Key Terms (Quiz 2, Q1)

Question 1

The first phase in the hair cycle, during which new hair is produced, is called _____ _____.

Answer 1

Anagen Phase

Hint: A is the 1st letter of the alphabet

Question 2

The 2nd phase in the hair cycle, which is the brief transition period between growth and resting phases of a hair follicle, is called _____ _____.

Answer 2

Catagen Phase

Hint: Catagen is cat with “agen” at the end, cats take naps to rest for periods of time throughout day 🐈😴

Question 3

List the 5 elements that make up human hair.

Hint: They are called COHNS elements

Answer 3

Carbon
Oxygen
Hydrogen 
Nitrogen 
Sulfur

Question 4

The __________ is the middle layer of hair, it is a fibrous protien formed by elongated cells that contain melanin pigment.

Answer 4

Cortex

Hint: corn is fibrous, cortex is corn just with “tex” instead of an “n” 🌽😅

Question 5

Define cowlick

“Hint: what would your hair look like if a cow liked it? 🐄👅*

Answer 5

A tuff of hair that stands straight up.

Question 6

The _____ _____ is club-shaped and is the lowest part of a hair strand.

Answer 6

Hair Bulb

Hint: bulb is spelt the same as club just with a “b” 💡

Question 7

The _____ _____ is the outermost layer of hair, it consists of transparent, scale-like cells.

Answer 7

Hair Cuticle

Hint: the cuticle on your nails is an outer layer of transparent skin on your nail💅

Question 8

_____ _____ is the number of individual hair strands on 1 square inch on the scalp.

Answer 8

Hair Density

Hint: quantity means the number of a material, quantity rhymes with density

Question 9

_____ _____ is the ability of the hair to stretch and return to it’s original length without breaking.

Answer 9

Hair Elasticity

Hint: Elastic is stretchy, elasticity is elastic with “ity at the end

Question 10

The tube-like depression/pocket in the skin/scalp that contains the hair root is known as the _____ _____.

Answer 10

Hair Follicle

Hint: if you were to pulls roots out from the dirt, bugs could fall[icle] into the tube-like pocket where the roots used to be 🌱🐜

Question 11

The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is known as _____ _____.

Answer 11

Hair Porosity

Hint: you can pour[osity] water onto your hair and it will absorb the water

Question 12

The _____ _____ is the part of the hair located below the surface of the epidermis.

Answer 12

Hair Root

Hint: plant roots are located below the dirt, hair roots are located below the epidermis

Question 13

The portion of hair that projects above the epidermis is called the _____ _____.

Answer 13

Hair Shaft

Hint: the hair that is seen grows [sh]after the root 🙆‍♀️

Question 14

Hair flowing in the same direction, resulting from follicles sloping in the same direction is called _____ _____.

Answer 14

Hair Stream

Hint: water flows in the same direction in a stream

Question 15

_____ _____ is the thickness or diameter of an individual hair strand.

Answer 15

Hair Texture

Hint: there is a difference in the texture of thick cookies compared to thin cookies

Question 16

The __________ is the innermost layer of hair, it is composed of round cells and is often absent in fine, blond hair.

Answer 16

Medulla

Hint: medulla is in the very middle[a] of hair

Question 17

The _____ _____ is the final phase in the hair cycle that lasts until fully grown hiar is shed.

Answer 17

Telogen Phase (Resting Phase)

Hint: when you say goodbye you say, till we meet again or tel-o-gen (till again) we meet

Question 18

_____ _____ is the long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the body.

Answer 18

Terminal Hair

Hint: Terminal rhymes with criminal, the chase for a criminal can be long and coarse

Question 19

_____ _____ is the short, fine, unpigmented, downy hair (peach fuzz) that is found all over the body.

Answer 19

Vellus Hair (Lanugo Hair)

Hint: the veil is over everyone for a short time

Question 20

Hair that froms in a circular pattern on he crown of the head is called a __________.

Answer 20

Whorl

Hint: a whorl pool goes in a circle