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Properties of Hair and Scalp #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All ___________ processes take place in the cortex.

a)

biological

b)

chemical

c)

physical

d)

mechanical

2.

Name the 3 side bonds.

a)

Hydrogen, disulfide, salt.

b)

Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen.

c)

Phosphate, sulfate, chloride.

d)

Amine, ketone, ester.

3.

A combination of eumelanin and pheomelanin is called.

a)

natural hair color

b)

synthetic hair color

c)

artificial pigment

d)

hair dye

4.

Hair pigment is called __________

a)

keratin

b)

melanin

c)

collagen

d)

elastin

5.

Name the two types of melanin (pigment)

a)

eumelanin, pheomelanin

b)

carotene, xanthophyll

c)

hemoglobin, chlorophyll

d)

melanopsin, rhodopsin

6.

The hair shaft is made up of 3 parts____ ______ _______

a)

cuticle, cortex, medulla

b)

root, bulb, shaft

c)

epidermis, dermis, hypodermis

d)

follicle, shaft, tip

7.

The middle layer is called the ___________

a)

cortex

b)

medulla

c)

epidermis

d)

hypodermis

8.

___________ melanin is responsible for brown and black color

a)

pheomelanin

b)

eumelanin

c)

neuromelanin

d)

tyrosinase

9.

The follicle, bulb, dermal papilla, sebaceous glands and arrector pili muscle are structures of the _____

a)

Hair root

b)

Nail bed

c)

Skin surface

d)

Sweat gland

10.

The salt bonds are broken by ____________

a)

temperature change

b)

pH change

c)

ionic strength

d)

pressure change

11.

When the scales are closed the hair has ______ _______

a)

high porosity

b)

medium porosity

c)

poor porosity

d)

excellent porosity

12.

Proper nutrition of proteins, good blood circulation and good hygiene is required for _________

a)

Skin health

b)

Nail health

c)

Hair health

d)

Bone health

13.

The inner most layer of the hair shaft is the ________

a)

cortex

b)

cuticle

c)

medulla

d)

follicle

14.

The hair shaft is located _______

a)

Below the skin surface

b)

At the base of the follicle

c)

Above the skin surface

d)

Within the dermis

15.

The hair root is located ________

a)

below the skin

b)

above the skin

c)

on the surface of the skin

d)

inside the hair follicle

16.

The cuticle determines the hair's ___________

a)

density

b)

porosity

c)

texture

d)

color

17.

__________ melanin is responsible for yellow and red color

a)

Eumelanin

b)

Pheomelanin

c)

Neuromelanin

d)

Syringomelanin

18.

Hydrogen bonds are broken by _______ and __________

a)

heat and water

b)

cold and ice

c)

pressure and salt

d)

light and air

19.

Protein Keratin and melanin pigment is found in the ______

a)

cortex

b)

medulla

c)

cuticle

d)

epidermis

20.

The outer most layer of the hair shaft is the ______

a)

cortex

b)

medulla

c)

cuticle

d)

follicle