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