Hair loss
Temporary hair loss exerienced towards the end and after pregnancy
Postpartum Alopecia
Strong chemical side bond that joins the sulfur atms of 2 neighboring cysteine amino acids to create 1 cystine.
Disfulide bonds
The tiny grains of pigment in the cortex that give natural color to it.
Melanin
Tube-like depression or pocet in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root.
Hair follicle
Infection of hair folicles frequently caused by staohyloccus. Seen as small white-headed pimples around one or more hair folicle.
Folliculitis
The name for abnormal hair loss.
Alopetia
Joined together end to end as an amino acid chain unit.
Amino acids
The lighter pigment that provides natural colors rnging from red and ginger to yellow and blonde tones.
Pheomelanin
Portion of hair that projects above the epidermis
Hair shaft
Dry, sulfur-yellow, cuplike crusts on the scalp in tinea favosa.
Scutula
Breit transition period between growth and resting phereses of a hair follicle. It signals the end of the anagen phase.
Catagen phase
The chemical bonds that join amino acids together into a chain.
Peptide bond
Long, coarse, pigmented hair found on scalp, legs, arms and bodiesof males and females
Small involuntary Muscle in the base of the hair follice
Arrector pili Muscle
Naturally occuring fungus that causes dandruff.
Malassezia
An autoimmune disorder that causes the affected hair follicles to be attacked by the bodys own immune system.
Alopetia areata
These linl the polypeptide chains together and are responsable for extreme legnth and elasticity in the human hair.
Side bonds
Short, fine , unpigmented and downy hair that appears on the body eception of palms and soles of the feet.
Vellus Hair
Outermost layer of the hair consisting of a singke overlapping layer of the transparent scale like cells like shingles on a roof
Hair cuticle
Inflamation of the subcutaneous tissue caused by staphlococci, similar to furbunkle but larger.
Carbuncle
Complete scalp hair loss
Alopetia totallis
A weak and physical bond between adjacent polypetidal chains that rely on PH so they are easily broken by alkaline.
Salt bonds
Develops with age and is the result of genetics. This may be caused by prolonged anxiety or illness.
Aquired canaties
Lowest part of a hair strand thickened, club shape structure that forms the lower part of the hair root.
Hair bulb
Fungal infection charactorized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cuplike crusts on the scalp called sculta. Also known as...
Tinea Favosa