CH 7 Properties of the hair and scalp

Area of the head that lives between the apex and the occipital bone

• Crown

• Base

• Forehead

• Temple

Which of the following best describes how a disulfide bond in human hair is formed?

• Sulfur atoms on neighboring cysteine amino acids within polypeptide chains in the hair join.

• Hydrogen bonds between keratin molecules in the hair are formed.

• Ionic bonds between amino acids in the hair structure are created.

• Peptide bonds linking amino acids in the hair are established.

What is the growth phase during which new hair is produced?

• telogen

• catagen

• anagen

• exogen

What is the name of the red area?

• Frontal

• Temporal

• Occipital

• Parietal

Which statement best describes what may have happened to cause a client’s hair to grow in a whorl pattern?

• The hair in the whorl has a raised cuticle, whereas the surrounding hair does not.

• The strands of hair in the whorl are oily due to overactive sebaceous glands.

• The strands of hair in the whorl are leaving the follicles at an angle different from the surrounding hairs.

• The strands of hair in the whorl are less elastic than the surrounding hair as a result of damage from a thermal styling tool.

Hair loss characterized by terminal hair miniaturization and shorten anagen phase is called _______ ___________

• Alopecia Areata

• Telogen Effluvium

• Androgenic Alopecia

• Traction Alopecia

The loss of terminal hair on the body and scalp.

• Alopecia Universalis

• Androgenetic Alopecia

• Telogen Effluvium

• Alopecia Areata

Which layer of the hair shaft provides strength, elasticity, and color?

• the cuticle

• the medulla

• the cortex

• the sebaceous gland

What is the name of the head where the head stops and neck begins?

• Nape

• Cervical

• Occipital

• Mandible

Which sentence best describes the medulla?

• The medulla is the hair’s pith or core.

• The medulla is responsible for regulating body temperature.

• The medulla is a type of hair dye.

• The medulla is the outer layer of the hair.