QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Integumentary system - CORRECT ANSWER consists of hair, skin, nails, and glands
Hair bulb - CORRECT ANSWER the thickened, club-like structure that forms the lower part of
the hair root
5 main structures of the hair root - CORRECT ANSWER hair follicle, hair bulb, dermal
papilla, arrector pilli, and sebaceous glands
Hair follicle - CORRECT ANSWER pocket or tube-like depression on scalp that contains the
hair root
Before freshwater enters public water pipelines, small amounts of chlorine are added to kill bacteria -
CORRECT ANSWER true
The body produces 20 amino acids that make up hair - CORRECT ANSWER false
A hair cuticle consists of an overlapping layer of transparent, scale-like cells that look like shingles on
a roof - CORRECT ANSWER true
Hair should be shampooed daily - CORRECT ANSWER false
A peptide bond is reformed by drying/cooling - CORRECT ANSWER false
Brushing, massaging, and shampooing is not recommended before a highlighting service - CORRECT
ANSWER true
Eumelanin provides natural colors ranging from red/ginger to yellow/blonde tones - CORRECT
ANSWER false
, Vellous hair is not pigmented and almost never has a medulla - CORRECT ANSWER true
The difference between a relaxation massage and a treatment massage is the amount of pressure used -
CORRECT ANSWER false
The complete loss of all body hair is known as alopecia totalis - CORRECT ANSWER false
Polypeptide chain - CORRECT ANSWER a long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds
Dermal papillae - CORRECT ANSWER a cone shaped area located at the base of the hair
follicle that fits into the hair bulb
Amino acids - CORRECT ANSWER the units of structure that build proteins and are joined
together end to end
COHNS - carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur - CORRECT ANSWER the major
elements that make up human hair
Sebum - CORRECT ANSWER the substance secreted by the sebaceous glands
Arrector pili - CORRECT ANSWER tiny, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle
Keritanized protein - CORRECT ANSWER the hair shaft that emerges from the scalp is a
nonliving fiber composed of
Cuticle - CORRECT ANSWER layer of hair shaft that creates the shine and smoothness of hair
Hair follicle - CORRECT ANSWER hair is composed of proteins that grows from cells
originating in this area
Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER a length wise section of hair that shows the cuticle scales
overlapping each other, individual cuticle scale is attached to