Which method involves separating the hair into sections and rolling each from the ends toward the scalp to form a loc?
Sister locs (or microlocs) are typically:
Which extension method uses a small latch hook to attach pre-made braided extensions to cornrow bases?
A traditional sew-in weave involves:
2.4 Head & Scalp Systems: Muscles, Nerves, Circulation & Nutrition
When installing box braids with extensions, what is the most important way to prevent traction alopecia?
Senegalese twists are typically:
Marley twists differ from Senegalese twists primarily by:
Which type of extension hair is heat-resistant up to high temperatures and made from real human hair?
Chapter 3: Natural Styling & Braiding Techniques
3.1 Cornrows, Feed-In Braids & Stitch Techniques
The feed-in braid technique is used to:
Locs are formed by:
Goddess braids are best described as:
Which factor is MOST important when selecting an extension hair type for a client?
3.2 Box Braids, Single Braids & Weight Distribution
Faux locs are:
The interlocking method of loc maintenance involves:
Per Michigan Public Health Code rules, which level of disinfection is REQUIRED for non-electrical tools that have contacted intact skin?
How long must an EPA-registered hospital-grade disinfectant typically remain in contact with a non-electrical tool to be effective?
3.3 Twists, Finger Coils & Bantu Knots
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