Ch. 8: Hair + Scalp Disorders and Diseases

Hair Loss

100

Normal amount of hair loss a day

How many are 50-100 hairs?

200

Androgenic alopecia characteristics 

What is minaturized terminal hair and shortened anagen phase?

300

Alopecia universalis characteristics

What is loss of terminal hair everywhere on the body?

400

Products proven to stimulate hair growth

What is minoxidil and finasteride?

500

Only type of alopecia not caused by a disease/disorder and what it is caused by

What is traction alopecia and tight styling?

Disorders

100

Technical term for split ends

What is trichoptilosis?

200

Hypertrichosis Characteristics

What is hair growing longer/thicker than usual?

300

Types of Canities

What is congenital and acquired canities?

400

Cause of trichorrhexis nodosa (knotted hair)

What are chemical straighteners/excessive thermal pressing?

500

Cause of Monilethrix (Beaded Hair)

What is genetic mutation?