Properties of The Hair and Scalp (intro)

Hair is an outgrowth on the:

• palms

• soles

• scalp and skin

• lips

The hair root is that portion of the hair contained within the:

• hair cuticle

• hair follicle

• sweat pore

• hair cortex

The lower part of the bulb is hollowed to fit over the:

• papilla

• root

• follicle

• shaft

The club-shaped structure forming the lower part of the hair:

• bulb

• shaft

• follicle

• papilla

Hair growth starts in the hair:

• shaft

• bulb

• root

• papilla

At the bottom of the hair follicle is found a small cone-shaped elevation called the hair:

• papilla

• cuticle

• medulla

• cortex

Hair receives its nourishment from the hair papilla which contains:

• blood vessels

• muscles

• glands

• fatty tissue

The medulla of the hair is found in the:

• center of the hair

• outer layer of hair

• second layer of hair

• cuticle layer of hair

The hair cuticle is the:

• center layer

• outer layer

• second layer

• marrow

The hair cortex is the:

• outer layer

• center layer

• inner (second) layer

• marrow