Medical Quiz

Properties of Hair and Scalp Quiz


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Peptide bonds link together and make a __________ shape called a __________

A. spiral, helix

B. oval, helix

C. pop bead, helix

D. peptide chain, helix


Open scales (all the way) means the hair is __________

A. porous

B. healthy

C. shiny

D. dead


The hair shaft is made up of 3 parts____ ______ _______

A. cuticle, cortex , medulla

B. Hydrogen, salt, disulfide

C. anagen, catagen, telogen

D. peptide, helix, cortex


A combination of eumelanin and pheomelanin is called.

A. natural hair color

B. pigmented hair

C. unpigmented hair

D. grey hair


When the scales are closed the hair has ______ _______

A. great porosity

B. good porosity

C. poor porosity

D. high porosity


The cuticle determines the hair’s ___________

A. length

B. density

C. elasticity

D. porosity


The middle layer is called the ___________

A. medulla

B. pith

C. cortex

D. cuticle


The inner most layer of the hair shaft is the ________

A. medulla

B. cortex

C. follicle

D. cuticle


All ___________ processes take place in the cortex.

A. chemical

B. density

C. styling

D. integumentary


The outer most layer of the hair shaft is the ______

A. medulla

B. pith

C. cortex

D. cuticle


The hair shaft is located _______

A. Above the skin surface

B. Below the cortex

C. In the hair root

D. Under the skin


__________ melanin is responsible for yellow and red color

A. eumelanin

B. natural

C. pheomelanin

D. ginger


The salt bonds are broken by ____________

A. pH change

B. chemicals

C. water

D. surfactants


__________ hair does not have melanin

A. gray

B. baby

C. men’s beards

D. natural hair


A science that deals with hair, it’s structure, diseases and treatments.

A. Trichology

B. cosmetology

C. hairology

D. oncology


Disulfide bonds are broken by ______________

A. strong alkaline solutions

B. acidic solutions

C. strong shampoo

D. perms and relaxers


Hair, skin and nails belong to the __________ system.

A. Trichology

B. Cosmetology

C. Integumentary

D. Beautification


Hair is divided into 2 parts, the _______ and the ________.

A. cuticle, root

B. root, shaft

C. shaft, cortex

D. follicle, root


Name the two types of melanin (pigment)

A. eumelanin. pheomelanin

B. canities, eumelanin

C. grey, natural

D. pheomelanin, natural


Hair pigment is called __________

A. canities

B. lanthionine

C. melanin

D. alopecia


Protein Keratin and melanin pigment is found in the ______

A. medulla

B. eumelanin

C. cortex

D. pheomelanin


___________ melanin is responsible for brown and black color

A. natural

B. pheomelanin

C. eumelanin

D. pigment


The follicle, bulb, dermal papilla, sebaceous glands and arrector pili muscle are structures of the _____

A. Hair root

B. Hair shaft

C. Blood supply

D. Side bonds


Name the 3 side bonds.

A. Hydrogen, disulfide, salt,

B. salt, damaged, hydrogen

C. hydrogen, salt, depilatory

D. disulfide, hydrolic, salty


The hair root is located ________

A. in the follicle

B. above the skin

C. below the skin

D. in the cortex




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