Hair Structure & Growth

Where do you find the hair shaft?

• Below the skin

• Above the skin

• Middle section of the hair

• Lower section of the hair

Name the outer layer of the hair

• Cortex

• Medulla

• Cuticle

• Root Sheath

What do you find in the cortex?

• Keratin and Collagen

• Melanin and Pigment

• Keratin and Elastin

• Melanin and Keratin

Which part of the hair reflects light to give the hair sheen?

• Medulla

• Cuticle

• Cortex

• Shaft

What do you call the enlarged base of the hair root?

• Dermal Papillae

• Matrix

• Basal region

• Bulb

What structure forms the follicle wall and locks into the stratum Corneum?

• Inner Root Sheath

• Cuticle

• Outer Root Sheath

• Bulb

Finish the sentence - Eyebrows and eyelashes are made of ......................... (the answer is a type of hair)

• Terminal

• Dark

• Vellus

• Lanugo