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WorksheetsChapter 11: Properties of Hair & Scalp
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 36mins
The scientific study of hair, its diseases, and care is called ______________________.
Dermatology
Trichology
Biology
Cosmetology
The two parts of a mature strand of human hair are the _________________.
Dermis and epidermis
Hair shaft and hair follicle
Hair root and hair shaft
Hair root and hair follicle
The tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is the ___________________.
Hair follicle
Hair shaft
Hair bulb
Scalp
Hair follicles are not found on the ______________.
Forehead area
Backs of the hands
Soles of the feet
Back of the neck
The ______________ is the small, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle.
Medulla
Arrector pili muscle
Tinea
Dermal papilla
The fatty or oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is _______________________.
Sweat
Lymph
Catagen
Sebum
For chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer, they must have _______________________.
no pH
A neutral pH
An alkaline pH
An acidic pH
The medulla is composed of _____________________ cells.
Rod-shaped
Round
Spiral-shaped
Rectangular
During the __________________ phase, new hair is produced because new cells are actively manufactured in the hair follicle.
Anagen
Catagen
Resting
Telogen
The major elements that make up human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, ___________________.
Lead and zinc
Keratin and selenium
Boron and calcium
Nitrogen and sulfur
The strong, chemical bonds that join amino acids are called _______________________.
Convex bonds
Peptide bonds
Hydrogen bonds
Side bonds
Which type of melanin provides natural colors ranging from red and ginger to yellow and blond tones?
Pheomelanin
Eumelanin
Polymelanin
Biomelanin
Asians tend to have ___________________ hair.
Extremely straight
Extremely curly
Straight to wavy
Wavy to curly
To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when shampooing, you should use ________________________.
A drying shampoo
Strong scalp manipulations
A detangling rinse
Antibacterial shampoo
Hair texture is classified as ___________________.
Wavy, straight, and curly
Coarse, medium, or fine
Light, medium, or dark
Long, medium , or short
The measurement of the number of individual hair strands on one square inch of the scalp is ____________________.
Hair density
Hair elasticity
Hair texture
Hair porosity
Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require _________________________.
Neutral solutions
More acidic solutions
Solutions of the same pH
More alkaline solutions
Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to __________________ of its original length and return to that length without breaking.
25%
40%
50%
70%
Oily hair and scalp can be treated by properly washing with a ____________________
Vinegar solution
Normalizing shampoo
Conditioning shampoo
Dry shampoo
Which type of hair almost never has a medulla?
Oily
Pigmented
Terminal
Vellus
During which phase does the follicle canal shrink and detach from the dermal papilla?
Patagen
Telogen
Anagen
Catagen
The average growth of healthy scalp hair is ______________
½ inch per week
1 inch per week
½ inch per month
1 inch per month
The technical term used to describe gray hair is ___________________.
Canities
Tinea
Alopecia
Albino
A condition of abnormal growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair is __________________.
Trichorrhexis
Ringed hair
Hypertrichosis
Canities
The technical term for dandruff is _________________.
Canities
Pityriasis
Alopecia
Simplex
Which of the 5 main structures of the hair root contain the blood and nerve supply that provides the nutrients needed for hair growth?
Dermal papilla
Hair bulb
Hair follicle
Sebaceous glands
Because there are so many of them, salt bonds account for about ____________________ of the hair's overall strength.
One quarter
One half
One third
Two thirds
The anagen phase generally lasts from three to five ___________________
Days
Weeks
Months
Years
Scalp hair grows ________________ on woman than on men.
Slower
Faster
Thinner
Thicker
The _____________ phase signals the end of the growth phase.
Telogen
Resting
Anagen
Catagen
Scalp massage ________________ hair growth.
Increases
Decreases
Does not increase
Is necessary for
Compared to pigmented hair, gray hair is _________________.
Exactly the same
Softer
More resistant
Less resistant
Cross-sections of hair ________________.
Are always round
Are always oval
Are always flattened oval
Can be almost any shape
Bald men are commonly perceived as ________________.
More assertive
Younger
More physically attractive
Less successful
By age 35, almost ________________ percent of both men and women show some degree of hair loss.
20
30
40
50
Finasteride is an oral prescription medication for hair loss that is meant for _________________.
Men only
Women only
Men and women
Animals
Congenital canities exists ________________.
At or before birth
During adolescence
During middle age
In the later years of life
Dandruff can easily be mistaken for ____________________.
Tinea
Dry scalp
Pediculosis capitis
Trichoptilosis
Current research confirms that dandruff is the result of a ________________
Bacterium
Virus
Parasite
Fungus
When the living cells of hair form and begin their journey upward through the hair follicle, they mature in a process called ________________________.
Neutralization
Transition
Keratinization
Maturation
Tinea is characterized by ___________, scales and sometimes, painful circular lesions.
Numbness
Blisters
Sudden hair loss
Itching
The infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice is called ________________.
Hypertrichosis
Trichoptilosis
Pediculosis capitis
Fragilitas crinium
A carbuncle is similar to a furuncle but it is _________________.
Smaller
Larger
Harder
Softer
Fine hair is ________________ than coarse or medium hair.
Thicker
Harder to process
More difficult to damage
More fragile
Coarse hair ___________________.
Has the smallest diameter
Is the most common hair texture
Is not resistant to chemical services
Is stronger than fine hair
The ___________________ is the outermost layer of the hair.
Hair cuticle
Hair bulb
Hair follicle
Hair root
The oil glands in the skin that are connected to the hair follicles are the __________________ glands.
Systine
Simplex
Sebaceous
Scutula
A _________________ bond is a weak, physical, cross-link side bond easily broken by water or heat.
Hydrogen
Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic
Helix
Hair is approximately _______________ percent protein.
60
70
80
90
Total scalp hair loss is known as ____________________.
Alopecia areata
Androgenetic alopecia
Alopecia totalis
Alopecia universalis
Hypertrichosis is also known as _______________________.
Ringed hair
Hirsuties
Canities
Split ends
The naturally occurring fungus that causes the symptoms of dandruff when it grows out of control is __________________.
Medulla
Monilethrix
Malassezia
Hypertrichosis
The __________________ is the lowest part of a hair strand.
Hair root
Hair bulb
Hair cuticle
Hair follicle
The technical term for beaded hair is ___________________.
Monilethrix
Fragilitas crinium
Trichorrhexis nodosa
Hypertrichosis
A highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite that burrows under the skin is _____________________.
Capitis
Scabies
Furuncle
Carbuncle
The term for the spiral shape of a coiled protein is ___________________.
Matrix
Cystine
Helix
Cysteine
Shaving, clipping, and cutting the hair on the head _____________________.
Makes it grow back faster
Makes it grow back darker
Makes it grow back coarser
Has no effect on hair growth
Dry, sulfur-yellow, cuplike crusts on the scalp are called ________________
Tinea barbae
Scabies
Scutula
Wheals
The ___________________ are part of the integumentary system.
Hair, skin, and bones
Hair, skin, nails, and glands
Hair, glands, and bones
Nails, skin, and muscles
The long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms, and bodies of males and females is called _____________________.
Vellus hair
Lanugo hair
Extra hair
Terminal hair
The technical term for knotted hair is _________________.
Trichorrhexis nodosa
Monilethrix
Trichoptilosis
Hypertrichosis
The ____________________ is the innermost layer of the hair and is composed of round cells.
Tinea
Monilethrix
Medulla
Scutula
When hair leaves the follicles at an angle and forms patterns or streams on the head, it is called ____________________.
Crown hair
A cowlick
Ringed hair
A whorl
The part of the hair located below the surface of the epidermis is the _______________.
Hair root
Hair shaft
Hair stream
Hair bulb
A particular pattern of hair stream that is usually more noticeable on the front hairline in people with short, thick hair is a __________________.
Cystine
Cysteine
Cortex
Cowlick
The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is called _____________________.
Hair absorbency
Hair porosity
Hair saturation
Hair sream
The middle layer of the hair is the __________________.
Cortex
Carbuncle
Canity
Catagen
An autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person's own immune system is _____________________.
Androgenic alopecia
Alopecia areata
Alopecia totalis
Alopecia universalis
Vellus hair is also known as ___________________.
Lanugo hair
Ianthionine hair
Malassezia hair
Monilethrix hair
The technical term for ringworm is ____________________.
Tinea
Tinea barbae
Tinea favosa
Tinea capitis
