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1. The scientific study of the hair, its diseases, and its care is called:
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c) trichology
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2. The two main divisions of the hair are the hair root and the:
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a) hair shaft
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3. The three main structures associated with the hair root are the follicle, the bulb, and the:
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d) dermal papilla
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4. The hair root is contained in a tube-like depression, or pocket, in the skin known as the:
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c) follicle
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5. The club-shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root is the:
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d) hair bulb
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6. The blood and nerve supply that provides nutrients needed for hair growth are contained in the:
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b) dermal papilla
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7. The tiny involuntary muscle in the skin that contracts and causes "goose bumps" is the:
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d) arrector pili
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8. The oily substance called sebum is secreted by the:
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c) sebaceous glands
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A figure of speech which assigns human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts. These are the lips of the lake, on which no beard grows. It licks its chops from time to time.
(Henry David Thoreau, Walden) |
personification
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10. The layer of the hair shaft that protects it from penetration and damage is the:
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c) cuticle
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11. Generally, only think, coarse hair contains a:
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d) medulla
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12. About 90% of the total weight of hair comes from the:
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d) cortex
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13. Liquids can penetrate the hair only when the __ is raised.
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c) cuticle
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14. In order to penetrate the cuticle layer and reach the cortex, oxidation haircolours, perm solutions, and chemical relaxers must have:
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b) an alkaline pH
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15. the changes that take place in the hair during permanent waving, chemical relaxing, and oxidation haircolouring occur in the:
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d) cortex
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16. As living cells of the hair mature, they fill up with a protein called:
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b) keratin
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17. The elements that make up the amino acids in the hair are carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen,:
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c) oxygen and sulfur
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18. Of the five elements in human hair, the element that makes up the highest percentage is:
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d) carbon
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19. the chemical bonds that join amino acids to each other are called:
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a) peptide bonds
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20. The bonds that account for the strength and elasticity of hair are the:
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a) side bonds
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21. There are three different types of side bonds in the cortex:
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c) hydrogen, salt, and disulfide bonds
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22. The strongest side bonds in the cortex are the:
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d) disulfide bonds
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23. A disulfide bond joins the __ atoms of two neighbouring cysteine amino acids to create cystine.
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d) sulfur
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24. Disulfide bonds can be broken by:
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c) perms and relaxers
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25. A hydrogen bond is a physical side bond that is easily broken by:
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c) water and heat
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26. All natural hair colour is based on the ratio of:
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b) eumelanin to pheomelanin
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27. The pigment that provides natural hair colours from red and ginger to yellow/blonde is:
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d) pheomelanin
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28. All natural hair colour is the result of the pigment located within the:
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c) cortex
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29. The amount of movement in the hair strand is referred to as its:
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a) wave pattern
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30. A cross-section of a wavy hair strand is usually:
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a) oval
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31. Extremely curly hair that forms coils usually:
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d) has a fine texture
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32. The four most important factors to consider in a hair analysis include all the following except:
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c) length
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33. Hair texture is defined as the hair's:
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d) diameter
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34. The hair's ability to absorb moisture is its:
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a) porosity
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35. __ hair has the largest diameter.
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b) coarse
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36. The hair texture that is most susceptible to damage from chemical services is:
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a) fine
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37. The number of individual hair strands on 1 square inch of scalp is referred to as:
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a) density
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38. The number of hairs on the head generally varies with the:
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c) colour of the hair
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39. The thickest hair (highest density) is generally found among people with:
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b) blonde hair
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40. Hair with low porosity is considered:
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c) resistant
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41. Hair with high porosity is generally the result of:
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c) overprocessing
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42. Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to __ of its original length and return to that same length without breaking.
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c) 50%
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43. Hair flowing in the same direction is called a:
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b) hair stream
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44. Dry hair and scalp are caused by:
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d) inactive sebaceous glands
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45. All the following characteristics apply to vellus hair except:
a) more abundant on men b) found on infants c) lacking a medulla d) not pigmented |
a) more abundant on men
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46. Hormonal changes during puberty cause some areas of vellus hair to be replaced with:
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b) terminal hair
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47. The three phases of hair growth are anagen, catagen, and:
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d) telogen
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48. The growth phase of the hair growth cycle is known as:
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a) anagen
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49. The follicle canal shrinks and detaches from the dermal papilla during
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c) catagen phase
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50. About __ of scalp hair is growing in the anagen phase at any one time.
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a) 90%
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51. The phase of hair growth that lasts the shortest time is the:
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b) catagen phase
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52. The resting phase of the hair growth cycle is known as:
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c) telogen
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53. About __ of the hair is in the resting phase at any one time.
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d) 10%
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54. One common hair myth is:
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b) scalp massage increase hair growth
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55. Gray hair is exactly the same as pigmented hair except that it:
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a) lacks melanin
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56. A loss of 35 to 40 hairs a day is considered:
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b) normal
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57. Abnormal hair loss is called:
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c) alopecia
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58. A client's hair must be __ before any service.
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c) analyzed
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59. By age 35, almost __ percentage of men and women show some degree of hair loss.
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a) 40
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60. In men, a horseshoe-shaped fringe of hair is referred to as:
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d) male pattern baldness
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61. A miniaturization of terminal hair contributes to:
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b) androgenic alopecia
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62. A type of alopecia characterized by the sudden falling out of hair in round patches or baldness in sports is called:
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b) alopecia areata
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63. In women, androgenic alopecia shows up as:
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a) general thinning of crown hair
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64. Hair loss at the conclusion of a pregnancy is called:
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b) postpartum alopecia
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65. A topical medication applied to the scalp that has been proven to stimulate hair growth is:
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d) minoxidil
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66. Of the two products proven to stimulate hair growth, the oral prescription drug is called:
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d) finasteride
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67. Finasteride is not prescribed for women because of strong potential for:
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a) birth defects
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68. Among the various treatments for hair loss, hair plugs are the:
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b) surgical treatment
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69. Hair plugs may be transplanted by:
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c) surgeons
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70. The technical term for gray hair is:
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c) canities
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71. The type of canities that exists at or before birth is known as:
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c) congenital canities
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72. The type of canities that develops with age and is the result of genetics is called:
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c) acquired canities
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73. Ringed hair is a variety of:
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b) canities
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74. The technical term for beaded hair is:
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d) monilethrix
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75. The technical term for split ends is:
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a) trichoptilosis
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76. Abnormal growth of hair is called:
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d) hypertrichosis
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77. A condition characterized by brittleness and nodular swellings along the hair shaft is:
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d) trichorrhexis nodosa
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78. Wax hair removed, tweezing, shaving, and electrolysis are among the treatments for:
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c) hypertrichosis
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79. The condition in which the hairs may split at any part of their length is called:
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d) fragilitas crinium
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80. Dry dandruff, thin scales, and an itchy scalp are typical of:
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b) pityriasis capitis simplex
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81. Pityriasis steatoides is a scalp inflammation marked by:
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b) greasy or waxy dandruff
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82. Clients with tinea capitis should be:
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a) referred to a physician
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83. Tinea, or ringworm, is caused by:
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b) vegetable parasites
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84. Ringworm of the scalp is also known by the technical term:
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b) tinea capitis
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85. Dry, sulfur-yellow, cuplike crusts on the scalp, called scutula, are characteristic of:
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b) tinea favosa
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86. The contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite burrowing under the skin is known as:
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b) scabies
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87. Pediculosis capitis is the infestation of the hair and scalp with:
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c) head lice
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88. A boil is also known as:
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c) a furuncle
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89. An inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue caused by staphylococci is called:
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d) a carbuncle
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90. Preventing the spread of tinea, pityriasis, and staphylococci infections involves proper:
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a) sanitation and disinfection
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