Ch. 11 Properties of the Hair & Scalp Flashcards
The study of hair is known as:
trichology
A mature strand of human hair is divided into two principal parts known as the:
hair root and hair shaft
What structure in the skin or scalp encases a hair root?
Hair follicle
What is the lowest part of the hair strand?
hair bulb
What structure is described as a small, cone-shaped elevation located at the bottom of the hair follicle?
dermal papilla
What small involuntary muscle is attached to the underside of a hair follicle?
arrector pili
Oil glands of the skin, connected to the hair follicles, are known as:
sebaceous glands
Of the 20 amino acids that make up hair, a person must obtain__________of the essential amino acids from daily diet.
nine
The three main layers of the hair shaft are the:
cuticle, cortex, and medulla
What substance in the cortex gives natural color to the hair?
Melanin
As newly formed cells mature, they fill up with a fibrous ______________, then move upward, lose their nucleus, and die. This process is called keratinization.
protein
Normal hair contains______________percent of the element carbon.
51
Normal hair contains_____________percent of the element oxygen.
21
In the makeup of normal human hair, what COHNS element is present in the lowest percentage?
Sulfur
The chemical bond that joins amino acids to each other is called a:
peptide bond
In the cortex, a side bond that is easily broken by strong alkaline or acidic solutions is called a______bond.
salt
The cortex contains coloring matter in the form of minute grains of_____________, or pigment.
melanin
Pheomelanin provides natural hair colors from________________to yellow and blond tones.
red and ginger
The shape of the hair strand, described as straight, wavy, curly, or extremely curly, is known as its:
wave pattern
Short, fine, downy, unpigmented hair is known as____ hair.
vellus
What place on the body would normally include vellus hair?
Eyelids
Long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms, and body is known as:
terminal hair
All hair follicles have the same structure and cycle through the same three phases, which are:
anagen (growing), catagen (transitional), and teleogen (resting)
The loss of hair in round or irregular patches without inflammation is known as:
alopecia areata