Cos chapter 11 | Quiz

Which of the five main structures of the hair root contain the blood and nerve supply that provides the nutrients needed for hair growth? 

A

one third 

B

Dermal papilla 

C

conditioning shampoo 

D

arrector pili muscle 

Hair is approximately ____________ percent protein 

A

Dermal papilla 

B

Pheomelanin 

C

hair density 

D

90

To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when shampooing, you should use ______________ 

A

a detangling rinse 

B

hair root and hair shaft 

C

1/2 inch (1.25 centimeters) per month 

D

Dermal papilla 

The ____________ is the lowest part of a hair strand 

A

more alkaline solutions 

B

years 

C

hair bulb 

D

anagen 

Coarse hair ____________

A

sebaceous 

B

alopecia totalis 

C

a detangling rinse 

D

is stronger than fine hair 

The _____________ is the outermost layer of the hair 

A

hair root and hair shaft 

B

hair cuticle 

C

sebum 

D

hirsuties 

The medulla is composed of ____________ cells 

A

90

B

40 percent 

C

coarse, medium, or fine 

D

round 

Total scalp hair loss is known as ____________

A

90

B

alopecia totalis 

C

sebaceous 

D

dry scalp 

The technical term for dandruff is ______________ 

A

years 

B

itching 

C

pityriasis 

D

keratinization 

Hypertrichosis is also known as ____________

A

canities 

B

Pheomelanin 

C

hirsuties 

D

trichology 

Fine hair is ____________ than coarse or medium hair 

A

more fragile 

B

Dermal papilla 

C

sebum 

D

keratinization 

Because there are so many of them, salt bonds account for about ________ of the hair's overall strength 

A

Catagen 

B

one third 

C

hair root and hair shaft 

D

more alkaline solutions 

Scalp massage ___________ hair growth 

A

1/2 inch (1.25 centimeters) per month 

B

hair root and hair shaft 

C

canities 

D

does not increase 

A carbuncle is similar to a furuncle but is ____________

A

larger 

B

1/2 inch (1.25 centimeters) per month 

C

fungus 

D

more alkaline solutions 

Finasteride is an oral prescription medication for hair loss that is meant for ________________

A

trichology 

B

Pheomelanin 

C

hair bulb 

D

men only 

The major elements that make up human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, __________________

A

90

B

nitrogen, and sulfur 

C

pediculosis capitis 

D

hypertrichosis 

During the ____________ phase, new hair is produced because new cells are actively manufactured in the hair follicle 

A

anagen 

B

hair cuticle 

C

round 

D

conditioning shampoo 

Oily hair and scalp can be treated by properly washing with a ______________

A

sebum 

B

is stronger than fine hair 

C

conditioning shampoo 

D

keratinization 

The two parts of a mature strand of human hair are the ___________ 

A

hair root and hair shaft 

B

larger 

C

canities 

D

pediculosis capitis 

The anagen phase generally lasts from three to five ________________

A

years 

B

exactly the same 

C

more alkaline solutions 

D

keratinization 

For chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer, they must have ____________

A

an alkaline pH

B

years 

C

Vellus 

D

Catagen 

By age 35, almost _________________ percent of both men and women show some degree of hair loss

A

40 percent 

B

fungus 

C

40

D

an alkaline pH

Compared to pigment hair, gray hair is_________________ 

A

coarse, medium, or fine 

B

exactly the same 

C

Vellus 

D

trichology 

The technical term used to describe gray hair is _______________

A

catagen 

B

canities 

C

hirsuties 

D

more fragile 

Dandruff can easily be mistaken for ____________

A

dry scalp 

B

hair follicle 

C

hirsuties 

D

sebum 

Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require ______________-

A

dry scalp 

B

Dermal papilla 

C

more alkaline solutions 

D

keratinization 

Hair texture is classified as _______________ 

A

peptide bonds 

B

sebaceous 

C

coarse, medium, or fine 

D

men only 

Which type of hair almost never has a medulla?

A

Vellus 

B

hair follicle 

C

sebaceous 

D

larger 

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

A

dry scalp 

B

exactly the same 

C

at or before birth 

D

arrector pili muscle 

Asians tend to have _____________ hair 

A

extremely straight 

B

anagen 

C

faster

D

catagen 

Hair follicles are NOT found on the __________ 

A

is stronger than fine hair 

B

soles of the feet 

C

catagen 

D

pediculosis capitis 

Cross-sections of hair ____________

A

less successful 

B

peptide bonds 

C

hair density 

D

can be almost any shape 

The measurement of the number of individual hair strands on one square inch (2.5 square centimeters) of the scalp is ____________

A

pediculosis capitis 

B

hair density 

C

men only 

D

40

Congenital canities exists ____________

A

at or before birth 

B

does not increase 

C

round 

D

Dermal papilla 

Current research confirms that dandruff is the result of a ______________

A

sebum 

B

arrector pili muscle 

C

fungus 

D

exactly the same 

When the livings cells of hair form and begin their journey upward through the hair follicle, they mature in a process called ______________

A

canities 

B

keratinization 

C

Dermal papilla 

D

more alkaline solutions 

Scalp hair grows ___________________ on women than on men 

A

alopecia totalis 

B

conditioning shampoo 

C

Dermal papilla 

D

faster

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

A

men only 

B

years 

C

hair follicle 

D

faster

A _______________ bond is a weal, physical, cross-link side bond easily broken by water or heat 

A

hydrogen 

B

more alkaline solutions 

C

malassezia 

D

keratinization 

The strong, chemical bonds that join amino acids are called ____________

A

peptide bonds 

B

larger 

C

at or before birth 

D

less successful 

Which type of melanin provides natural colors ranging from red and ginger to yellow and blond tones?

A

is stronger than fine hair 

B

sebaceous 

C

does not increase 

D

Pheomelanin 

The average growth of healthy scalp hair is __________

A

catagen 

B

hair bulb 

C

keratinization 

D

1/2 inch (1.25 centimeters) per month 

The fatty or oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is ____________

A

Pheomelanin 

B

hair bulb 

C

sebum 

D

an alkaline pH

A condition of abnormal growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair is _________

A

hypertrichosis 

B

hair follicle 

C

Pheomelanin 

D

arrector pili muscle 

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

A

hair root and hair shaft 

B

soles of the feet 

C

trichology 

D

hypertrichosis 

The naturally occurring fungus that causes the symptoms of dandruff when it grows out of control is ______________

A

itching 

B

arrector pili muscle 

C

malassezia 

D

peptide bonds 

Bad men are commonly perceived as ____________

A

pityriasis 

B

less successful 

C

hirsuties 

D

anagen 

The infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice is called ____________

A

pediculosis capitis 

B

conditioning shampoo 

C

canities 

D

40

During which phase does the follicle canal shrink and detach from the dermal papilla?

A

Catagen 

B

anagen 

C

peptide bonds 

D

hair root and hair shaft 

The ____________________ phase signals the end of the growth phase 

A

extremely straight 

B

catagen 

C

years 

D

less successful 

Tinea is characterized by ___________, scales, and sometimes, painful circular lesion 

A

itching 

B

years 

C

less successful 

D

pediculosis capitis 

Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to _____________ of its original length and return to that length without breaking

A

hair bulb 

B

hair root and hair shaft 

C

itching 

D

40 percent 

The oil glands in the skin that are connected to the hair follicles are the ____________

A

Dermal papilla 

B

pityriasis 

C

trichology 

D

sebaceous