Cosmetology: Chapter 11: Properties of Hair and Scalp Part 1
This flashcard set offers a concise overview of the anatomy and physiology of human hair. It covers key components such as the hair shaft, follicle, and root, along with associated structures like sebaceous glands and the arrector pili muscle. Ideal for students in cosmetology, dermatology, or anatomy.
The two parts of a mature strand of human hair are the:
a. dermis and epidermis
b. hair shaft and hair follicle
c. hair shaft and hair root
d. hair root and hair follicle
c. hair shaft and hair root
Key Terms
The two parts of a mature strand of human hair are the:
a. dermis and epidermis
b. hair shaft and hair follicle
c. hair shaft and hair root
d. hair root and hair follicle
c. hair shaft and hair root
The tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is the:
a. follicle
b. shaft
c. bulb
d. scalp
a. follicle
Hair follicles are not found on the:
a. forehead area
b. back of the hands
c. soles of the feet
d. back of the neck
c. soles of the feet
The _________ is a tiny, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle.
a. medulla
b. arrector pili
c. tinea
d. dermal papilla
b. arrector pili
An oily substance secreted from the sebaceous gland is:
a. sweat
b. lymph
c. catagen
d. sebum
d. sebum
For chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer, they must have:
a. no pH
b. a neutral pH
c. an alkaline pH
d. an acidic pH
c. an alkaline pH
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
The two parts of a mature strand of human hair are the: a. dermis and epidermis | c. hair shaft and hair root |
The tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is the: a. follicle | a. follicle |
Hair follicles are not found on the: a. forehead area | c. soles of the feet |
The _________ is a tiny, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle. a. medulla | b. arrector pili |
An oily substance secreted from the sebaceous gland is: a. sweat | d. sebum |
For chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer, they must have: a. no pH | c. an alkaline pH |
The medulla is composed of ________ cells. a. rod shaped | d. rectangular |
The process whereby living cells mature and begin their journey up the hair shaft is: a. anagen | c. keratinization |
The five main elements that make up the chemical composition of human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and: a. lead and zinc | d. nitrogen and sulfer |
The chemical bonds that hold together the amino acid molecules are called: a. convex bonds | b. peptide bonds |
Which type of melanin provides natural colors ranging from red and ginger to yellow and blond tones? a. pheomelanin | a. pheomelanin |
Asians tend to have: a. extremely straight hair | a. extremely straight hair |
To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when washing,you should use: a. a drying shampoo | c. a detangling rinse |
Hair texture is classified as: a. wavy, straight or curly | b. coarse, medium or fine |
The measurement of individual hair strands on 1 square inch (2.5 square centimeters) of the scalp is: a. hair density | a. hair density |
Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require: a. neutral solutions | d. more alkaline solutions |
Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to _______ of its original length. a. 25% | c. 50% |
Oily scalp and hair can be treated by properly washing it: a. without shampoo | b. with normalizing shampoo |
Which type of hair almost never has a medulla? a. oily | d. vellus |
The growth phase during which new hair is produced is: a. patagen | c. anagen |
The average growth of healthy scalp hair is: a. 1/2” per week | c. 1/2” per month |
The technical term used to describe gray hair is: a. canities | a. canities |
A condition of abnormal hair growth on areas of the body is: a. trichorrhexxis | c. hypertrichosis |
The medical term for dandruff is: a. canities | b. pityriasis |
The body can produce 11 of the 20 that make up hair. a. amino acids | a. amino acids |
Salt bonds account for about of the hairs overall strength. a. 1/4 | c. 1/3 |
The anagen phase generally lasts from three to five: a. days | d. years |
Scalp hair grows _ on women than on men. a. slower | b. faster |
The _ phase signals the end of the growth phase. a. cysteine | d. catagen |
Scalp massage hair growth. a. increases | c. does not affect |
Compared to pigmented hair, gray hair is: a. neither coarser nor more resistant | a. neither coarser nor more resistant |
Cross-sections of hair: a. are always round | d. can be almost any shape |
Bald men are most commonly perceived as: a. more assertive | d. less successful |
By age 35, almost percent of both men and women show some degree of hair loss. a. 20 | c. 40 |
Finisteride is an oral prescription medication for hair loss that is meant for: a. men only | a. men only |
Congenital canities manifests: a. at or before birth | a. at or before birth |
Dandruff can easily be mistaken for: a. tinea | b. dry scalp |
Dandruff is believed to be caused by a: a. bacterium | d. fungus |
The most frequently encountered fungal infection resulting from hair services is: a. tinea barbae | a. tinea barbae |
Tinea is characterized by: a. numbness | d. itiching |
The infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice is called: a. hypertrochosis | c. pediculosis capitis |
A carbuncle is similar to a furuncle, but is: a. smaller | b. larger |
Fine hair is than coarse medium hair. a. thicker | d. more fragile |
Coarse hair: a. has the smallest diameter of the 3 types of hair texture | d. is stronger than fine hair |
The _ is the outermost layer of hair. a. hair cuticle | a. hair cuticle |
The oil glands in the skin that are connected to the hair follicles are the _ glands. a. systine | c. sebaceous |
A _ bond is a physical bond easily broken by heat or water? a. hydrogen | a. hydrogen |
Hair is approximately percent protein. a. 60 | d. 90 |
Total scalp hair loss is known as: a. alopecia areata | c. alopecia totalis |
Hypertrichosis is also known as: a. ringed hair | b. hirsuties |
The naturally occurring fungus that causes the symptoms of dandruff when it grows out if control is: a. medulla | c. malassezia |
The is the lowest part of the hair strand. a. hair root | b. hair bulb |
The technical term for beaded hair is: a. monilethrix | a. monilethrix |
A highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite that burrows under the skin is: a. capitis | b. scabies |
The term for a spiral shape of a coiled protein is: a. matrix | c. helix |