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#2 Properties of hair and scalp (analysis)

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 4 aspects to consider during a hair analysis?

a)

porosity, elasticity. density and texture

b)

wave pattern, hair color, texture, elasticity

c)

curl pattern, density, elasticity, structure

d)

wave pattern, texture, porosity, color

2.

Name the 4 senses used during a hair analysis.

a)

smell, taste, texture, touch

b)

smell, feel, see, hear

c)

hear, taste, smell, density

d)

see, elasticity, density, taste

3.

The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is .

a)

texture

b)

cuticle

c)

porosity

d)

density

4.

Low porosity is when the ________ is closed.

a)

hair shaft

b)

cortex

c)

porosity

d)

cuticle

5.

when the cuticle is slightly open the porosity is ________

a)

average or normal

b)

very low

c)

limited

d)

very high

6.

When the cuticle is completely open it has ______ porosity.

a)

high

b)

low

c)

medium

d)

very low

7.

The diameter and feel of each individual hair strand is the ,

a)

density

b)

elasticity

c)

texture

d)

wave pattern

8.

Texture is classified as

a)

Course, medium and fine

b)

Thick, medium, fine

c)

Thin, thick, dense

d)

Thick, medium, thin

9.

___________ hair has the largest diameter.

a)

medium

b)

course

c)

thick

d)

thin

10.

___________ hair is thinner than course and processes easily.

a)

medium

b)

fine

c)

thin

d)

thick

11.

___________ hair has the smallest diameter and break easily.

a)

course

b)

medium

c)

fine

d)

thin

12.

Hair ____________ is the number of hairs per square inch on the scalp.

a)

texture

b)

elasticity

c)

density

d)

color

13.

Hair density is classified as,

a)

low, medium and high

b)

course, thick, medium

c)

very low, average, very high

d)

thin, broken, thick

14.

The hair's ___________ is the ability to stretch and return to it's original length without breaking.

a)

elasticity

b)

diameter

c)

texture

d)

fibers

15.

The 3 growth phases of the hair are,

a)

cuticle, cortex, medulla

b)

hydrogen, salt, disulfide

c)

anagen, catagen, telogen

d)

alopecia, catagen, telogen

16.

The anagen phase is the resting phase.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

The catagen phase is the growth phase.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

The telogen phase is the resting phase.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Hair grows during the anagen phase, What is the average growth per month?

a)

.5"

b)

1.5"

c)

2"

d)

2.5"

20.

_____ % of the hair is in the anagen phase

a)

50%

b)

100%

c)

90%

d)

75%

21.

Catagen phase lasts ____________ weeks

a)

1 to 2

b)

2 to 3

c)

3 to 4

d)

4 to 5

22.

__________% of hair is in the catagen phase at one time.

a)

10%

b)

5%

c)

20%

d)

1%

23.

Telogen phase lasts ________ months

a)

1 to 3

b)

2 to 4

c)

3 to 6

d)

6 to 9

24.

______________ % of hair is in the telogen phase.

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

25%

d)

50%

25.

________ is hair flowing in the same direction, resulting from follicles sloping in the same direction.

a)

Hair stream

b)

whorl

c)

cowlick

d)

parting

26.

____________ occurs when hair leaves the follicles at an angle; the hair will lie in a particular direction forming patterns or streams on the head.

a)

waves

b)

cowlick

c)

hair stream

d)

whorl

27.

Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to ____ %

a)

70%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

20%

28.

Dry hair stretches about ____ %

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

10%

29.

Hair with ___________ may not be able to hold the curl from wet setting, thermal styling, or permanent waving

a)

normal elasticity

b)

high elasticity

c)

low elasticity

d)

average elasticity

30.

Hair with low elasticity is the result of weak side bonds that usually are a result of________________

a)

under processing

b)

over processing

c)

using the wrong shampoo

d)

coloring the hair

31.

The degree of porosity is directly related to the condition of the __________

a)

terminal hair

b)

cortex layer

c)

medulla layer

d)

cuticle layer

32.

Healthy hair with a compact cuticle layer is naturally resistant to being penetrated by moisture and is referred to as _______

a)

hypertrichosis

b)

hydrophilic

c)

hydrophobic

d)

hydrogenic

33.

a raised cuticle layer that easily absorbs moisture and is called _______

a)

hydrophilic

b)

hydrophobic

c)

hyperperbolie

d)

hypergenic