Cosmetology: Chapter 11: Properties of Hair and Scalp Part 2

Shaving, clipping and cutting the hair on the head:

a. makes it grow back faster
b. makes it grow back darker
c. makes it grow back coarser
d. has no effect on hair growth

Dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp are called:

a. tinea barbae
b. scabies
c. scutula
d. wheals

The _ are part of the integumentary system.

a. hair, skin and nails
b. hair, skin, nails and glands
c. hair, glands and nails
d. nails, skin and glands

The long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms and bodies of males and females is called:

a. vellus hair
b. lanugo hair
c. extra hair
d. terminal hair

The technical term for knotted hair is:

a. trichorrhexis nodosa
b. monilethrix
c. trichoptilosis
d. hypertrichosis

The is the innermost layer do hair.

a. tinea
b. monilethrix
c. medulla
d. scutula

Hair that forms in a circular pattern on the crown of the head is called:

a. crown hair
b. cowlick
c. ringed hair
d. whorl

The part of the hair located below the surface of the epidermis is the:

a. hair root
b. hair shaft
c. hair stream
d. hair bulb

The tuft of hair that stands straight up is a:

a. cystine
b. cysteine
c. cortex
d. cowlick

The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is called:

a. hair absorbency
b. hair porosity
c. hair saturation
d. hair stream

The middle layer of the hair is the:

a. cortex
b. carbuncle
c. canity
d. catagen

An autoimmune disorder that causes affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person's own immune system is:

a. androgenic alopecia
b. alopecia areata
c. alopecia totalis
d. alopecia universalis

Vellus hair is also known as:

a. lanugo hair
b. lanthionine hair
c. malassezia hair
d. monilethrix hair

The medical term for ringworm is:

a. tinea
b. tinea barbae
c. tinea favosa
d. tinea capitis

The scientific study of hair, its diseases and care is called:

a. dermatology
b. trichology
c. biology
d. cosmetology

The ability of hair to stretch and return to its original length without breaking is referred to:

A. Denisity

B. Elasticity

C. Porosity

D. Resistance

The technical term for gray hair is:

A. Alopecia

B. Canities

C. Albino

D. Ringed hair

The pocket or tube-like depression in the scalp or skin that contains the hair root is:

A. Bulb

B. Follicle

C. Shaft

D. Dermal

The resting phase or final phase of the hair cycle that lasts until the fully grown hair is shed is the:

A. Telogen phase

B. Anagen phase

C. Catagen phase

D. Transition phase

A lengthwise section of hair shows that cuticle scales overlap and each individual cuticle scale is attached to the:

A. Medulla

B. Melanin

C. Cortex

D. Root

The condition of abnormal hair growth of terminal hair is referred to as:

A. Monilethrix

B. Ringed hair

C. Hypertrichosis

D. Trichoptilosis

Permanent waving and hair relaxers change the shape of hair by chemically altering the hairs:

A. Hydrogen bonds

B. Ionic bonds

C. Disulfide bonds

D. Amino acids

A physical side bond that is easily broken by water and heat is a:

A. Nitrogen bond

B. Hydrogen bond

C. Disulfide bond

D. Sulfur bond

Hydroxide chemical relaxers break disulfide bonds and convert them to:

A. Lanthionine bonds

B. Sulfur bonds

C. Carbon bonds

D. Hydrogen bonds

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

A. Porosity

B. Diameter

C. Elasticity

D. Density

Current research confirms that dandruff is the result of a fungus called:

A. Pyrithione

B. Steatiodes

C. Capitis

D. Malassezia

The hair, skin, nails and glands are known collectively as the:

A. Epidermis

B. Integument

C. Dermal papilla

D. Trichology

The substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is called:

A. Sebum

B. Sulfur

C. Sudoriferous

D. Lymph

The sudden falling out of hair in round patches or baldness in spots is:

A. Postpartum alopecia

B. Androgenic alopecia

C. Alopecia totalis

D. Alopecia areata

Chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require a solution that is:

A. Less alkaline

B. Absorbent

C. Gentle

D. More alkaline

The melanin that provides brown or black color to hair is:

A. Ionic

B. Eumelanin

C. Pheomelanin

D. Telogen

The hair shaft that emerges from the scalp is a nonliving fiber composed of:

A. Keratinized acids

B. Hydrogen bonds

C. Melanin protein

D. Keratinized protein

The units of structure that build protein and are joined together end to end like pop heads are:

A. Oxygenated cells

B. Primary acids

C. Amino acids

D. Lymph glands

The thickness or diameter of the individual hair strand is referred to as hair:

A. Dryness

B. Texture

C. Elasticity

D. Porosity

All natural hair color is the result of pigment located in the cortex called:

A. Melanin

B. Tissue

C. Sebum

D. Proteins

Dry hair and scalp should be treated with products that contain moisturizers and:

A. Sulfur

B. Chemicals

C. Alcohol

D. Emollients

The thickened, club-like structure that forms the lower part of the hair root is the:

A. Cuticle layer

B. Hair bulb

C. Dermal papilla

D. Arrector pili

The medulla, the innermost layer of the hair, is composed of cells that are:

A. Transparent

B. Elongated

C. Flat

D. Round

A severe type of dandruff characterized by an accumulation of greasy or waxy scalp scales mixed with sebum is:

A. Pityriasis capitis

B. Tinea favosa

C. Pityriasis papules

D. Pityriasis steatoides

An infestation of the hair scalp with head lice is:

A. Pediculosis capitis

B. Pediculosis furuncle

C. Alopecia areata

D. Vesicles parasites

The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is:

A. Porosity

B. Elasticity

C. Density

D. Saturation

Tinea is characterized by itching scales and sometimes painful circular lesions and is caused by:

A. Seborrheic dermatitis

B. Parasites

C. Subcutaneous tissue

D. Fungal organisms

Which of the following scalp disorders is characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp?

A. Tinea capitis

B. Pediculosis furuncle

C. Tinea favosa

D. Tinea barbae

The five main structures of the hair root include all of the following except the:

A. Hair follicle

B. Dermal papilla

C. Arrector pili muscle

D. Epidermis

The three growth cycles of human hair are:

A. Anagen, endocentric, and telogen

B. Catagen, return and transition

C. Anagen, Catagen and telogen

D. Anagen, transition and mature

Which of the following terms is used to describe hairs wave pattern?

A. Curly

B. Straight

C. Extremely curly

D. All of the above

A highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite is:

A. Dandruff

B. Pediculosis

C. Scabies

D. Tinea

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

A. Amino-peptide chain

B. Polymer chain

C. Keratin chain

D. Polypeptide chain

The medical term used to describe dandruff is:

A. Alopecia

B. Selenium

C. Pityriasis

D. Pyrithione

The small, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle is the:

A. Inner follicle

B. Angled bulb

C. Arrector pili

D. Dermal papilla

Hair flowing in the same direction, the result of follicles sloping in the same direction form a:

A. Section

B. Hair stream

C. Hair whorl

D. Cowlick

Hair that has the largest diameter and usually requires more processing is:

A. Fine hair

B. Coarse hair

C. Medium hair

D. Gray hair

Trichoptilosis is the technical term for:

A. Split ends

B. Hair loss

C. Knotted hair

D. Beaded hairs

The major elements that make up hair are, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur, often refer to as the:

A. COHNS elements

B. Dermal foundation

C. Amino acids

D. Keratins

A weak, physical, cross-link side bond between adjacent polypeptide chains that is broken by changes in pH is a:

A. Hydrogen bond

B. Carbon bond

C. Salt bond

D. Sulfur bond