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The scientific study of hair and its diseases and care is called
What is Trichology
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Hair is composed of cells arranged in three layeres which are
What is cuticle cortex and medulla
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long, course, pigmented hair found on the scalp, legs, arms, and body is known as
What is terminal hair
100
the ability of the hair to absorb moisture
What is porosity
100
Short, downy, fine, unpigmented hair is known as
What is Vellus or lanugo hair
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The outermost layer of the hair. Consist of a single overlapping transparent, scale-like cells that look like shingles on a roof.
What is Cuticle
200
a thickened , club shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root
What is hair bulb
200

also known as lanugo hair and is short, fine, unpigmented and downy hair that appears on the body

What vellus hair 

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normal hair contains percent of the element nitrogen
What is 17%
200

the technical name for spit ends

What is trichoptilosis

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oil glands in the skin , connected to the hair follicles, are known as
What is Sebaceous glands
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a mature strand of human hair is divided into two principle parts known as
What is hair root and hair shaft
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a side bond that is easily broken by strong alkaline or acidic solutions is called a
What is salt bonds
300
hair texture refers to
What is thickness and diameter
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hair that forms a circular patterns is called a
What is whorl
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a tube-like depression, or pocket, in the skin or scalp that encases the hair root
What is Follicle
400

a small involuntary muscle attached to the underside of a hair follicle is the

What is arrector pili

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Phenomelanin provides nautural hair colors form to yellow and blond tones.
What is red and ginger
400
number of individual hair strands on one square inch of the scalp indicates
What is hair density
400
is an oral prescription medicated for hair loss that is available to men only.
What is Finasteride
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Small cone-shaped elevation located at the bottom of the hair follicle
dermal papilla
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the cortex contains coloring matter in the form of minute grains of or pigment.
What is melanin
500
the ability for hair to stretch and return to its original form without breaking is called
What is elasticity
500

Technical term for gray hair is

What is canities

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the shape of the hair strand, described as straight, wavy, curly,or extremely curly, is known as

What is wave pattern