Hair Structure
The scientific study of the hair
What is trichology
Salt, Hydrogen, Disulfide
What are the bonds of the hair
Ringworm of the head
What is Tinea Capitas
I am the layer of the hair that accounts for 90 percent of the total weight of the hair, elasticity, and haircolor.
What is the Cortex
The tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root.
What is the Hair Follicle
I consist of two parts, the hair root and the hair shaft.
What are the 2 parts of the hair?
Pheomelanin/Eumelanin
What are the two types of Melanin
I am a weak bond broken by strong alkaline or acidic solutions
What is the salt bond broken
A fibrous protein that the hair and nails are composed of
What is Keratin
Lowest part of the hair strand, the thickened, club-shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root.
What is the Hair Bulb
I produce goose bumps in the skin.
What is the arrector pili muscle
The technical term for split ends
What is Trichoptilosis
I am a strong side bond that is only broken by chemicals
What is the disulfide bond
Tiny grains of pigment in the cortex that gives natural color to the hair
What is Melanin
Five elements: Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur - that make up human hair, skin, tissue and nails.
What are the COHNS elements
I am the outermost layer of the hair strand
What is the cuticle of the hair
The technical term for gray hair
What is canities
I am a weak side bond that is broken by wetting the hair
What is the hydrogen bond
The oil glands in the skin that are connected to the hair follicles
What is Sebum
The thickness or diameter of the individual hair strand.
What is Hair Texture
I am the type of hair that ALWAYS has a medulla
What is course hair
I have Pityriasis
What is the technical term for dandruff
As soon as the living cells form, they begin their journey upward through the hair follicle. These cells mature, fill up with keratin and move upward, lose their nucleus and die.
What is keratinization process
The ability of the hair to absorb moisture
What is Hair porosity
Infestation of the hair and scalp with lice
What is Pediculosis Capitis