Hair and Nails Quiz

What are the two parts of hair?

• Shaft and root

• Follicle and melanin

• Epidermis and dermis

• Cortex and cuticle

What determines the shape of the hair (straight, curly, wavy)?

• Melanocytes

• Follicle

• Shaft

• Root

What is the role of melanocytes in hair?

• Determine hair thickness

• Produce melanin

• Shape the hair

• Remove hair

What is alopecia?

• Hair color change

• Hair removal

• Hair loss

• Hair growth

What is the term for removal of hair by the roots?

• Depilation

• Epilation

• Melanocyte

• Alopecia

What are nails made of?

• Soft keratin

• Hard keratin

• Melanin

• Follicles

What is the lunula?

• The nail root

• The nail bed

• The whitish half moon at the base of the nail

• The nail tip

What happens when melanocytes stop producing melanin?

• Hair becomes thicker

• Hair turns gray

• Hair falls out

• Hair becomes curly

What is depilation?

• Permanent hair removal

• Temporary hair removal

• Hair coloring

• Hair growth

What is the function of nails?

• To produce melanin

• To cover the epidermis

• To protect and help grasp objects

• To determine hair shape