
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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