Hair
Technical Terms for Hair
Main Structures Associated with the Hair
Layers of the Hair
Hair Color
100

Trichology is the study of this

hair

100

facial hair

barba

100

This structure runs into the skin at an angle and houses the hair root

follicle

100

This is the clear, outer layer of the hair that protects the hair from damage.

cuticle

100

Hair color is found in this layer

cortex

200

Hair is made up of a protein called this

keratin

200

capilli is the technical term for hair found here

head

200

The hair bulb is a club shaped structure that forms the lower part of this

hair root

200

Middle layer of the hair

cortex

200

Another name for hair color is this

pigment or melanin

300

Long hair or _________ is found on the head

terminal

300

cilia is the technical name for this

eyelashes

300

This is a cone shaped elevation at the bottom of the follicle.  It houses the blood supply that nourishes the hair.

papilla

300

The cortex layer contains hair's _______________.

color

300

Hair color is determined primarily by this

heredity

400

Another name for vellus hair(baby fine hair found on the cheeks and forehead).

lanugo

400

supercilia is hair that is found on this

eyebrows

400

The arrector pili muscle is an involuntary muscle that causes this

goose bumps

400

The innermost layer of hair

medulla

400

Someone who is born with white hair and has no coloring in the hair shaft, skin or irises of the eyes is called this

albino

500

Short/bristly hair that is on the eyebrows or eyelashes 

intermediate

500

These glands are oil glands that are connected to the hair follicle and secrete sebum (oil).

sebaceous

500

The medulla may be missing in this type of hair

fine

500

This is caused by age, nervous shock, illness emotional stress or not doing your Cosmetology work

gray hair