Chapter 07: Hair and Scalp Properties Book Test

Question 1

Which is a primary reason cosmetologists need to understand the properties of the hair and scalp.
a. Cosmetologists are responsible for protecting their clients’ hair and scalp.
b. Many symptoms of disease and skin conditions affect the hair and scalp.
c. Knowing hair and scalp properties can ensure cosmetologists can protect their clients’ skin.
d. Cosmetologists need this knowledge to provide proper skin care recommendations.

Answer 1

a. Cosmetologists are responsible for protecting their clients’ hair and scalp.

Question 2

The study of hair is called __________.
a. cosmetology
b. trichology
c. scalp and hair analysis
d. hair growth cycle analysis

Answer 2

b. trichology

Question 3

The part of the hair that is located above the epidermis is the __________.
a. root
b. arrector pili muscle
c. shaft
d. follicle

Answer 3

c. shaft

Question 4

What does the dermal papilla do?
a. It anchors the hair in the skin.
b. It contains cells that form the hair strand.
c. It causes goose bumps.
d. It supplies the nutrients that hair needs to grow.

Answer 4

d. It supplies the nutrients that hair needs to grow.

Question 5

What is the function of the hair bulb?
a. It contains cells that form the hair strand.
b. It causes goose bumps.
c. It anchors the hair in the skin.
d. It lubricates the hair and skin.

Answer 5

a. It contains cells that form the hair strand.

Question 6

Which of the following is true about the hair shaft?
a. It is the only part that makes up human hair.
b. It is the nonliving portion of hair.
c. It is made up of the hair follicle, hair bulb, and dermal papilla.
d. It is the living portion of the hair.

Answer 6

b. It is the nonliving portion of hair.

Question 7

Which hair type is most likely to have a medulla?
a. fine hair
b. red hair
c. coarse hair
d. blonde hair

Answer 7

c. coarse hair

Question 8

Which part of the hair shaft plays an important role during chemical services?
a. hair bulb
b. hair follicle
c. medulla
d. hair cuticle

Answer 8

d. hair cuticle

Question 9

Hair is approximately 90 percent __________.
a. protein
b. water
c. lipids
d. minerals

Answer 9

a. protein

Question 10

Which type of bond is an end bond?
a. hydrogen
b. salt
c. disulfide
d. peptide

Answer 10

d. peptide

Question 11

A client’s hair is extremely curly. What is likely to be the shape of the cross-section of the hair follicles?
a. round
b. oval
c. elliptical
d. between oval and round

Answer 11

c. elliptical

Question 12

Which of the following is true about fine hair?
a. It is the most common hair texture.
b. It has the largest diameter.
c. It does not present styling concerns.
d. It may process faster during chemical services.

Answer 12

d. It may process faster during chemical services.

Question 13

If you can see the scalp, the hair _________ is thin.
a. density
b. texture
c. porosity
d. elasticity

Answer 13

a. density

Question 14

Which of the following is true about hair porosity?
a. Hair porosity is the same all over a person’s head.
b. High porosity is often caused by over-processing.
c. Hair with average porosity requires less alkaline solutions.
d. Hair with high porosity has a healthy cuticle.

Answer 14

b. High porosity is often caused by over-processing.

Question 15

A client’s hair is brittle and breaks easily. What can you do when providing a service to protect the hair?
a. Use a higher-pH solution to minimize any further damage to the hair.
b. Use a high moisturizer conditioner.
c. Use a lower-pH solution to minimize further damage to the hair.
d. You cannot do anything; services should not be performed.

Answer 15

c. Use a lower-pH solution to minimize further damage to the hair.

Question 16

Which of the following is a characteristic of a hair whorl?
a. Hair flows in the same direction.
b. Hair flows in opposite directions.
c. Hair grows straight up.
d. Hair grows in a circular pattern.

Answer 16

d. Hair grows in a circular pattern.

Question 17

Which type of hair is often referred to as peach fuzz?
a. vellus
b. lanugo
c. terminal
d. wavy

Answer 17

a. vellus

Question 18

In which phase(s) of the hair cycle does hair grow?
a. catagen
b. anagen
c. telogen
d. catagen and telogen

Answer 18

b. anagen

Question 19

Which is true about the telogen phase?
a. The hair bulb disappears during the telogen phase.
b. Ninety percent of hair is in this phase at any period of time.
c. Hair can shed during the telogen phase.
d. It lasts up to 2 weeks.

Answer 19

c. Hair can shed during the telogen phase.

Question 20

Your 52-year old client is letting the hair grow out. Growth hasn’t occurred in 6 months. What should you advise this client?
a. The hair will grow once it is out of the telogen phase.
b. The hair will grow if the client shaves it and then lets it grow.
c. The hair will grow once it is out of the anagen phase.
d. The hair will grow; it just may take longer because the client is older than 50.

Answer 20

d. The hair will grow; it just may take longer because the client is older than 50.

Question 21

Which of the following is a fact about hair growth?
a. Shaving and cutting hair makes it grow back faster.
b. Scalp massages increase hair growth.
c. Hair growth primarily occurs during the catagen phase.
d. Hair growth rate is based on genetics.

Answer 21

d. Hair growth rate is based on genetics.

Question 22

The tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is the __________.
a. hair follicle
b. hair bulb
c. hair shaft
d. scalp

Answer 22

a. hair follicle

Question 23

The __________ is the small, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle.
a. medulla
b. tinea
c. arrector pili muscle
d. dermal papilla

Answer 23

c. arrector pili muscle

Question 24

The middle layer of the hair is the __________.
a. canities
b. cortex
c. cysteine
d. catagen

Answer 24

b. cortex

Question 25

The __________ is the outermost layer of the hair.
a. hair follicle
b. hair bulb
c. hair cuticle
d. hair root

Answer 25

c. hair cuticle

Question 26

The major elements that make up human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and __________.
a. sulfur
b. silicon
c. salt bond
d. selenium

Answer 26

a. sulfur

Question 27

The strong, chemical bonds that join amino acids are called __________.
a. salt bonds
b. hydrogen bonds
c. peptide bonds
d. side bonds

Answer 27

c. peptide bonds

Question 28

Hair texture is classified as __________.
a. wavy, straight, or curly
b. light, medium, or dark
c. coarse, medium, or fine
d. long, medium, or short

Answer 28

c. coarse, medium, or fine

Question 29

The long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms, and bodies of males and females is called __________.
a. vellus hair
b. extra hair
c. lanugo hair
d. terminal hair

Answer 29

d. terminal hair

Question 30

Shaving, clipping, and cutting the hair on the head __________.
a. makes it grow back faster
b. makes it grow back darker
c. makes it grow back coarser
d. has no effect on hair growth

Answer 30

d. has no effect on hair growth