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


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

A. cuticle, root

B. root, shaft

C. shaft, cortex

D. follicle, root


Protein Keratin and melanin pigment is found in the ______

A. medulla

B. eumelanin

C. cortex

D. pheomelanin


__________ 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


Hydrogen bonds are broken by _______ and __________

A. heat, perms

B. heat and water

C. water, chemical relaxers

D. styling, heat


Hair, skin and nails belong to the __________ system.

A. Trichology

B. Cosmetology

C. Integumentary

D. Beautification


All ___________ processes take place in the cortex.

A. chemical

B. density

C. styling

D. integumentary


Name the 3 side bonds.

A. Hydrogen, disulfide, salt,

B. salt, damaged, hydrogen

C. hydrogen, salt, depilatory

D. disulfide, hydrolic, salty


Proper nutrition of proteins, good blood circulation and good hygiene is required for _________

A. Strong amino acid

B. Hair health

C. Low porosity

D. Cortex bonding


The inner most layer of the hair shaft is the ________

A. medulla

B. cortex

C. follicle

D. cuticle


___________ melanin is responsible for brown and black color

A. natural

B. pheomelanin

C. eumelanin

D. pigment


When the scales are closed the hair has ______ _______

A. great porosity

B. good porosity

C. poor porosity

D. high porosity


The hair shaft is located _______

A. Above the skin surface

B. Below the cortex

C. In the hair root

D. Under the skin


Hair pigment is called __________

A. canities

B. lanthionine

C. melanin

D. alopecia


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

A. porous

B. healthy

C. shiny

D. dead


The middle layer is called the ___________

A. medulla

B. pith

C. cortex

D. cuticle


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


The hair root is located ________

A. in the follicle

B. above the skin

C. below the skin

D. in the cortex


The cuticle determines the hair’s ___________

A. length

B. density

C. elasticity

D. porosity


Disulfide bonds are broken by ______________

A. strong alkaline solutions

B. acidic solutions

C. strong shampoo

D. perms and relaxers


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

A. Trichology

B. cosmetology

C. hairology

D. oncology


Name the two types of melanin (pigment)

A. eumelanin. pheomelanin

B. canities, eumelanin

C. grey, natural

D. pheomelanin, natural


A combination of eumelanin and pheomelanin is called.

A. natural hair color

B. pigmented hair

C. unpigmented hair

D. grey hair


The outer most layer of the hair shaft is the ______

A. medulla

B. pith

C. cortex

D. cuticle




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