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Ch 11 Flashcards

1
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What term refers to the scientific study of hair and its diseases and care?

a. Trichology
b. Cosmetology
c. Selenology
d. Cartology

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a. Trichology

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The Greek word trichos means _____.

a. skin
b. fingernails
c. glands
d. hair

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d. hair

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The hair, skin, nails, and glands are part of the _____ system.

a. epidermal
b. integumentary
c. endocrine
d. lymphatic

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b. integumentary

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What part of the hair is located below the surface of the epidermis?

a. Hair shaft
b. Hair root
c. Hair cuticle
d. Hair medulla

A

b. Hair root

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

a. bulb
b. follicle
c. shaft
d. dermal

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b. follicle

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The thickened, club-like structure that forms the lower part of the hair root is the _____.

a. cuticle layer
b. hair bulb
c. dermal papilla
d. arrector pili

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b. hair bulb

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7
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A small, cone-shaped area located at the base of the hair follicle that fits into the hair bulb is the _____.

a. hair follicle
b. hair strand
c. dermal papilla
d. dermal cuticle

A

c. dermal papilla

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8
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What structures contain the blood and nerve supply that provide the nutrients needed for hair growth?

a. Sebaceous glands
b. Dermal papillae
c. Hair bulbs
d. Furuncles

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b. Dermal papillae

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9
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The small, involuntary muscle fiber in the base of the hair follicle is the _____.

a. inner follicle
b. angled bulb
c. arrector pili
d. dermal papilla

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c. arrector pili

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10
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The substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is called _____.

a. sebum
b. sulfur
c. sudoriferous
d. lymph

A

a. sebum

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11
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What is the oily substance secreted by the skin’s oil glands that lubricates the hair and skin?

a. Keratin
b. Sebum
c. Mucous
d. Helix

A

b. Sebum

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12
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The body naturally produces _____ of the 20 amino acids that make up hair.

a. 3
b. 9
c. 11
d. all

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c. 11

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13
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What is the outermost layer of hair?

a. Hair Follicle
b. Hair Medulla
c. Hair Cuticle
d. Hair Cortex

A

c. Hair Cuticle

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14
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Which layer of the hair shaft creates the shine and the smooth, silky feel of healthy hair?

a. Hair Cuticle
b. Arrector pili
c. Hair Cortex
d. Hair Medulla

A

a. Hair Cuticle

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15
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A lengthwise section of hair shows that cuticle scales overlap and each individual cuticle scale is attached to the _____.

a. medulla
b. melanin
c. cortex
d. root

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c. cortex

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16
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Which term refers to a layer that protects the hair from penetration and prevents damage to hair fibers?

a. Hair cuticle
b. Cortex
c. Hair follicle
d. Medulla

A

a. Hair cuticle

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17
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The fibrous protein core formed by elongated cells that contains melanin pigment is the _____.

a. cuticle
b. sebum
c. cortex
d. medulla

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c. cortex

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18
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The changes involved in oxidation haircoloring, wet setting, thermal styling, permanent waving, and
chemical hair relaxing take place within the _____.
a. cuticle
b. cortex
c. medulla
d. dermal papilla

A

b. cortex

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19
Q

Hair is composed of protein that grows from cells originating within the _____.

a. hair bulb
b. hair follicle
c. dermal papilla
d. medulla layer

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b. hair follicle

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20
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The hair shaft that emerges from the scalp is a nonliving fiber composed of _____.

a. keratinized acids
b. hydrogen bonds
c. melanin protein
d. keratinized protein

A

d. keratinized protein

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21
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Hair is approximately _____ percent protein.

a. 30
b. 50
c. 70
d. 90

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d. 90

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22
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The major elements that make up human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur, often referred to as _____.

a. COHNS elements
b. dermal foundation
c. amino acids
d. keratins

A

a. COHNS elements

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23
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The units of structure that build protein and are joined together end to end like pop beads are _____.

a. oxygenated cells
b. primary acids
c. amino acids
d. lymph glands

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c. amino acids

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24
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A long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds is called a _____ chain.

a. amino-peptide
b. polymer
c. keratin
d. polypeptide

A

d. polypeptide

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25
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What substances are comprised of long, coiled, complex polypeptides made of amino acids?

a. Proteins
b. Carbohydrates
c. Keratins
d. Melanins

A

a. Proteins

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26
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The three different types of side bonds that link chains of amino acids together are _____.

a. oxygen, hydrogen, and salt
b. hydrogen, ionic, and carbon
c. ionic, helix, and disulfide
d. hydrogen, salt, and disulfide

A

d. hydrogen, salt, and disulfide

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27
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A physical side bond that is easily broken by water and heat is a _____ bond.

a. nitrogen
b. hydrogen
c. disulfide
d. sulfur

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b. hydrogen

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28
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What type of bond is broken by wetting the hair with water and is reformed when the hair dries?

a. Salt bond
b. Hydrogen bond
c. Disulfide bond
d. Peptide bond

A

b. Hydrogen bond

29
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A weak, physical, cross-link side bond between adjacent polypeptide chains that is broken by changes in pH is a _____ bond. a. hydrogen

b. carbon
c. salt
d. sulfur

A

c. salt

30
Q

Permanent waving and hair relaxers change the shape of hair by chemically altering the hair’s _____.

a. hydrogen bonds
b. ionic bonds
c. disulfide bonds
d. amino acids

A

c. disulfide bonds

31
Q

Hydroxide chemical relaxers break disulfide bonds and convert them to _____ bonds.

a. lanthionine
b. sulfur
c. carbon
d. hydrogen

A

a. lanthionine

32
Q

All natural hair color is the result of pigment called _____.

a. melanin
b. tissue
c. sebum
d. proteins

A

a. melanin

33
Q

The pigment that provides brown or black color to hair is _____.

a. ionic
b. eumelanin
c. pheomelanin
d. telogen

A

b. eumelanin

34
Q

What pigment in hair provides natural colors ranging from red and ginger to yellow and blond tones?

a. Eumelanin
b. Neuromelanin
c. Pheomelanin
d. Keratin

A

c. Pheomelanin

35
Q

What term refers to the shape of the hair strand?

a. Whorl
b. Cowlick
c. Hair stream
d. Wave pattern

A

d. Wave pattern

36
Q

What is the cross-section shape of curly hair?

a. Hexagonal
b. Round
c. Rectangular
d. Oval

A

d. Oval

37
Q

Vellus hair is also known as _____ hair.

a. straight
b. melamine
c. lanugo
d. terminal

A

c. lanugo

38
Q

What type of hair is short, fine, unpigmented, and downy?

a. Vellus hair
b. Terminal hair
c. Androgenic hair
d. Feathered hair

A

a. Vellus hair

39
Q

What are the three growth cycles of human hair?

a. Anagen, growth phase, and telogen
b. Catagen, return, and transition
c. Anagen, catagen, and telogen
d. Anagen, transition, and mature

A

c. Anagen, catagen, and telogen

40
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What is the growth phase during which new hair is produced?

a. Genesis
b. Telogen
c. Anagen
d. Catagen

A

c. Anagen

41
Q

What is the resting phase or final phase of the hair cycle that lasts until the fully grown hair is shed?

a. Telogen phase
b. Anagen phase
c. Catagen phase
d. Transition phase

A

a. Telogen phase

42
Q

The sudden falling out of hair in round patches or baldness in spots is known as _____.

a. postpartum alopecia
b. androgenic alopecia
c. alopecia totalis
d. alopecia areata

A

d. alopecia areata

43
Q

The complete loss of all body hair is known as _____.

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

A

a. alopecia universalis

44
Q

Temporary hair loss experienced at the end of a pregnancy is called _____.

a. congenital alopecia
b. postpartum alopecia
c. involutional alopecia
d. androgenic alopecia

A

b. postpartum alopecia

45
Q

What is the technical term for gray hair?

a. Alopecia
b. Canities
c. Albino
d. Ringed hair

A

b. Canities

46
Q

The condition of abnormal hair growth of terminal hair is referred to as _____.

a. monilethrix
b. ringed hair
c. hypertrichosis
d. trichoptilosis

A

c. hypertrichosis

47
Q

Trichoptilosis is the technical term for _____.

a. split ends
b. hair loss
c. knotted hair
d. beaded hair

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a. split ends

48
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What is a condition that is characterized by brittleness and the formation of nodular swellings along
the hair shaft? 
a.  Fragilitas crinium 
b.  Trichorrhexis nodosa 
c.  Alopecia areata 
d.  Hypertrichosis
A

b. Trichorrhexis nodosa

49
Q

What is the technical term for beaded hair?

a. Canities
b. Hyperkeratosis
c. Trichinosis
d. Monilethrix

A

d. Monilethrix

50
Q

What is the technical term for brittle hair?

a. Hypertrichosis
b. Pityriasis capitis simplex
c. Pruritis
d. Fragilitas crinium

A

d. Fragilitas crinium

51
Q

What is the medical term used to describe dandruff?

a. Alopecia
b. Selenium
c. Pityriasis
d. Pyrithione

A

c. Pityriasis

52
Q

Current research confirms that dandruff is the result of a fungus called _____.

a. pyrithione
b. steatoides
c. capitis
d. malassezia

A

d. malassezia

53
Q 
What is a severe type of dandruff characterized by an accumulation of greasy or waxy scalp scales
mixed with sebum? 
a.  Pityriasis capitis 
b.  Tinea favosa 
c.  Pityriasis papules 
d.  Pityriasis steatoides
A

d. Pityriasis steatoides

54
Q

What severe form of dandruff is accompanied by redness and inflammation?

a. Pityriasis capitis simplex
b. Pityriasis steatoides
c. Seborrheic dermatitis
d. Folliculitis

A

c. Seborrheic dermatitis

55
Q

What is the medical term for ringworm

a. Tinea
b. Candidiasis
c. Aspergilloma
d. Pneumocystosis

A

a. Tinea

56
Q

Tinea is characterized by itching scales and sometimes painful circular lesions and is caused by _____.

a. seborrheic dermatitis
b. parasites
c. subcutaneous tissue
d. fungal organisms

A

d. fungal organisms

57
Q

What is a scalp disorder characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp?

a. Tinea capitis
b. Pediculosis furuncle
c. Tinea favosa
d. Tinea barbae

A

c. Tinea favosa

58
Q

What is a highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite?

a. Dandruff
b. Pediculosis
c. Scabies
d. Tinea

A

c. Scabies

59
Q

What term refers to an infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice?

a. Pediculosis capitis
b. Pediculosis furuncle
c. Alopecia areata
d. Vesicles parasites

A

a. Pediculosis capitis

60
Q 
What term refers to an acute, localized bacterial infection of the hair follicle that produces constant
pain? 
a.  Alopecia 
b.  Furuncle 
c.  Capitis 
d.  Tinea
A

b. Furuncle

61
Q

The thickness or diameter of the individual hair strand is referred to as hair _____.

a. dryness
b. texture
c. elasticity
d. porosity

A

b. texture

62
Q

Which type of hair has the largest diameter and usually requires more processing?

a. Terminal hair
b. Coarse hair
c. Medium hair
d. Gray hair

A

b. Coarse hair

63
Q

The measurement that describes the number of individual hair strands on one square inch of the scalp is hair _____.

a. porosity
b. diameter
c. elasticity
d. density

A

d. density

64
Q

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

a. porosity
b. elasticity
c. density
d. saturation

A

a. porosity

65
Q

Chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require a _____ solution.

a. less alkaline
b. more acidic
c. neutral
d. more alkaline

A

d. more alkaline

66
Q

The ability of hair to stretch and return to its original length without breaking is referred to as hair _____.

a. density
b. elasticity
c. porosity
d. resistance

A

b. elasticity

67
Q

Hair flowing in the same direction, as the result of follicles sloping in the same direction, is known as a _____.

a. section
b. hair stream
c. hair whorl
d. cowlick

A

b. hair stream

68
Q

Dry hair and scalp should be treated with products that contain moisturizers and _____.

a. sulfur
b. dessicants
c. alcohol
d. emollients

A

d. emollients

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