Hair & Scalp Properties Mastery

The outermost layer, Protects the cortex has 8-10 layers

• cortex
• cuticle
• papilla
• medulla

The muscle that causes hair to stand on end when a person is scared or cold is known as the:

• cuticle
• papilla
• medulla
• arrector pili

The lips, soles of the feet, palms of the hands, and eyelids do not have:

• hair
• cells
• nerves
• muscles

The study of hair is called?

• Dermatology

• Chiropody

• Trichology

• cosmetology

The pigment that gives hair its color is found primarily in the:

• cortex
• cuticle
• papilla
• medulla

Which of the following helps protect the hair and skin from becoming too dry?

• sebum
• hair fiber
• protofibrils
• primitive hair germ

Hair grows from a from a tube-like "pocket" called a root sheath or a :

• Bulb

• Follicle

• Papilla

• Arrector Pili

Which of the following resembles the shape of a golf club and covers the follicle at the lower portion of the hair root?

• Bulb

• Shaft

• Papilla

• Arrector Pili Muscle

The central core of the hair shaft sometimes missing in fine or very fine hair is called :

• Cortex

• Cuticle

• Papilla

• Medulla

The muscle that causes the hair to stand on end when a person is scared or cold is known as the:

• Cuticle

• Papilla

• Medulla

• Arrector Pili