Nail Structure
nerve fibers that react to heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain.
What are sensory nerves
A condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears
what are hangnails
five elements of hair
What are C.O.H.N.S
partial or complete hair loss
What is alopecia
Another nail for nail files and buffers
What is an abrasive
Thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate to the nail bed
What is the bed epthelium
Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal
What are eggshell nails
The outer layer of the hair shaft that protects the cortex
What is the cuticle
technical term for grey hair
What is canities
Dark fine-grained volcanic rock used in hot stone massages
What is Basalt
Dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate
What is the cuticle
Thickening of the nails
What is onychauxis
The tube-like structure in the skin or scalp that surrounds the hair root
What is the follicle
condition of overgrowth of hair where hair grows longer and thicker than usual
what is hypertrichosis
A chart usually circular, used to visually represent color relationships
What is the color wheel
Part of the nail plate that extends over the finger or toes
What is the free edge
Soft spoon nails with a concave shape that appear scooped out
What is koilonychia
bonds created after a hair relaxer service
What are lanthionine bonds
Technical term for ringworm of the scalp
What is Tinea Capitis
Chemical reaction where heat is released
Visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin
What is the lunula
Common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears as green, yellow, or black discoloration on the nail
end bonds broken by depilatory service where hair is dissolved
peptide bonds
Infestation of head lice
What is pediculosis capitis
Naturally recurring fungus that causes dandruff
What is Malassezia