Properties of Hair and Scalp #1

A science that deals with hair, it's structure, diseases and treatments.

• Trichology

• cosmetology

• hairology

• oncology

Hair is divided into 2 parts, the _______ and the ________.

• cuticle, root

• root, shaft

• shaft, cortex

• follicle, root

The hair root is located ________

• in the follicle

• above the skin

• below the skin

• in the cortex

The hair shaft is located _______

• Above the skin surface

• Below the cortex

• In the hair root

• Under the skin

Proper nutrition of proteins, good blood circulation and good hygiene is required for _________

• Strong amino acid

• Hair health

• Low porosity

• Cortex bonding

The follicle, bulb, dermal papilla, sebaceous glands and arrector pili muscle are structures of the _____

• Hair root

• Hair shaft

• Blood supply

• Side bonds

The hair shaft is made up of 3 parts____ ______ _______

• cuticle, cortex , medulla

• Hydrogen, salt, disulfide

• anagen, catagen, telogen

• peptide, helix, cortex

The outer most layer of the hair shaft is the ______

• medulla

• pith

• cortex

• cuticle

The cuticle determines the hair's ___________

• length

• density

• elasticity

• porosity

Open scales (all the way) means the hair is __________

• porous

• healthy

• shiny

• dead