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Chapter 11 Properties Of The Hair And Scalp Flashcards

1
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The scientific study of hair, it’s diseases, and care is called ____________

A.dermatology
B.trichology
C.biology
D.cosmetology

A

Trichology

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

A.dermis and epidermis
B.hair shaft and hair follicle
C.hair root and hair shaft
D.hair root and hair follicle

A

Hair root and hair shaft

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

A.hair follicle
B.hair shaft
C.hair bulb
D.scalp

A

Hair follicle

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Hair follicles are not found on the _____________

A.forehead area
B.backs of the hands
C.soles of the feet
D.back of the neck

A

Soles of the feet

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

A.medulla
B.arrector pill muscle
C.tinea
D.dermal papilla

A

Arrector pill muscle

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6
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The fatty or oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is _____________

A.sweat
B.lymph
C.Catagen
D.sebum

A

Sebum

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7
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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

A

An alkaline pH

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8
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The medulla is composed of ____________ cells

A.rod shaped
B.round
C.spiral shaped
D.rectangular

A

Round

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9
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During the ____________ phase, new hair is produced because new cells are actively manufactured in the hair follicle

A. Anagen
B.catagen
C.resting
D.telogen

A

Anagen

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10
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The major elements that make up human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, ____________

A.lead and zinc
B.keratin and selenium
C.boron and calcium
D.nitrogen and sulfur

A

Nitrogen and sulfur

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

A.convex bonds
B.peptide bonds
C.hydrogen bonds
D.side bonds

A

Peptide bonds

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12
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Which type of melanin provides natural colors ranging from red and ginger to yellow and blond tones

A.pheomelanin
B.eumelanin
C.polymelanin
D.biomelanin

A

Pheomelanin

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13
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Asians tend to have ___________ hair

A.extremely straight
B.extremely curly
C.straight to curly
D.wavy to curly

A

Extremely straight

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14
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To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when shampooing, you should use _____________

A.a drying shampoo
B.strong scalp manipulations
C.a detangling rinse
D.antibacterial shampoo

A

A detangling rinse

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15
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Hair texture is classified as ____________

A.wavy, straight, curly
B.course, medium, or fine
C.light, medium, or dark
D.long, medium, or short

A

Course, medium, or fine

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16
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The measurement of the number of individual hair strands on me square inch (2.5 square centimeters) of the the scalp is ______________

A. Hair density
B. Hair elasticity
C.hair texture
D.hair porosity

A

Hair density

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17
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Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require ___________

A.neutral solutions
B.more acidic solutions
C.solutions of the same pH
D. More alkaline solution

A

More alkaline solution

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18
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Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to ________ of its original length and return to that length without breaking

A. 25 percent
B.40 percent
C.50 percent
D.70 percent

A

50 percent

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19
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Oily hair and scalp can be treated by properly washing with a ____________

A.vinegar solution
B.normalizing shampoo
C.conditioning shampoo
D. Dry shampoo

A

Normalizing shampoo

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20
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Which type of hair almost never has a medulla

A.oily
B.pigmented
C.terminal
D.vellus

A

Vellus

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21
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During which phase does the follicle canal shrink and detach from the dermal papilla

A.Patagen
B.telogen
C.anagen
D. Catagen

A

Catagen

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22
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The average growth of healthy scalp hair is _____________

A. 1/2 inch (1.25 centimeters) per week
B.1 inch (2.5 centimeters) per week
C.1/2 inch ( 1.25 centimeters) per month
D. 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) per month

A

1/2 inch (1.25 centimeters) per month

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23
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the technical term used to describe gray hair is ____________.

a. candities
b. tinea
c. alopecia
d. albino

A

canities

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24
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a condition of abnormal growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair is ___________.

a. trichorrhexis
b. ringed hair
c. hypertrichosis
d. canities

A

hypertrichosis

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25
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the technical term for dandruff is _____________

a. cantities
b. pityriasis
c. alopecia
d. simplex

A

pityriasis

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26
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which of the five main structures of the hair root contain the bloody and nerve supply that provides the nutrients needed for hair growth?

a. dermal papilla
b. hair bulb
c. hair follicle
d. sebaceous gland

A

dermal papilla

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27
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because there are so many of them, salt bonds account for about ________ of the hair’s overall strength.

a. one quarter
b. one half
c. one third
d. two thirds

A

one third

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28
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The anagen phase generally lasts form three to five _________

a. days
b. weeks
c. months
d. years

A

years

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29
Q

scalp hair grows _________ on women than on men.

a. slower
b. faster
c. thinner
d. thicker

A

faster

30
Q

the __________ phase signals the end of the growth phase.

a. telogen
b. resting
c. anagen
d. catagen

A

catagen

31
Q

scalp massage _________ hair growth

a. increases
b. decreases
c. does not increases
d. is necessary for

A

does not increases

32
Q

compared to pigmented hair, grey hair is __________.

a. exactly the same
b. softer
c. more resistant
d. less resistant

A

exactly the same

33
Q

Cross-sections of hair __________.

a. are always round
b. are always oval
c. are always flattened oval
d. can be almost any shape

A

can be almost any shape

34
Q

bald men are commonly perceived as ___________.

a. more assertive
b. younger
c. more physically attractive
d. less successfull

A

less successfull

35
Q

by age 35, almost ________ percent of both men and women show some degree of hair loss.

a. 20
b. 30
c. 40
d. 50

A

40

36
Q

Finasteride is an oral prescription medication for hair loss that is meant for __________.

a. men only
b. women only
c. men and women
d. animals

A

men only

37
Q

congentital canities exists _____________.

a. at or before birth
b. during adolescence
c. during middle age
d. in the later years of life

A

at or before birth

38
Q

dandruff can easily be mistaken for __________.

a. tinea
b. dry scalp
c. pediculosis capitis
d. trichoptilosis

A

dry scalp

39
Q

current research confirms that dandruff is the result of a __________.

a. bacterium
b. virus
c. parasite
d. fungus

A

fungus

40
Q

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

a. neutralization
b. transition
c. keratinization
d. maturation

A

maturation

41
Q

tinea is characterized by ______, scales and sometimes, painful circular lesion

a. numbness
b. blisters
c. sudden hair loss
d. itching

A

itching

42
Q

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

a. hypertrichosis
b. trichoptilosis
c. pediculosis captitis
d. fragilitas crinium

A

pediculosis capitis

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Q

A carbuncle is similar to a furuncle but is __________.

a. smaller
b. larger
c. harder
d. softer

A

larger

44
Q

fine hair is __________ than coarse or medium hair.

a. thicker
b. harder to process
c. more difficult to damage
d. more fragile

A

more fragile

45
Q

Course hair __________.

a. has the smallest diameter
b. is the most common hair texture
c. is not resistant to chemical services
d. is stronger than fine hair

A

is stronger than fine hair

46
Q

the _________ is the outermost layer of the hair.

a. hair cuticle
b. hair bulb
c. hair follicle
d. hair root

A

hair root

47
Q

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

a. systine
b. simplex
c. sebaceous
d. scutula

A

sebaceous

48
Q

a __________ bond is a weak, physical, cross-link side bond easily broken by water or heat

a. hydrogen
b. hydrophillic
c. hydrophobia
d. helix

A

hydrogen

49
Q

hair is approximately ________ percent protein

a. 60
b. 70
c. 80
d. 90

A

90

50
Q

total scalp hair loss is known as ____________.

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

A

alopecia totalis

51
Q

hypertrichosis is also known as ________.

a. ringed hair
b. hirsuties
c. canities
d. split ends

A

hirsuties

52
Q

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

a. medulla
b. monilethrix
c. malassezia
d. hypertrichosis

A

malassezia

53
Q

the _________ is the lowest part of the hair strand

a. hair root
b. hair bulb
c. hair cuticle
d. hair follicle

A

hair bulb

54
Q

the technical term for beaded hair is __________.

a. monilethrix
b. fragilitas crinium
c. trichorrhexis nodosa
d. hypertrichosis

A

monilethrix

55
Q

a highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite that burows under the skin is ___________

a. capitis
b. scabies
c. furuncle
d. carbuncle

A

scabies

56
Q

this term for the spiral shape of a coiled protein is __________.

a. matrix
b. cystine
c. helix
d. cysteine

A

helix

57
Q

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

A

has no effect on hair growth

58
Q

dry, sulfur-yellow, cuplike crust on the scalp are called _________

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

A

scutula

59
Q

the _________ are part of the integumentary system

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

A

hair, skin, nails, and glands

60
Q

the long, coursem 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

A

terminal hair

61
Q

the technical term for knotted hair is __________.

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

A

trichorrhexis nodosa

62
Q

the ________ is the innermost layer of the hair and is composed of round cells

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

A

medulla

63
Q

When hair leaves the follicles at an angle and forms patterns or streams on the head, it is called ____________.

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

A

a whorl

64
Q

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

A

hair root

65
Q

a particular pattern of hair stream that is usually more noticeable on the front hairline in people with short, thick hair is a ________.

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

A

cowlick

66
Q

the ability of the hair to absorb moisture is called ___________.

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

A

hair porosity

67
Q

The middle layer of the hair is the __________

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

A

cortex

68
Q

an autoimmune disorder that causes the 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

A

alopecia areata

69
Q

vellus hair is also known as ____________.

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

A

lanugo hair

70
Q

The technical term for ringworm is ___________.

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

A

tinea

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