What is the papilla?

• cell filled with capillaries that supply nutrients to the cells around.

• mixes with body perspiration to form add mantle

• comes from the cell in dermal layer

• same thing as a follicle

What is the total lack of pigmentation in the hair and skin is called?

• lanugo

• anogen

• alopecia

• albinism

Only cells of the hair bulb are alive; hair itself is...

What is elasticity?

• The ability of hair to absorb moisture

• How long the hair will grow

• The ability of hair to stretch and return to its original shape without breaking.

• The texture of the hair

What are the three major layers of hair?

• cutile, follicle, papilla

• Medulla, cortex, cuticle

• acid mantle, cortex, cuticle

• fine,medium, coarse

Canities is usually the result of natural

Which one means the study of hair?

• Psychology

• Physiology

• Trichology

• Microbiology

How many layers of cuticle scales does each hair strand have?

• 7-15

• 7-12

• 10-15

• 5-10

Which of the following are scalp conditions? Select all that apply

• Dandruff

• Split ends

• Head Lice

• Canities

• Ringworm

What scalp disease does this picture represent?

• Ringworm of the scalp (Tinea capitis)

• Honeycomb ringworm (Tinea Favosa)

• Ringworm (Tinea)

• Scales (Psoriasis)