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Chp 7 Hair and Scalp Properties

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes a procedure a cosmetologist could use to determine how quickly hair will process during chemical servicing ?

a)

Feel a strand of hair to determine the hair's texture.

b)

Consider how much of the scalp is visible to determine how many hairs there are on each square inch of the scalp

c)

Examine the shape of a cross-section of a strand of hair to determine the wave pattern

d)

Determine the slope of the hair follicles to identify the hair growth pattern

2.

Which component of hair is defined as the thickness or diameter of an individual hair strand ?

a)

porosity

b)

elasticity

c)

texture

d)

density

3.

which layer of the hair shaft provides strength , elasticity , and color ?

a)

the hair cuticle

b)

the hair fiber

c)

the medulla

d)

the cortex

4.

The measurement that describes the number of individual hair strands on 1 square inch of the scalp is hair _.

a)

porosity

b)

diameter

c)

elasticity

d)

density

5.

What are the major chemical elements that make up human hair ?

a)

carbon , oxygen , hydrogen , nitrogen , and sulfur

b)

proteins , water lipids , and traces of minerals

c)

amino acids and polypeptide chains

d)

hydrogen bonds , side bonds ,and salt bonds

6.

What are the two parts of a strand of human hair ?

a)

the root and the shaft

b)

the follicle and the bulb

c)

the dermal papilla and the arrector pili

d)

the cuticle and the cortex

7.

What is the growth phase during which new hair is produced ?

a)

genesis

b)

telogen

c)

anagen

d)

catagen

8.

Which part of the living portion of the hair is defined as the structure in the skin or scalp that surrounds the hair root and anchors the hair in the skin ?

a)

the dermal papilla

b)

the hair bulb

c)

the arrector pili muscle

d)

the hair follicle

9.

which of the following is a reason cosmetologists should understand hair and scalp properties

a)

identifying the shape of hair follicles can help when recommending methods to make a client's hair grow faster

b)

identifying the cause of a dry or oily scalp helps to better recommend medication to the client to alleviate the condition

c)

identifying hair growth cycles and the differences between common and uncommon hair loss will help when recommending hair loss treatments to the client

d)

identifying the elasticity of hair helps to better determine treatments to soften coarse gray hairs to match the texture of the client's pigmented hair

10.

All of the following are living portions of hair that are below the skin surfaces EXCEPT _.

a)

the hair bulb

b)

the arrector pili muscle

c)

the hair follicle

d)

the dermal papilla

11.

Which of the following can be a cause of dry hair and dry scalp ?

a)

overactive sebaceous glands

b)

inactive sebaceous glands

c)

hair follicle growing out of the head at a perpendicular angle

d)

absence of melanin

12.

The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is hair _.

a)

porosity

b)

elasticity

c)

density

d)

saturation

13.

Which sentence best describes the medulla ?

a)

The medulla is the hair's outermost layer

b)

The medulla is a cone-shaped elevation at the base of the hair bulb

c)

The medulla is the hair's pith or core

d)

The medulla is the fibrous protein layer of the hair

14.

If a cosmetologist holds a strand of hair with one hand while sliding the other hand's thumb and forefinger from the end of the strand to the client's scalp, what component of the hair is being analyzed ?

a)

porosity

b)

elasticity

c)

density

d)

texture

15.

Which of the following best describes how a disulfide bond in human hair is formed ?

a)

Oppositely charged atoms in the hair are attracted to one another to form weak physical cross-ink side bonds

b)

Amino acids are chemically bonded to each other , end to end , to form a polypeptide chain

c)

oppositely charged atoms are attracted to each other to form cross-inked side bonds between adjacent polypeptide chains

d)

Sulfur atoms on neighboring cysteine amino acids within polypeptide chains in the hair join

16.

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

a)

epidermal

b)

integumentary

c)

endocrine

d)

lymphatic

17.

Which of the following is true about hair ?

a)

Cutting hair makes it grow back faster and darker

b)

Hair growth rate is determined by genetics

c)

Scalp massages will increase hair growth

d)

Gray hair is coarser than pigmented hair

18.

The three different types of side bonds that link chains of amino acids together are _.

a)

oxygen , hydrogen , and salt

b)

hydrogen , ionic , and carbon

c)

ionic, helix, and disulfide

d)

hydrogen, salt, and disulfide

19.

In which phase of the hair growth cycle does the follicle canal shrink and detach from the dermal papilla ?

a)
Anagen phase
b)
Telogen phase
c)

Nitrogen phase

d)
Catagen phase
20.

A long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds is called a _ chain .

a)

amino-peptide

b)

polymer

c)

keratin

d)

polypeptide

21.

Which of the following is a situation in which a cosmetologist would allow the hair to cool before styling ?

a)

when salt side bonds are being formed by changes in pH during chemical serving

b)

when hydrogen side bonds have been broken by the heat from curling iron

c)

when peptide bonds between amino acids are broken by a heat lamp during color processing

d)

when disulfide bonds are converted to lanthionine bonds during servicing with a flat iron

22.

which portion of the hair root structure supplies nutrients so that the hair can grow ?

a)

the hair bulb

b)

the dermal papilla

c)

the arrector pili

d)

the hair follicle

23.

What is the outermost layer of hair

a)

hair follicle

b)

hair medulla

c)

hair cuticle

d)

hair cortex

24.

Hair is approximately _ percent protein .

a)

30

b)

50

c)

70

d)

90

25.

What is the phase of the hair growth cycle in which the hair can shed ?

a)

catagen phase

b)

nitrogen phase

c)

telogen phase

d)

anagen phase

26.

Each of the following is one of the main types of body hair EXCEPT_.

a)

terminal hair

b)

lanugo hair

c)

vellus hair

d)

anagen hair

27.

Which type of hair has the largest diameter and usually requires more processing ?

a)

terminal hair

b)

coarse hair

c)

medium hair

d)

gray hair

28.

What are the three growth cycles of human hair ?

a)

anagen , growth phase, and telogen

b)

catagen , return , and transition

c)

anagen , catagen , and telogen

d)

anagen , transition , and mature

29.

Each of the following is a layer of the hair shaft structure EXCEPT _.

a)

the cortex

b)

the hair fiber

c)

the hair cuticle

d)

the medulla

30.

Which statement best describes what may have happened to cause a client's hair to grow in a whorl pattern ?

a)

The hair in the whorl has a raised cuticle , whereas the surrounding hair does not ,

b)

The strands of hair in the whorl are oily due to overactive sebaceous glands

c)

The strands of hair in the whorl are leaving the follicle at an angle different from the surrounding hairs

d)

The strands of hair in the whorl are less elastic than the surrounding hair as a result of damage from a thermal styling tool

31.

Which of the following conclusions can a cosmetologist make if a client expresses concern about not being able to grow the hair beyond shoulder length ?

a)

The anagen phase of the client's hair growth is shorter than the anagen phase in other people's hair growth , so the client's hair will not grow any longer

b)

The catagen phase of the client's hair growth occurs more quickly than that phase in other people's hair growth , so the client's hair stops growing

c)

The clients has a larger amount of vellus hair than terminal hair , so the client sheds most hair strands before they can grow longer

d)

The client has primarily lanugo hair , which is shed more frequently than vellus hair or terminal hair