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The Hair Shaft

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Trichos is the greek word

a)

hair

b)

beauty

c)

beard

d)

skin

2.

one of the functions of hair is _______________

a)

adornment

b)

protecting the head from water

c)

to show one's age

d)

All of the answers are correct

3.

Hair and nails are composed of the same protein, ___________

a)

papilla

b)

catagen

c)

keratin

d)

canities

4.

The cuticle is the ______________ layer of the hair.

a)

innermost

b)

middle

c)

thickest

d)

outermost

5.

The _____________of the hair consists of a single overlapping layer(s) of transparent, scale-like cells that point away from the scalp toward the hair ends.

a)

cortex

b)

cuticle

c)

arrector

d)

medulla

6.

The cortex layer______________

a)

is a single layer of cells

b)

accounts for most of the hair's weight

c)

is the outermost layer of the hair

d)

protects the hair from damage

7.

The ___________ is the middle layer of the hair.

a)

cortex

b)

cuticle

c)

medulla

d)

pili

8.

The medulla is also called the _______ of the hair

a)

pith

b)

marrow

c)

both a and b

d)

protein core

9.

Round cells make-up the _________.

a)

medulla

b)

cuticle

c)

protein layer of the hair

d)

male beard

10.

Hair is composed of protein that grows from cells that originate within the _____________.

a)

cuticle

b)

hair follicle

c)

cortex

d)

hair bed