Chapter 5 Hair types, structural and textural differences

Hair on the back of the head may have a different diameter than the crown of the head.

• True

• False

When using chemicals, fine hair, which is large diameter, will process more quickly.

• True

• False

The main function of hair is for adornment.

• True

• False

The five main elements, or COHNS, in hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and silicon.

• True

• False

A natural stylist may be able to successfully mix and use an array of hair products on a client with multiple textures.

• True

• False

Hair that has a tight coil texture is often referred to as____.

• Voluminous

• spongy

• cottony

• frizzy

Which of the following are not found in eyelashes?

• Pigments

• follicles

• arrector pili muscles

• skin

The ___, which is located within the bulb at the base of the hair follicle, provides nourishment to the hair.

• dermal papilla

• hair shaft

• hair root

• skin papilla

The innermost core of the hair shaft is called the ___.

• cortex

• humectant

• keratin

• medulla

_____ determines the hair's texture.

• Curl configuration

• Hair growth

• Hair chemistry

• Waviness