Anatomy or Physiology?
Body Systems
The Skin
Hair & Growth
Muscles & Barbering
100

This is the study of the structure of the body.

Answer: What is anatomy?

100

This system provides support and gives the body its shape.

Answer: What is the skeletal system?

100

This is the body's largest organ.

Answer: What is the skin?

100

Hair is primarily made from this protein.

Answer: What is keratin?


100

This muscle raises the eyebrows.

Answer: What is the frontalis?

200

This is the study of how the body functions.

Answer: What is physiology?

200

This system controls movement and includes the muscles used for facial expressions.

Answer: What is the muscular system?

200

This is the outermost layer of the skin.

Answer: What is the epidermis?

200

This is the outer protective layer of the hair shaft.

Answer: What is the cuticle?

200

This muscle helps close the eyelids.


Answer: What is the orbicularis oculi?

300

Knowing where the skull, muscles, and nerves are located is an example of studying this.

Answer: What is anatomy?

300

This system allows you to feel touch, pressure, pain, and temperature.

Answer: What is the nervous system?

300

This layer contains blood vessels, nerves, hair follicles, and sweat glands.

Answer: What is the dermis?

300

This layer gives hair much of its strength and contains much of its pigment.


Answer: What is the cortex?

300

This muscle controls movement of the lips.

Answer: What is the orbicularis oris?

400

Understanding how skin responds after a minor injury is an example of studying this.

Answer: What is physiology?

400

This system transports blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout the body.

Answer: What is the circulatory system?

400

This is the deepest layer of the skin and contains fat and connective tissue.

Answer: What is the subcutaneous layer?

400

This is the active growth phase of the hair cycle.

Answer: What is anagen?

400

This is the primary muscle involved in chewing and can be felt along the jaw.

Answer: What is the masseter?

500

A barber studies where facial muscles are located and then learns how those muscles move during shaving. The first is ___ and the second is ___.

Answer: What are anatomy and physiology?

500

A barber accidentally nicks a client while shaving. Which body system helps explain why the area bleeds?

Answer: What is the circulatory system?

500

A barber needs to understand the skin because barbering services can involve cutting, shaving, pressure, products, and friction. Name TWO functions of the skin.

Answer: Any two:

  • Protection
  • Sensation
  • Temperature regulation
500

Put these three phases in the correct order: Telogen, Anagen, Catagen.

Answer:

Anagen → Catagen → Telogen

500

This major neck muscle can become especially relevant when positioning and working around a client's neck.


Answer: What is the sternocleidomastoid?

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