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Chapter 11-Hair And Scalp Flashcards

1
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The scientific study of hair, it’s diseases and care is called?

A

Trichology

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2
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The two parts of a mature strand of hair are the?

A

Hair shaft and hair root

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3
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The tube like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root is called?

A

Follicle

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4
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Where are hair follicles not found?

A

Soles of the feet

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5
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The tiny involuntary muscles in the base of the hair follicle are called?

A

Arrector pili

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6
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What is the oily substance secreted from the sebaceous glands called?

A

Sebum

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7
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For chemicals to penetrate a healthy cuticle hair layer what pH must they have?

A

An alkaline pH

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8
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What shape are the cells of the medulla?

A

Round

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9
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What is the name of the process whereby living cells mature and begin their journey up the hair shaft?

A

Keratinization

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10
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The five main elements that make up the chemical composition of human hair are carbon oxygen hydrogen and?

A

Nitrogen and sulfur

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11
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The chemical bonds that hold together the amino acid molecules are called?

A

Peptide bonds

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12
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Which type of melanin provides natural colors ranging from red and Ginger to yellow and blonde tones?

A

Pheomelanin

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13
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What type of hair do Asians tend to have?

A

Extremely straight hair

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14
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To help minimize tangles in extremely curly hair when washing you should use what?

A

A detangling Rinse

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15
Q

Hair texture is classified as?

A

Coarse medium or fine

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16
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The measurement of individual hair strands on one square inch of the scalp is called?

A

Hair density

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17
Q

Compared to hair with high porosity, chemical services performed on hair with low porosity require what kind of solutions?

A

More acidic

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18
Q

Wet hair with a normal elasticity will stretch up to you how much of it original length?

A

70%

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19
Q

Oily scalp and hair can be treated by properly washing it with?

A

Conditioning shampoo

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20
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Which type of hair almost never has a Medulla?

A

Vellus

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21
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The growth phase during which new hair is produced is called the?

A

Anagen phase

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22
Q

The average growth of healthy scalp hair is how much per month

A

1”

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23
Q

The technical term used to describe gray hair is what?

A

Canaties

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24
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A condition of abnormal hair growth on areas of the body is called?

A

Hypertrichosis

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25
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What is the medical term for dandruff?

A

Pityriasis.

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26
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The body can produce 11 of the 20…… That make up hair.

A

Amino acids

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27
Q

How much of the hairs overall strength do salt bond account for?

A

1/3

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28
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The anagen phase generally lasts from 3 to 5…

A

Years

29
Q

Scalp hair grows__________on women than on men.

A

Faster.

30
Q

Which hair growth phase signals the end of the growth phase?

A

Catagen

31
Q

Does scalp massage affect hair growth?

A

No

32
Q

True or false:

Compared to pigmented hair gray hair is neither coarser nor more resistant.

A

True!

33
Q

What shape are cross sections of hair?

A

They could be almost any shape

34
Q

What percentage of both men and women by age 35 show some degree of hair loss?

A

40%

35
Q

Finasteride is an oral prescription medication for hair loss that is meant for whom

A

Men only

36
Q

Congenital canaties manifests when?

A

At or before birth

37
Q

Dandruff can easily be mistaken for what?

A

Dry scalp

38
Q

Dandruff is believed to be caused by a?

A

Fungus

39
Q

The most frequently encountered fungal infection resulting from hair services is?

A

Tinea Barbae

40
Q

Tinea is characterized by:

A

Itching

41
Q

The infestation of hair and scalp with head lice is called?

A

Pediculosis Capitis

42
Q

A carbuncle is similar to a furnuncle but is different how?

A

Larger

43
Q

True or false:

Fine hair is thicker and harder to process then course or medium hair.

A

False.

44
Q

True or false:

Coarse hair is stronger than fine hair.

A

True

45
Q

What is the outer most layer of the hair?

A

Hair cuticle

46
Q

The oil glands of the skin that are connected to the hair follicles are the what glands?

A

Sebaceous

47
Q

What is the bond that is a physical bond easily broken by water or heat?

A

Hydrogen

48
Q

What is the approximate percentage of protein that makes up Hair?

A

90%

49
Q

Total scalp hair loss is known as what?

A

Alopecia totalis

50
Q

Hypertrichosis is also known as?

A

Hirsuties

51
Q

The naturally occurring fungus that causes the symptoms of dandruff when it goes out of control it’s called what?

A

Malasezzia

52
Q

What is the name of the lowest part of a hair strand?

A

Hair bulb.

53
Q

What is the technical term for beaded hair?

A

Monilethrix

54
Q

What is the name of the highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called it might that burrows under the skin?

A

Scabies

55
Q

The term for the spiral shape of a coiled protein is?

A

Helix

56
Q

What effect on hair growth does shaving clipping and cutting the hair of the head have?

A

It has no effect on her growth.

57
Q

Dry, sulfer-yellow, cup like crusts on the scalp are called?

A

Wheals

58
Q

The______, ________ and _________are part of the integumentary system.

A

Hair, glands and nails.

59
Q

What is the technical term for knotted hair?

A

Hypertrichosis

60
Q

What is the name of the inner most layer of the hair?

A

The medulla

61
Q

I Hair that forms in a circular pattern on the crown of the head is called?

A

Whorl

62
Q

A part of the hair located below the surface of the epidermis is the?

A

Hair root

63
Q

A tuft of hair that stands straight up is called a?

A

Cowlick

64
Q

The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is called?

A

Hair porosity.

65
Q

The middle layer of the hair is called the?

A

The cortex

66
Q

An auto immune disorder that causes affected hair follicles to be mistakenly attacked by a person’s own immune system is called what?

A

Androgenic alopecia

67
Q

Vellus hair is also known as what?

A

Lanugo hair

68
Q

The medical term for ringworm is what?

A

Tinea

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