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Chapter 11: Properties of Hair & Scalp

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The scientific study of hair, its diseases, and care is called ______________________.

a)

Dermatology

b)

Trichology

c)

Biology

d)

Cosmetology

2.

The two parts of a mature strand of human hair are the _________________.

a)

Dermis and epidermis

b)

Hair shaft and hair follicle

c)

Hair root and hair shaft

d)

Hair root and hair follicle

3.

The tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is the ___________________.

a)

Hair follicle

b)

Hair shaft

c)

Hair bulb

d)

Scalp

4.

Hair follicles are not found on the ______________.

a)

Forehead area

b)

Backs of the hands

c)

Soles of the feet

d)

Back of the neck

5.

The ______________ is the small, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle.

a)

Medulla

b)

Arrector pili muscle

c)

Tinea

d)

Dermal papilla

6.

The fatty or oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is _______________________.

a)

Sweat

b)

Lymph

c)

Catagen

d)

Sebum

7.

For chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer, they must have _______________________.

a)

no pH

b)

A neutral pH

c)

An alkaline pH

d)

An acidic pH

8.

The medulla is composed of _____________________ cells.

a)

Rod-shaped

b)

Round

c)

Spiral-shaped

d)

Rectangular

9.

During the __________________ phase, new hair is produced because new cells are actively manufactured in the hair follicle.

a)

Anagen

b)

Catagen

c)

Resting

d)

Telogen

10.

The major elements that make up human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, ___________________.

a)

Lead and zinc

b)

Keratin and selenium

c)

Boron and calcium

d)

Nitrogen and sulfur

11.

The strong, chemical bonds that join amino acids are called _______________________.

a)

Convex bonds

b)

Peptide bonds

c)

Hydrogen bonds

d)

Side bonds

12.

Which type of melanin provides natural colors ranging from red and ginger to yellow and blond tones?

a)

Pheomelanin

b)

Eumelanin

c)

Polymelanin

d)

Biomelanin

13.

Asians tend to have ___________________ hair.

a)

Extremely straight

b)

Extremely curly

c)

Straight to wavy

d)

Wavy to curly

14.

To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when shampooing, you should use ________________________.

a)

A drying shampoo

b)

Strong scalp manipulations

c)

A detangling rinse

d)

Antibacterial shampoo

15.

Hair texture is classified as ___________________.

a)

Wavy, straight, and curly

b)

Coarse, medium, or fine

c)

Light, medium, or dark

d)

Long, medium , or short

16.

The measurement of the number of individual hair strands on one square inch of the scalp is ____________________.

a)

Hair density

b)

Hair elasticity

c)

Hair texture

d)

Hair porosity

17.

Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require _________________________.

a)

Neutral solutions

b)

More acidic solutions

c)

Solutions of the same pH

d)

More alkaline solutions

18.

Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to __________________ of its original length and return to that length without breaking.

a)

25%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

70%

19.

Oily hair and scalp can be treated by properly washing with a ____________________

a)

Vinegar solution

b)

Normalizing shampoo

c)

Conditioning shampoo

d)

Dry shampoo

20.

Which type of hair almost never has a medulla?

a)

Oily

b)

Pigmented

c)

Terminal

d)

Vellus

21.

During which phase does the follicle canal shrink and detach from the dermal papilla?

a)

Patagen

b)

Telogen

c)

Anagen

d)

Catagen

22.

The average growth of healthy scalp hair is ______________

a)

½ inch per week

b)

1 inch per week

c)

½ inch per month

d)

1 inch per month

23.

The technical term used to describe gray hair is ___________________.

a)

Canities

b)

Tinea

c)

Alopecia

d)

Albino

24.

A condition of abnormal growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair is __________________.

a)

Trichorrhexis

b)

Ringed hair

c)

Hypertrichosis

d)

Canities

25.

The technical term for dandruff is _________________.

a)

Canities

b)

Pityriasis

c)

Alopecia

d)

Simplex

26.

Which of the 5 main structures of the hair root contain the blood and nerve supply that provides the nutrients needed for hair growth?

a)

Dermal papilla

b)

Hair bulb

c)

Hair follicle

d)

Sebaceous glands

27.

Because there are so many of them, salt bonds account for about ____________________ of the hair's overall strength.

a)

One quarter

b)

One half

c)

One third

d)

Two thirds

28.

The anagen phase generally lasts from three to five ___________________

a)

Days

b)

Weeks

c)

Months

d)

Years

29.

Scalp hair grows ________________ on woman than on men.

a)

Slower

b)

Faster

c)

Thinner

d)

Thicker

30.

The _____________ phase signals the end of the growth phase.

a)

Telogen

b)

Resting

c)

Anagen

d)

Catagen

31.

Scalp massage ________________ hair growth.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Does not increase

d)

Is necessary for

32.

Compared to pigmented hair, gray hair is _________________.

a)

Exactly the same

b)

Softer

c)

More resistant

d)

Less resistant

33.

Cross-sections of hair ________________.

a)

Are always round

b)

Are always oval

c)

Are always flattened oval

d)

Can be almost any shape

34.

Bald men are commonly perceived as ________________.

a)

More assertive

b)

Younger

c)

More physically attractive

d)

Less successful

35.

By age 35, almost ________________ percent of both men and women show some degree of hair loss.

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

36.

Finasteride is an oral prescription medication for hair loss that is meant for _________________.

a)

Men only

b)

Women only

c)

Men and women

d)

Animals

37.

Congenital canities exists ________________.

a)

At or before birth

b)

During adolescence

c)

During middle age

d)

In the later years of life

38.

Dandruff can easily be mistaken for ____________________.

a)

Tinea

b)

Dry scalp

c)

Pediculosis capitis

d)

Trichoptilosis

39.

Current research confirms that dandruff is the result of a ________________

a)

Bacterium

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungus

40.

When the living cells of hair form and begin their journey upward through the hair follicle, they mature in a process called ________________________.

a)

Neutralization

b)

Transition

c)

Keratinization

d)

Maturation

41.

Tinea is characterized by ___________, scales and sometimes, painful circular lesions.

a)

Numbness

b)

Blisters

c)

Sudden hair loss

d)

Itching

42.

The infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice is called ________________.

a)

Hypertrichosis

b)

Trichoptilosis

c)

Pediculosis capitis

d)

Fragilitas crinium

43.

A carbuncle is similar to a furuncle but it is _________________.

a)

Smaller

b)

Larger

c)

Harder

d)

Softer

44.

Fine hair is ________________ than coarse or medium hair.

a)

Thicker

b)

Harder to process

c)

More difficult to damage

d)

More fragile

45.

Coarse hair ___________________.

a)

Has the smallest diameter

b)

Is the most common hair texture

c)

Is not resistant to chemical services

d)

Is stronger than fine hair

46.

The ___________________ is the outermost layer of the hair.

a)

Hair cuticle

b)

Hair bulb

c)

Hair follicle

d)

Hair root

47.

The oil glands in the skin that are connected to the hair follicles are the __________________ glands.

a)

Systine

b)

Simplex

c)

Sebaceous

d)

Scutula

48.

A _________________ bond is a weak, physical, cross-link side bond easily broken by water or heat.

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Hydrophilic

c)

Hydrophobic

d)

Helix

49.

Hair is approximately _______________ percent protein.

a)

60

b)

70

c)

80

d)

90

50.

Total scalp hair loss is known as ____________________.

a)

Alopecia areata

b)

Androgenetic alopecia

c)

Alopecia totalis

d)

Alopecia universalis

51.

Hypertrichosis is also known as _______________________.

a)

Ringed hair

b)

Hirsuties

c)

Canities

d)

Split ends

52.

The naturally occurring fungus that causes the symptoms of dandruff when it grows out of control is __________________.

a)

Medulla

b)

Monilethrix

c)

Malassezia

d)

Hypertrichosis

53.

The __________________ is the lowest part of a hair strand.

a)

Hair root

b)

Hair bulb

c)

Hair cuticle

d)

Hair follicle

54.

The technical term for beaded hair is ___________________.

a)

Monilethrix

b)

Fragilitas crinium

c)

Trichorrhexis nodosa

d)

Hypertrichosis

55.

A highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite that burrows under the skin is _____________________.

a)

Capitis

b)

Scabies

c)

Furuncle

d)

Carbuncle

56.

The term for the spiral shape of a coiled protein is ___________________.

a)

Matrix

b)

Cystine

c)

Helix

d)

Cysteine

57.

Shaving, clipping, and cutting the hair on the head _____________________.

a)

Makes it grow back faster

b)

Makes it grow back darker

c)

Makes it grow back coarser

d)

Has no effect on hair growth

58.

Dry, sulfur-yellow, cuplike crusts on the scalp are called ________________

a)

Tinea barbae

b)

Scabies

c)

Scutula

d)

Wheals

59.

The ___________________ are part of the integumentary system.

a)

Hair, skin, and bones

b)

Hair, skin, nails, and glands

c)

Hair, glands, and bones

d)

Nails, skin, and muscles

60.

The long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms, and bodies of males and females is called _____________________.

a)

Vellus hair

b)

Lanugo hair

c)

Extra hair

d)

Terminal hair

61.

The technical term for knotted hair is _________________.

a)

Trichorrhexis nodosa

b)

Monilethrix

c)

Trichoptilosis

d)

Hypertrichosis

62.

The ____________________ is the innermost layer of the hair and is composed of round cells.

a)

Tinea

b)

Monilethrix

c)

Medulla

d)

Scutula

63.

When hair leaves the follicles at an angle and forms patterns or streams on the head, it is called ____________________.

a)

Crown hair

b)

A cowlick

c)

Ringed hair

d)

A whorl

64.

The part of the hair located below the surface of the epidermis is the _______________.

a)

Hair root

b)

Hair shaft

c)

Hair stream

d)

Hair bulb

65.

A particular pattern of hair stream that is usually more noticeable on the front hairline in people with short, thick hair is a __________________.

a)

Cystine

b)

Cysteine

c)

Cortex

d)

Cowlick

66.

The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is called _____________________.

a)

Hair absorbency

b)

Hair porosity

c)

Hair saturation

d)

Hair sream

67.

The middle layer of the hair is the __________________.

a)

Cortex

b)

Carbuncle

c)

Canity

d)

Catagen

68.

An autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person's own immune system is _____________________.

a)

Androgenic alopecia

b)

Alopecia areata

c)

Alopecia totalis

d)

Alopecia universalis

69.

Vellus hair is also known as ___________________.

a)

Lanugo hair

b)

Ianthionine hair

c)

Malassezia hair

d)

Monilethrix hair

70.

The technical term for ringworm is ____________________.

a)

Tinea

b)

Tinea barbae

c)

Tinea favosa

d)

Tinea capitis