Chp. 11- Properties Of The Hair & Scalp

The scientific study of hair, its diseases, and care is called (blank).

The two parts of a mature strand of human hair are the (blank).

The tube- like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is the (blank).

Hair follicles are not found on the (blank).

The (blank) is the small, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicles.

The fatty or oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is (blank)

For chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer, they must have (blank).

The medulla is composed of (blank) cells.

During the (blank) phase, new hair is produced because new cells are actively manufactured in the hair follicles.

The major elements that make up human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, (blank).

The strong, chemical bonds that join amino acids are called (blank).

Which type of melanin provides natural colors ranging from red and ginger to yellow and blond tones?

Asians tend to have (blank) hair.

To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when shampooing, you should use (blank).

Hair texture is classified as (blank).

The measurement of the number of individual hair strands on one square inch (2.5 square centimeters) of the scalp is (blank).

Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require (blank).

Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to (blank) of it's original length and return to that length without breaking.

Oily hair and scalp can be treated by properly washing with a (blank).

Which type of hair almost never has a medulla?

During which phase does the follicle canal shrink and detach from the dermal papilla?

The average growth of healthy scalp hair is (blank).

The technical term used to describe gray hair is (blank).

A condition of abnormal growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair is (blank).

The technical term for dandruff is (blank).

Which of the five main structures of the hair root contain the blood and nerve supply that provides the nutrients needed for hair growth?

Because there are so many of them, salt bonds account for about (blank) of the hair's overall strength.

The anagen phase generally lasts from three to five (blank).

Scalp hair grows (blank) on women than on men.

The (blank) phase signals the end of the growth phase.

Scalp massage (blank) hair growth.

Compared to pigmented hair, gray hair is (blank).

Cross- sections of hair (blank).

Bald men are commonly perceived as (blank).

By age 35, almost (blank) percent of both men and women show some degrees of hair loss.

Finasteride is an oral prescription medication for hair loss that is meant for (blank).

Congenital canities exists (blank).

Dandruff can easily be mistaken for (blank).

Current research confirms the dandruff is the result of a (blank).

When the living cells of hair form and begin their journey upward through the hair follicle, they mature in a process called (blank).

Tinea is characterized by (blank), scales, and sometimes, painful circular lesions.

The infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice is called (blank).

A carbuncle is similar to furuncle but is (blank).

Fine hair is (blank) than coarse or medium hair.

Coarse hair (blank).

The (blank) is the outermost layer of the hair.

The oil glands in the skin that are connected to the hair follicles are the (blank) glands.

A (blank) bond is a weak, physical, cross- link side bond easily broken by water or heat.

Hair is approximately (blank) percent protein.

Total scalp hair loss is known as (blank).

Hypertrichosis is also known as (blank).

The naturally occurring fungus that causes the symptoms of dandruff when it grows out of control is (blank).

The (blank) is the lowest part of a hair strand.

The technical term for breaded hair is (blank).

A highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite that borrows under the skin is (blank).

The term for the spiral shape of a coiled protein is (blank).

Shaving, clipping, and cutting the hair on the head (blank).

Dry, sulfur- yellow, cuplike crusts on the scalp are called (blank).

The (blank) are part of the integumentary system.

The long, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms, and bodies of males and females is called (blank).

The technical term for knotted hair is (blank).

The (blank) is the innermost layer of the hair and is composed of round cells.

When hair leaves the follicles at an angle and forms patterns or streams on the head, it is called (blank).

The part of the hair stream that is usually more noticeable on the front hairline in people with short, thick hair is a (blank).

The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is called (blank).

The middle layer of the hair is the (blank).

An autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person's own immune system is (blank).

Vellus hair is also known as (blank).

The technical term for ringworm is (blank).