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Properties of Hair and Scalp #1

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A science that deals with hair, it's structure, diseases and treatments.

a)

Trichology

b)

cosmetology

c)

hairology

d)

oncology

2.

Hair is divided into 2 parts, the _______ and the ________.

a)

cuticle, root

b)

root, shaft

c)

shaft, cortex

d)

follicle, root

3.

The hair root is located ________

a)

in the follicle

b)

above the skin

c)

below the skin

d)

in the cortex

4.

The hair shaft is located _______

a)

Above the skin surface

b)

Below the cortex

c)

In the hair root

d)

Under the skin

5.

Proper nutrition of proteins, good blood circulation and good hygiene is required for _________

a)

Strong amino acid

b)

Hair health

c)

Low porosity

d)

Cortex bonding

6.

The follicle, bulb, dermal papilla, sebaceous glands and arrector pili muscle are structures of the _____

a)

Hair root

b)

Hair shaft

c)

Blood supply

d)

Side bonds

7.

The hair shaft is made up of 3 parts____ ______ _______

a)

cuticle, cortex , medulla

b)

Hydrogen, salt, disulfide

c)

anagen, catagen, telogen

d)

peptide, helix, cortex

8.

The outer most layer of the hair shaft is the ______

a)

medulla

b)

pith

c)

cortex

d)

cuticle

9.

The cuticle determines the hair's ___________

a)

length

b)

density

c)

elasticity

d)

porosity

10.

Open scales (all the way) means the hair is __________

a)

porous

b)

healthy

c)

shiny

d)

dead

11.

When the scales are closed the hair has ______ _______

a)

great porosity

b)

good porosity

c)

poor porosity

d)

high porosity

12.

The middle layer is called the ___________

a)

medulla

b)

pith

c)

cortex

d)

cuticle

13.

All ___________ processes take place in the cortex.

a)

chemical

b)

density

c)

styling

d)

integumentary

14.

Protein Keratin and melanin pigment is found in the ______

a)

medulla

b)

eumelanin

c)

cortex

d)

pheomelanin

15.

The inner most layer of the hair shaft is the ________

a)

medulla

b)

cortex

c)

follicle

d)

cuticle

16.

Name the 3 side bonds.

a)

Hydrogen, disulfide, salt,

b)

salt, damaged, hydrogen

c)

hydrogen, salt, depilatory

d)

disulfide, hydrolic, salty

17.

Hydrogen bonds are broken by _______ and __________

a)

heat, perms

b)

heat and water

c)

water, chemical relaxers

d)

styling, heat

18.

The salt bonds are broken by ____________

a)

pH change

b)

chemicals

c)

water

d)

surfactants

19.

Disulfide bonds are broken by ______________

a)

strong alkaline solutions

b)

acidic solutions

c)

strong shampoo

d)

perms and relaxers

20.

Peptide bonds link together and make a __________ shape called a __________

a)

spiral, helix

b)

oval, helix

c)

pop bead, helix

d)

peptide chain, helix

21.

Hair pigment is called __________

a)

canities

b)

lanthionine

c)

melanin

d)

alopecia

22.

Name the two types of melanin (pigment)

a)

eumelanin. pheomelanin

b)

canities, eumelanin

c)

grey, natural

d)

pheomelanin, natural

23.

___________ melanin is responsible for brown and black color

a)

natural

b)

pheomelanin

c)

eumelanin

d)

pigment

24.

__________ melanin is responsible for yellow and red color

a)

eumelanin

b)

natural

c)

pheomelanin

d)

ginger

25.

A combination of eumelanin and pheomelanin is called.

a)

natural hair color

b)

pigmented hair

c)

unpigmented hair

d)

grey hair

26.

__________ hair does not have melanin

a)

gray

b)

baby

c)

men's beards

d)

natural hair

27.

Hair, skin and nails belong to the __________ system.

a)

Trichology

b)

Cosmetology

c)

Integumentary

d)

Beautification