Terminology 1
What is hair texture?
it is the thickness or diameter of the individual hair strand. It can be classified as a coarse, medium, or fine.
What is coarse?
It has the largest diameter. It is stronger than fine hair, can be more resistent to processing with chemical services.
What is the first stage of the hair growth?
Anagen or Telogen?
Anagen (growth phase) nourishment of hair follicle via blood supply enables hair growth
Tell the name of the resting phase of the hair growth?
Telogen
Tell the two main types of hair found on the body.
Vellus hair and Terminal hair
Tell at least four disorders of the hair.
Canity, ringed hair, trichoptilosis, hypertrichosis, monilexthrix
__________________ also known as lanugo is short, fine downy, unpigmented hair covering most of the body except the palms of your hands or soles of your feet. Women normally retain 55 percent more it than men. What is it?
Vellus hair
____________ hair follicle detaches from nourishing blood supply as transition phase of the hair growth. Find it.
Catagen
_________________ is long thick, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms and bodies of men and women; it is coarser than vellus hair and with the exception of gray hair, it is pigmented. It usually has a medulla. What kind of hair is it?
Terminal hair
What subject studies about hair, its diseases and care.
Trichology
Tell the part of the hair that is the portion of hair above the epidermis
Hair shaft
Tell the two parts of a mature strand of human hair.
Hair root and hair shaft
Tell the names of the five structures of hair root.
Hair follicle, hair bulb, Dermal papilla, Arrector pili muscle, sebaceous glands
Tell at least three causes of hair loss.
Age, cancer treatment, hormonal imbalance
Tell the at least five problems of the hair
hair loss, dry hair, frizzy hair, dull hair, heat damaged hair