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Hair Structure
Hair Growth
Hair Analysis
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Scalp disorders
100
The portion of hair found beneath the skin surface
What is the Hair root?
100
The short, fine and soft downy hair found on nearly all areas of the body hair
What is vellus or lanugo hair
100
the average hair denisty
What is 2,200 per square inch
100
protects the hair from heat cold and injury and is also a form of adornment
What is hair
100
the technical term for dandruff
What is pityriasis
200
A tubelike depression in the skin or scalp that encases the hair root
What is the hair follicle
200
Hair that flows in the same direction
What is the hair stream
200
The texture of hair that has the largest diameter is
What is coarse hair
200
the coloring pigment in the hair and skin
What is melanin
200
classic dandruff, characterized by scalp irritation, flakes and and itchy scalp
What is pityriasis capitis simplex
300
The type of melanin that provides brown and black color to the hair
What is eumelanin
300
The hair or growth pattern that forms in a circular or swirl pattern
What is a whorl
300
the ability of the hair to stretch and return to its original length without breaking
What is elasticity
300
Hair loss occouring in old age
What is alopecia senilis
300
commonly known as ring worm of the scalp
What is tinea capitus
400
The outermost layer of the hair shaft
What is the cuticle
400
phase where new hair is produced
What is the Anagen phase
400
the ability of the hair to absorb moisture
What is porosity
400
the scientific study of hair, ist disorders, and care
What is trichology
400
the infestation of hair and scalp with head lice
What is pediculosis capitis
500
The process in which hair cells mature in the follicle
What is keritinization
500
1/2 in. per month the average growth of hair
What is 1/2 in. per month
500
term used to indicate the numer of individual hair strands per square inch of scalp area
What is density
500
the technical term for gray hair
What is canities
500
a highly contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite
What is scabies