Hair Structure
The scientific study of hair and it's diseases and care
What is Trichology ?
This process matures the hair follicle.
What is keratinization?
This pattern of hair refers to the shape of the hair strand.
What is a wave pattern?
This hair is short and unpigmented that appears on the body
What is vellus hair?
Recent measurements indicate that the average rate of hair loss is __ to __ hairs per day.
What is 35 to 40?
Hair Follicle, Hair Bulb, Dermal Papilla, Arrector Pili Muscle, and Sebaceous.
What are the five main structures of the hair root ?
These elements make up the hair, skin, and nails.
What are the COHNS elements?
This pattern is a result of genetics.
What is natural wave pattern?
What is terminal hair?
This hair loss type is characterized by miniaturization of terminal hair that converts into vellus hair.
What is androgenic alopecia?
Provides a barrier that protects the inner structure of the hair as it lies tightly against the cortex
What is the Cuticle Layer ?
A chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds
What is the polypeptide chain?
This hair pattern consist of oval to round cross- section.
What is wavy or curly hair?
During this phase hair cells are produced faster than any other normal cell in the human body.
What is the anagen phase?
This temporary hair loss experienced at the end of pregnancy.
What is postpartum alopecia?
A fibrous protein core formed by elongated cells containing melanin pigment
What is the Cortex ?
A weak, physical, cross-link side bond that is easily broken by water or heat.
What is a hydrogen bond?
This hair texture has individual strands winding together
What is coiled hair?
What are scalp massages?
What is finasteride?
Common for very fine hair and naturally blond hair lack
What is Medulla ?
This bond converts Hydroxide chemical hair relaxers to _________ when the relaxer is rinsed from the hair
What is lanthionine bonds?
Straight blond hair is rounded with more ______
What is pheomelanin?
These two treatments have been proven to increase hair growth and are approved FDA?
What is Minoxidil and finasteride?
This process consist of removing small sections of hair and transplanting them into the bald area.
What is the process of a hair transplant?