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Hair & Scalp Properties Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms, and body is known as
a)
Dermal papilla
b)
Red and ginger
c)
Terminal
d)
Tinea capitis
2.
Hair texture refers to the _______ of the hair
a)
Cuticle, Cortex, Medulla
b)
Whorl
c)
Trichoptilosis
d)
Thickness and diameter
3.
As newly formed cells mature, they fill up with a fibrous _______ then move upward, lose their nucleus, and die. The process is called keratinization
a)
Follicle
b)
Melanin
c)
Porosity
d)
Protein
4.

The study of hair is known as _________________ .

a)

histology

b)

trichology

c)

bacteriology

d)

dermatology

5.

The three main layers of the hair shaft are the _______________ .

a)

outer, inner, and central

b)

cuticle, cortex, and medulla

c)

cuticle, inner root, and medulla

d)

cortex, medulla, and dermis

6.

All hair follicles have the same structure and cycle through the same three phases, which are _____________ .

a)

androgen (growing), catagen (transitional), and teratogen (resting)

b)

anagen (growing), mutagen (transitional), and telogen (resting)

c)

androgen (growing), catagen (transitional), and teratogen (resting)

d)

anagen (growing), catagen (transitional), and telogen (resting)

7.

Hair that forms a circular pattern is called a _____________ .

a)

hair stream

b)

cowlick

c)

whorl

d)

rotary

8.

Normal hair contains _________ percent of the element oxygen.

a)

6

b)

17

c)

21

d)

51

9.

Normal hair contains ___________ percent of the element carbon.

a)

6

b)

21

c)

17

d)

51

10.

Of the 20 amino acids that make up hair, a person must obtain ____________ of the essential amino acids from daily diet.

a)

seven

b)

nine

c)

eleven

d)

thirteen

11.

What is the lowest part of the hair strand?

a)

hair follicle

b)

hair bulb

c)

dermal papilla

d)

arrector pili

12.

What substance in the cortex gives natural color to the hair?

a)

Protein

b)

Melanin

c)

Sebum

d)

Sebum

13.

What place on the body would normally include vellus hair?

a)

eyelids

b)

palms of the hands

c)

soles of the feet

d)

armpits

14.

The strength of the side bonds that hold the hair’s individual fibers in place is indicated by hair______________.

a)

texture

b)

porosity

c)

wiriness

d)

elasticity

15.

What type of hair is caused by the absence of melanin?

a)

Gray hair

b)

Curly hair

c)

Porous hair

d)

Terminal hair