Laser Hair Removal Review Questions
and Answers (Graded A)
What are the three types of hair - ANSWER-lanugo, vellus, terminal
What is hair in the intermediate stage called - ANSWER-Accelerated vellus
Can vellus hair be treated with laser true or false - ANSWER-False
What hair is very short, soft hair that contains no or very little melanin so the skin
appears to be hairless ; also called peach fuzz - ANSWER-Vellus hair
What is the type of hair you will be mostly treating with laser hair removal machine -
ANSWER-Terminal
What hair is typically pigmented, long, and course - ANSWER-Terminal
What consist of a hair shaft, hair root, and hair bulb - ANSWER-Your hair
What is the elongated section of the hair that protrudes through an outs of the follicle
where it becomes visible to the human eye - ANSWER-The shaft
What is the thickest section of the hair that sits right above the hair bulb at the
innermost end of the hair shaft - ANSWER-The hair root
What is the dark shiny substance below the hair root and engulfs the papilla -
ANSWER-The hairbulb
, What is a bundle of tiny blood vessels that supply the nutrients that they hair need to
grow together with the matrix; the part where mitosis, or cell division take place -
ANSWER-The Papilla
What will transport your hormones to its target sell, or assigned location - ANSWER-
Your blood
How many stages does your hair go through in life - ANSWER-Three
What are the three phases of hair growth in the order of which they take place -
ANSWER-Anagen, catagen, telogen
What is the growing phase of hair; the hair bulb is attached to and has completely
engulfed the papilla - ANSWER-Anagen
What are the three sections of the hair shaft from innermost part of the hair to outward -
ANSWER-Medulla, cortex and cuticle
What is the innermost section of the hair and it is found only in terminal hairs -
ANSWER-Medulla
What is the second or middle layer, and is considered the thickest layer; also holds the
melanin - ANSWER-Cortex
What gives hair it's color - ANSWER-Melanin
What is the third and outermost layer of the hair; it helps protect the inner layers of the
hair and also help anchor the hair into the follicle ; it is made of keratin ; it offers
protection because of it's hard, fibrosis makeup - ANSWER-Cuticle
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