Name that Crust!
Hair Disorders
Etymology OMG
Scalp Disorders
Trusty Trivia
100
Parasite that lives on human scalps. (scientific name)
What is pediculosis capitis?
100
Fragilitas crinium is commonly called this.
What is brittle/fragile hair?
100
Latin word "tricho" means this.
What is hair?
100
Pityriasis is the scientific name for this common scalp ailment.
What is dandruff?
100
Known as the sunshine state.
What is Florida?
200
simple white flakes on scalp (scientific name)
What is pityriasis simplex?
200
This disorder causes a beaded texture and appearance on the hair strands.
What is monilethrix?
200
The Latin word for area or patch.
What is areata?
200
This type of hair loss effects women after giving birth.
What is postpartum alopecia?
200
The inventor of the curling iron.
Who is Marcel Grateau?
300
Ring worm of the scalp (scientific name)
What is tinea capitis?
300
This can be best treated by "chopping em off"!
What is trichoptlosis?
300
Excessive or "over" in Latin.
What is hyper?
300
This fungal infection is characterized as a circular lesion on the scalp with redness and inflammation.
What is tinea capitis?
300
This color is the complement of yellow on the color wheel.
What is purple? or violet
400
yellow large crusts on scalp, like dandruff on steriods!(scientific name)
What is pityriasis steatoides?
400
White specks in the hair can be identified as dandruff or this parasitic infection?
What is pediculosis capitis?
400
Canities means this in latin.
What is gray hair?
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400
Monoxidil and finasteride are clinically proven to help what scalp disorder?
What is alopecia or abnormal hair loss?
400
The summer of 1967 was the height of the hippie movement. This was commonly reffered to as the Summer of _____.
Summer of Love!
500
your absolute favorite!
What is tinea favosa?
500
This type of hypertrichosis only affects females.
What is hirsuties?
500
The latin root words of this disorder mean "hair with sections of nodes or knots".
What is trichorrhexis nodosa?
500
The cause of pityriasis.
What is the fungus malassezia?