Properties of hair and scalp

What term refers to the scientific study of hair and its diseases and care?

• Trichology

• Cosmetology

• Selenology

• Cartology

The Greek work for trichros means ______

• Skin

• Fingernails

• Glands

• Hair

The hair, skin, nails and glands are part of the _____ system

• Epidermal

• Integumentary

• Endocrine

• Lymphatic

What part of the hair is located below the surface of the epidermis?

• Hair shaft

• Hair root

• Hair cuticle

• Hair medulla

The pocket or tube- like depression in the scalp or skin that contains the hair root is the hair __________

• Bulb

• Follicle

• Shaft

• Dermal

The thickened, club-like structure that forms the lower part of the hair root is the ________

• Cuticle layer

• Hair bulb

• Dermal papilla

• Arrector pili

A small, cone shaped area located at the base of the hair follicle that fits into the hair bulb is the ________

• Hair follicle

• Hair strand

• Dermal papilla

• Dermal cuticle

What structures contain the blood and nerve supply that provide the nutrients needed for the hair growth?

• Sebaceous glands

• Dermal papillae

• Hair bulbs

• Furuncles

The small, involuntary muscle fiber in the base of the hair follicle is the ______

• Inner follicle

• Angled bulb

• Arrector pili

• Dermal papilla

The substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is called

• Sebum

• Sulfur

• Sudoriferous

• Lymph