COHNS
Hair diseases
Hair disorders
Composition of Hair
Structures of Hair
100
What does the word COHNS stand for?
What is Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Sulfur
100
What is a Furuncle?
What is A staphylococci infection of a hair follicle
100
What is the technical term for Gray hair?
What is Canities
100
Name the 3 Layers of Hair
What is cuticle, cortex, & medulla
100
Name the 5 Parts of the hair.
What is Follicle, Hair Bulb, Dermal Papilla, Arrector Pili, & Sebaceous Gland
200
Normal hair contains what percentage of Carbon?
What is 51%
200
What is Tinea Capitis?
What is Fungal infection characterized by red papules, or spots, at the opening of the hair follicles
200
What is Moniletrix?
What is The technical term for beaded hair.
200
what is the maturing process of hair?
What is keratinization.
200
A thickened, club-shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root.
What is the Hair Bulb?
300
Normal hair contains what percentage of Oxygen?
What is 21%
300
What is Pediculosis Capitis?
What is Head lice
300
the condition that describes abnormal growth of the hair?
What is hypertrichosis
300
the units of structure that build proteins and are linked together end to end are?
What is amino acids
300
A small, cone-shaped area located at the bottom of the hair follicle
What is the Dermal Papilla?
400
Normal hair contains what percentage of Hydrogen?
What is 6%
400
What is Pityriasis?
What is Dandruff, can be greasy, waxy, dry flaking
400
Alternating bands of gray and pigmented hair throughout the length of the hair strand is called
What is ringed hair
400
Describe the Disulfide Bond, and how is it broken?
What is A chemical side bond that is very strong, broken only by permanent waves, and chemical services, relaxers.
400
The oil glands of the skin, connected to the hair follicles.
What is Sebaceous Glands
500
Normal hair contains what percentage of Nitrogen & Sulfur?
What is 17% & 7%
500
Research has determined that dandruff is the result of a fungus called?
What is malassezia
500
Trichorrhexis nodosa is the technical term for
What is knotted hair
500
1/3 of the hair's overall strength is located is?
What is salt bonds
500
What is the life cycle of hair?
What is Anagen: growing phase, Catagen: transitional phase, & Telogen: resting phase.
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