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Chapter 11 - Properties of Hair and Scalp Flashcards

1
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The two parts of a mature strand of human hair are the:

a. dermis and epidermis
b. hair shaft and hair follicle
c. hair shaft and hair root
d. hair root and hair follicle

A

c. hair shaft and hair root

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

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

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a. follicle

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Hair follicles are not found on the:

a. forehead area
b. back of the hands
c. soles of the feet
d. back of the neck

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c. soles of the feet

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The _________ is a tiny, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle.

a. medulla
b. arrector pili
c. tinea
d. dermal papilla

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b. arrector pili

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An oily substance secreted from the sebaceous gland is:

a. sweat
b. lymph
c. catagen
d. sebum

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d. sebum

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For chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer, they must have:

a. no pH
b. a neutral pH
c. an alkaline pH
d. an acidic pH

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c. an alkaline pH

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The medulla is composed of ________ cells.

a. rod shaped
b. round
c. spiral shaped
d. rectangular

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d. rectangular

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8
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The process whereby living cells mature and begin their journey up the hair shaft is:

a. anagen
b. catagen
c. keratinization
d. osmosis

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c. keratinization

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9
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The five main elements that make up the chemical composition of human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and:

a. lead and zinc
b. keratin and selenium
c. boron and calcium
d. nitrogen and sulfer

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d. nitrogen and sulfer

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The chemical bonds that hold together the amino acid molecules are called:

a. convex bonds
b. peptide bonds
c. helium bonds
d. protein bonds

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b. peptide bonds

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11
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Which type of melanin provides natural colors ranging from red and ginger to yellow and blond tones?

a. pheomelanin
b. eumelanin
c. polymelanin
d. biomelanin

A

a. pheomelanin

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12
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Asians tend to have:

a. extremely straight hair
b. extremely curly hair
c. straight to wavy hair
d. wavy to curly hair

A

a. extremely straight hair

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13
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To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when washing,you should use:

a. a drying shampoo
b. strong scalp manipulations
c. a detangling rinse
d. soap instead of shampoo

A

c. a detangling rinse

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14
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Hair texture is classified as:

a. wavy, straight or curly
b. coarse, medium or fine
c. light, medium or dark
d. long, medium or short

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b. coarse, medium or fine

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15
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The measurement of individual hair strands on 1 square inch (2.5 square centimeters) of the scalp is:

a. hair density
b. hair elasticity
c. hair texture
d. hair porosity

A

a. hair density

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Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require:

a. neutral solutions
b. more acidic solutions
c. solutions with the same pH
d. more alkaline solutions

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d. more alkaline solutions

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17
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Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to _______ of its original length.

a. 25%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 70%

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c. 50%

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18
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Oily scalp and hair can be treated by properly washing it:

a. without shampoo
b. with normalizing shampoo
c. with conditioning shampoo
d. with dry shampoo

A

b. with normalizing shampoo

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19
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Which type of hair almost never has a medulla?

a. oily
b. pigmented
c. dark
d. vellus

A

d. vellus

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20
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The growth phase during which new hair is produced is:

a. patagen
b. telogen
c. anagen
d. catagen

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c. anagen

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21
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The average growth of healthy scalp hair is:

a. 1/2” per week
b. 1” per week
c. 1/2” per month
d. 1” per month

A

c. 1/2” per month

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22
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The technical term used to describe gray hair is:

a. canities
b. tinea
c. alopecia
d. albino

A

a. canities

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23
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A condition of abnormal hair growth on areas of the body is:

a. trichorrhexxis
b. ringed hair
c. hypertrichosis
d. electrolysis

A

c. hypertrichosis

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24
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The medical term for dandruff is:

a. canities
b. pityriasis
c. alopecia
d. simplex

A

b. pityriasis

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25
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The body can produce 11 of the 20 ______ that make up hair.

a. amino acids
b. COHNS elements
c. disulfide bonds
d. polypeptide bonds

A

a. amino acids

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26
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Salt bonds account for about ________ of the hairs overall strength.

a. 1/4
b. 1/2
c. 1/3
d. 2/3

A

c. 1/3

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27
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The anagen phase generally lasts from three to five:

a. days
b. weeks
c. months
d. years

A

d. years

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28
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Scalp hair grows _______ on women than on men.

a. slower
b. faster
c. thinner
d. thicker

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b. faster

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29
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The _______ phase signals the end of the growth phase.

a. cysteine
b. cystine
c. anagen
d. catagen

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d. catagen

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30
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Scalp massage ________ hair growth.

a. increases
b. decreases
c. does not affect
d. is necessary for

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c. does not affect

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31
Q

Compared to pigmented hair, gray hair is:

a. neither coarser nor more resistant
b. both coarser and more resistant
c. coarser
d. more resistant

A

a. neither coarser nor more resistant

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32
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Cross-sections of hair:

a. are always round
b. are always oval
c. are always flattened oval
d. can be almost any shape

A

d. can be almost any shape

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33
Q

Bald men are most commonly perceived as:

a. more assertive
b. younger
c. more physically attractive
d. less successful

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d. less successful

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34
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By age 35, almost ________ percent of both men and women show some degree of hair loss.

a. 20
b. 30
c. 40
d. 50

A

c. 40

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35
Q

Finisteride is an oral prescription medication for hair loss that is meant for:

a. men only
b. women only
c. men and women
d. animals

A

a. men only

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36
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Congenital canities manifests:

a. at or before birth
b. during adolescence
c. during middle age
d. in the later years of life

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a. at or before birth

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37
Q

Dandruff can easily be mistaken for:

a. tinea
b. dry scalp
c. pediculosis capitis
d. trichoptilosis

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b. dry scalp

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38
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Dandruff is believed to be caused by a:

a. bacterium
b. virus
c. parasite
d. fungus

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d. fungus

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39
Q

The most frequently encountered fungal infection resulting from hair services is:

a. tinea barbae
b. tinea capitis
c. tinea pedis
d. tinea favosa

A

a. tinea barbae

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40
Q

Tinea is characterized by:

a. numbness
b. blisters
c. sudden hair loss
d. itiching

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d. itiching

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41
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The infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice is called:

a. hypertrochosis
b. trichoptilosis
c. pediculosis capitis
d. fragilitas crinium

A

c. pediculosis capitis

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42
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A carbuncle is similar to a furuncle, but is:

a. smaller
b. larger
c. much darker in color
d. much lighter in color

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b. larger

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43
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Fine hair is ______ than coarse medium hair.

a. thicker
b. harder to process
c. less susceptible to damage from chemical services
d. more fragile

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d. more fragile

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44
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Coarse hair:

a. has the smallest diameter of the 3 types of hair texture
b. is the most common hair texture
c. is not resistant to chemical services
d. is stronger than fine hair

A

d. is stronger than fine hair

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45
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The _______ is the outermost layer of hair.

a. hair cuticle
b. hair bulb
c. hair follicle
d. hair root

A

a. hair cuticle

46
Q

The oil glands in the skin that are connected to the hair follicles are the _________ glands.

a. systine
b. simplex
c. sebaceous
d. scutula

A

c. sebaceous

47
Q

A _______ bond is a physical bond easily broken by heat or water?

a. hydrogen
b. hydrophillic
c. hydrophobic
d. helix

A

a. hydrogen

48
Q

Hair is approximately ________ percent protein.

a. 60
b. 70
c. 80
d. 90

A

d. 90

49
Q

Total scalp hair loss is known as:

a. alopecia areata
b. androgenetic alopecia
c. alopecia totalis
d. alopecia unversalis

A

c. alopecia totalis

50
Q

Hypertrichosis is also known as:

a. ringed hair
b. hirsuties
c. canities
d. split ends

A

b. hirsuties

51
Q

The naturally occurring fungus that causes the symptoms of dandruff when it grows out if control is:

a. medulla
b. monilethrix
c. malassezia
d. hypertrichosis

A

c. malassezia

52
Q

The ________ is the lowest part of the hair strand.

a. hair root
b. hair bulb
c. hair cuticle
d. hair follicle

A

b. hair bulb

53
Q

The technical term for beaded hair is:

a. monilethrix
b. fragilitas crinium
c. trichorrhexis
d. hypertrichosis

A

a. monilethrix

54
Q

A highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite that burrows under the skin is:

a. capitis
b. scabies
c. furuncle
d. carbuncle

A

b. scabies

55
Q

The term for a spiral shape of a coiled protein is:

a. matrix
b. cystine
c. helix
d. cysteine

A

c. helix

56
Q

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

A

d. has no effect on hair growth

57
Q

Dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp are called:

a. tinea barbae
b. scabies
c. scutula
d. wheals

A

c. scutula

58
Q

The _______ are part of the integumentary system.

a. hair, skin and nails
b. hair, skin, nails and glands
c. hair, glands and nails
d. nails, skin and glands

A

b. hair, skin, nails and glands

59
Q

The long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms and bodies of males and females is called:

a. vellus hair
b. lanugo hair
c. extra hair
d. terminal hair

A

d. terminal hair

60
Q

The technical term for knotted hair is:

a. trichorrhexis nodosa
b. monilethrix
c. trichoptilosis
d. hypertrichosis

A

a. trichorrhexis nodosa

61
Q

The ________ is the innermost layer do hair.

a. tinea
b. monilethrix
c. medulla
d. scutula

A

c. medulla

62
Q

Hair that forms in a circular pattern on the crown of the head is called:

a. crown hair
b. cowlick
c. ringed hair
d. whorl

A

d. whorl

63
Q

The part of the hair located below the surface of the epidermis is the:

a. hair root
b. hair shaft
c. hair stream
d. hair bulb

A

a. hair root

64
Q

The tuft of hair that stands straight up is a:

a. cystine
b. cysteine
c. cortex
d. cowlick

A

d. cowlick

65
Q

The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is called:

a. hair absorbency
b. hair porosity
c. hair saturation
d. hair stream

A

b. hair porosity

66
Q

The middle layer of the hair is the:

a. cortex
b. carbuncle
c. canity
d. catagen

A

a. cortex

67
Q

An autoimmune disorder that causes affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person’s own immune system is:

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

A

b. alopecia areata

68
Q

Vellus hair is also known as:

a. lanugo hair
b. lanthionine hair
c. malassezia hair
d. monilethrix hair

A

a. lanugo hair

69
Q

The medical term for ringworm is:

a. tinea
b. tinea barbae
c. tinea favosa
d. tinea capitis

A

a. tinea

70
Q

The scientific study of hair, its diseases and care is called:

a. dermatology
b. trichology
c. biology
d. cosmetology

A

b. trichology

71
Q 
The ability of hair to stretch and return to its original length without breaking is referred to:
A. Denisity
B. Elasticity
C. Porosity
D. Resistance
A

B. Elasticity

72
Q 
The technical term for gray hair is:
A. Alopecia
B. Canities
C. Albino
D. Ringed hair
A

B. Canities

73
Q 
The pocket or tube-like depression in the scalp or skin that contains the hair root is:
A. Bulb
B. Follicle 
C. Shaft
D. Dermal
A

B. Follicle

74
Q 
The resting phase or final phase of the hair cycle that lasts until the fully grown hair is shed is the:
A. Telogen phase
B. Anagen phase
C. Catagen phase 
D. Transition phase
A

A. Telogen phase

75
Q 
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
A

C. Cortex

76
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

77
Q 
Permanent waving and hair relaxers change the shape of hair by chemically altering the hairs:
A. Hydrogen bonds
B. Ionic bonds
C. Disulfide bonds
D. Amino acids
A

C. Disulfide bonds

78
Q 
A physical side bond that is easily broken by water and heat is a:
A. Nitrogen bond
B. Hydrogen bond
C. Disulfide bond
D. Sulfur bond
A

B. Hydrogen bond

79
Q 
Hydroxide chemical relaxers break disulfide bonds and convert them to:
A. Lanthionine bonds
B. Sulfur bonds
C. Carbon bonds
D. Hydrogen bonds
A

A. Lanthionine bonds

80
Q 
The measurement that describes the number of individual hair strands on 1 square inch of the scalp is:
A. Porosity
B. Diameter
C. Elasticity
D. Density
A

D. Density

81
Q 
Current research confirms that dandruff is the result of a fungus called:
A. Pyrithione
B. Steatiodes
C. Capitis
D. Malassezia
A

D. Malassezia

82
Q 
The hair, skin, nails and glands are known collectively as the:
A. Epidermis
B. Integument
C. Dermal papilla
D. Trichology
A

B. Integument

83
Q 
The substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is called:
A. Sebum
B. Sulfur
C. Sudoriferous
D. Lymph
A

A. Sebum

84
Q 
The sudden falling out of hair in round patches or baldness in spots is:
A. Postpartum alopecia
B. Androgenic alopecia
C. Alopecia totalis
D. Alopecia areata
A

D. Alopecia areata

85
Q 
Chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require a solution that is:
A. Less alkaline
B. Absorbent
C. Gentle
D. More alkaline
A

D. More alkaline

86
Q 
The melanin that provides brown or black color to hair is:
A. Ionic
B. Eumelanin
C. Pheomelanin
D. Telogen
A

B. Eumelanin

87
Q 
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

88
Q 
The units of structure that build protein and are joined together end to end like pop heads are:
A. Oxygenated cells
B. Primary acids
C. Amino acids
D. Lymph glands
A

C. Amino acids

89
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

90
Q 
All natural hair color is the result of pigment located in the cortex called:
A. Melanin
B. Tissue
C. Sebum
D. Proteins
A

A. Melanin

91
Q 
Dry hair and scalp should be treated with products that contain moisturizers and:
A. Sulfur
B. Chemicals
C. Alcohol
D. Emollients
A

D. Emollients

92
Q 
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
A

B. Hair bulb

93
Q 
The medulla, the innermost layer of the hair, is composed of cells that are:
A. Transparent
B. Elongated
C. Flat
D. Round
A

D. Round

94
Q 
A severe type of dandruff characterized by an accumulation of greasy or waxy scalp scales mixed with sebum is:
A. Pityriasis capitis
B. Tinea favosa
C. Pityriasis papules
D. Pityriasis steatoides
A

D. Pityriasis steatoides

95
Q 
An infestation of the hair scalp with head lice is:
A. Pediculosis capitis
B. Pediculosis furuncle
C. Alopecia areata
D. Vesicles parasites
A

A. Pediculosis capitis

96
Q 
The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is:
A. Porosity
B. Elasticity
C. Density
D. Saturation
A

A. Porosity

97
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

98
Q 
Which of the following scalp disorders is 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

99
Q 
The five main structures of the hair root include all of the following except the:
A. Hair follicle
B. Dermal papilla
C. Arrector pili muscle
D. Epidermis
A

D. Epidermis

100
Q 
The three growth cycles of human hair are:
A. Anagen, endocentric, and telogen
B. Catagen, return and transition
C. Anagen, Catagen and telogen
D. Anagen, transition and mature
A

C. Anagen, Catagen and telogen

101
Q 
Which of the following terms is used to describe hairs wave pattern?
A. Curly
B. Straight
C. Extremely curly
D. All of the above
A

D. All of the above

102
Q 
A highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite is:
A. Dandruff
B. Pediculosis
C. Scabies
D. Tinea
A

C. Scabies

103
Q 
A long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds is called a:
A. Amino-peptide chain
B. Polymer chain
C. Keratin chain
D. Polypeptide chain
A

D. Polypeptide chain

104
Q 
The medical term used to describe dandruff is:
A. Alopecia
B. Selenium
C. Pityriasis
D. Pyrithione
A

C. Pityriasis

105
Q 
The small, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle is the:
A. Inner follicle
B. Angled bulb
C. Arrector pili
D. Dermal papilla
A

C. Arrector pili

106
Q 
Hair flowing in the same direction, the result of follicles sloping in the same direction form a:
A. Section
B. Hair stream
C. Hair whorl
D. Cowlick
A

B. Hair stream

107
Q 
Hair that has the largest diameter and usually requires more processing is:
A. Fine hair
B. Coarse hair
C. Medium hair
D. Gray hair
A

B. Coarse hair

108
Q 
Trichoptilosis is the technical term for:
A. Split ends
B. Hair loss
C. Knotted hair
D. Beaded hairs
A

A. Split ends

109
Q 
The major elements that make up hair are, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur, often refer to as the:
A. COHNS elements
B. Dermal foundation
C. Amino acids
D. Keratins
A

A. COHNS elements

110
Q 
A weak, physical, cross-link side bond between adjacent polypeptide chains that is broken by changes in pH is a:
A. Hydrogen bond
B. Carbon bond
C. Salt bond
D. Sulfur bond
A

C. Salt bond

Cosmetology (32 decks)

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