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The scientific study of hair, its diseases and care is called?
What is trichology
100
The fatty or oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is .........................
What is sebum
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The strong, chemical bonds that join amino acids are called ...................................
What is peptide bonds
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The measurement of the number of individual hair strands on one square inch of the scalp is .............................

What is hair density

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During which phase does the follicle canal shrink and detach from the dermal papilla?
What is Catagen
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The two parts of a mature strand of human hair are the .............. and .....................
What is hair root and hair shaft
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For chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer, they must have .........................
What is an alkaline pH
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Which type of melanin provides natural colors ranging from red and ginger to yellow and blond tones?
What is Pheomelanin
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Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require ..............................
What is more alkaline solutions
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The average growth of healthy scalp hair is ...............
What is 1/2 inch per month
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The tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is the .......... ............
What is hair follicle
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The medulla is composed of .......................... cells
What is round
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Asians tend to have .............................. hair.
What is extremely straight
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Wet hair with normal elasticity will stretch up to ........................... of its original length and return to that length without breaking.
What is 50%
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The technical term used to describe gray hair is ...........................
What is canities
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Hair follicles are not found on the ......................
What is soles of the feet
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During the ...................... phase, new hair is produced because new cells are actively manufactured in the hair follicle.
What is anagen
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To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when shampooing, you should use ...............................
What is a detangling rinse
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Oily hair and scalp can be treated by properly washing with a ....................................
What is normalizing shampoo
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A condition of abnormal growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair is .............................
What is hypertrichosis
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The ............................ is the small, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle.
What is arrector pili muscle
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The major elements that make up human hair are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, ..........................
What is nitrogen and sulfur
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Hair texture is classified as ...............................
What is coarse, medium or fine
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Which type of hair almost never has a medulla?
What is Vellus
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The technical term for dandruff is ..........................
What is pityriasis
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