Ch 11

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

b. integumentary

Question 2

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

Answer 2

b. Dermal papillae

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

c. 11

Question 4

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

Answer 4

c. cortex

Question 5

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

Answer 5

a. Hair cuticle

Question 6

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

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

Answer 6

c. cortex

Question 7

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

Answer 7

b. cortex

Question 8

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

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

Answer 8

b. hair follicle

Question 9

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

Answer 9

d. keratinized protein

Question 10

Hair is approximately _____ percent protein.

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

Answer 10

d. 90

Question 11

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

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

Answer 11

b. hydrogen

Question 12

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

Answer 12

b. Hydrogen bond

Question 13

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

Answer 13

c. salt

Question 14

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

Answer 14

c. disulfide bonds

Question 15

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

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

Answer 15

a. lanthionine

Question 16

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

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

Answer 16

b. eumelanin

Question 17

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

Answer 17

c. Pheomelanin

Question 18

What term refers to the shape of the hair strand?

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

Answer 18

d. Wave pattern

Question 19

What is the cross-section shape of curly hair?

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

Answer 19

d. Oval

Question 20

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

Answer 20

a. Telogen phase

Question 21

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

Answer 21

d. alopecia areata

Question 22

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

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

Answer 22

a. alopecia universalis

Question 23

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

Answer 23

b. Trichorrhexis nodosa

Question 24

What is the technical term for beaded hair?

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

Answer 24

d. Monilethrix

Question 25

What is the medical term used to describe dandruff?

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

Answer 25

c. Pityriasis

Question 26

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

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

Answer 26

d. malassezia

Question 27

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

Answer 27

d. Pityriasis steatoides

Question 28

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

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

Answer 28

c. Seborrheic dermatitis

Question 29

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

Answer 29

d. fungal organisms

Question 30

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

Answer 30

b. Furuncle

Question 31

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

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

Answer 31

d. more alkaline

Question 32

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

Answer 32

b. hair stream