Hair Disorders
Canities is the technical term for?
What is gray hair.
A scalp condition characterized by red papules or spots at the opening of hair follicles is _______.
What is tinea capitis.
Hair texture refers to the _________ of the hair.
What is thickness or diameter.
Hair that forms a circular pattern is called a ______.
What is hair whorl.
Name 3 types a scalp disorders are characterized by.
What is bacterial, fungal, and parasitic.
What type of hair is caused by the absence of melanin?
What is canities.
When a client exhibits signs of _____, salon services should be limited to referring the client to a physician for medical treatment.
What is scabies.
The number of individual hair strands on one square inch of the scalp indicates hair________.
What is density.
What is hair flowing in the same direction, resulting from follicles sloping in the same direction?
What is hair stream.
What is the technical term for head lice?
What is pediculosis capitis.
The technical term for split ends is _______.
What is trichoptilosis.
What contagious condition is caused by head lice?
What is pediculosis capitis.
Hair with low porosity is considered ________.
What is resistant.
________ is due to a particular pattern of hair stream on the forehead.
What is a cowlick.
What is the technical term for hair loss?
What is alopecia?
The technical term for hair that is in a dry, brittle condition with modular swellings along the hair shaft is________?
What is trichorrhexis nodosa.
Wat is the technical term for a boil - an acute, localized bacterial infection of the hair follicle that produces constant pain?
What is furuncle.
The strength of the side bonds that hold the hair's individual fibers in place is indicated by hair _____.
What is a elasticity.
_____ hair is caused from an inactive sebaceous gland.
What is dry hair.
What are the 2 types of alopecia areata
What is alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis.
Monilethrix is the technical term for______.
What is beaded hair.
What term refers to an infection of the hair follicles frequently caused by staphylococcus or other bacteria?
What is folliculitis.
Hair that is characterized by a greasy build up on the scalp and an oily coating on the hair are usually caused by improper shampooing or and overactive sebaceous gland.
What is oily hair.
When babies are born vellus hair is called?
What is lanugo.