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Chapter 11 Assessment #1

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the scientific study of hair and it's diseases __________

a)

Trichology

b)

Dermatology

c)

probinology

d)

trichoptology

2.

A mature strand of hair is divided into 2 parts ________ and ______.

a)

Root and Epidermis

b)

Shaft and Dermis

c)

Root and Shaft

d)

Root and Follicle

3.

There are ______ structures of the hair root.

a)

8

b)

7

c)

6

d)

5

4.

I am connected to the hair follicle and secrete sebum.

a)

dermal papilla

b)

arrector pili muscle

c)

sebaceous gland

d)

sudoriferous gland

5.

I am the small involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle.

a)

stratum corneum

b)

arrector pili

c)

seborhea pili

d)

digitalis pili

6.

I am a small cone shaped elevation at the base of the follicle. I provide blood, nerve supply and nutrients for hair growth.

a)

follicle

b)

bulb

c)

dermal papilla

d)

sebaceous gland

7.

Your body can naturally produce _______ of the _______ amino acids that make up our hair.

a)

11 - 20

b)

5 - 15

c)

20 - 30

d)

15 - 20

8.

I am a thickened club shaped structure and am the lowest part of the hair strand.

a)

follicle

b)

bulb

c)

dermal papilla

d)

arrector pili

9.

I am the tube like depression in the skin that contains the hair root.

a)

dermal papilla

b)

follicle

c)

bulb

d)

sebaceous gland

10.

There are ______ main layers of the hair shaft.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

4

11.

The main layers of the hair shaft are __________

a)

cuticle, Cohns, medulla

b)

cuticle cortex, medulla

c)

salt, disulfide, hydrogen

d)

cuticle, hydrogen, salt

12.

The outermost layer of the hair shaft, protects the inner structure of the hair.

a)

cuticle

b)

cortex

c)

medulla

d)

pith

13.

The middle layer of the hair shaft, the elasticity, weight and natural color are located here.

a)

cuticle

b)

cortex

c)

medulla

d)

obongata

14.

The innermost layer of the hair composed of round cells.

a)

cuticle

b)

cortex

c)

medulla

d)

lanugo

15.

A high pH swells the __________ and causes it to expose the ___________.

a)

medulla - cuticle

b)

cuticle - cortex

c)

cortex - medulla

d)

cuticle - medulla

16.

There is ____ % of the element carbon in hair.

a)

21

b)

6

c)

51

d)

5

17.

There is _______ % of the element oxygen in the hair.

a)

51

b)

5

c)

21

d)

17

18.

There is ______ % of the element Hydrogen in hair.

a)

6

b)

5

c)

17

d)

21

19.

There is ____% of the element Nitrogen in the hair.

a)

51

b)

17

c)

5

d)

6

20.

There is ____ % of the element Sulfur in the hair.

a)

51

b)

17

c)

5

d)

6

21.

The hair, skin, nails and glands are part of the _________ system.

a)

endocrine system

b)

integumentary system

c)

actinic system

d)

intimidating system

22.

Newly formed cells mature and fill up with a fibrous protein called ____________.

a)

Keratin

b)

amino acid

c)

granuloma

d)

melanin

23.

The extreme strength and elasticity of human hair is the responsibility of the ____________.

a)

side bonds

b)

lanthionine bonds

c)

H bonds

d)

neutralizer

24.

A weak physical side bond easily broken by water and heat.

a)

Hydrogen

b)

salt

c)

disulfide

d)

peptide

25.

A weak physical side bond easily broken by strong alkaline or acidic solutions.

a)

disulfide

b)

hydrogen

c)

salt

d)

lanthionine

26.

A strong chemical side bond that are broken by permanent waves and chemical hair relaxers.

a)

salt

b)

disulfide

c)

hydrogen

d)

peptide

27.

Tiny grains of pigment in the cortex that give hair its natural hair color.

a)

eumelanin

b)

melanin

c)

pheomelanin

d)

keratin

28.

____________ provides the dark brown to black color to the hair.

a)

Eumelanin

b)

melanin

c)

pheomelanin

d)

canities

29.

Provides the red, ginger and blond tones to the hair.

a)

Eumelanin

b)

Pheomelanin

c)

melanin

d)

keratin