Chapter 18 Flashcards
Catagen
Second transition stage of hair growth; in the Catagen stage, the hair shaft grows upward and detaches itself from the bulb.
Anagen
First stage of hair growth during which new hair is produced.
Depilation
Process of removing hair at skin level.
Electrolysis
Removal of hair by means of an electric current that destroys the hair root.
Depilatory
Substance, usually a caustic alkali preparation, used for temporarily removing superfluous hair by dissolving hair at skin level.
Epilation
Removes hairs from the follicles; waxing or tweezing.
Hair bulb
Swelling at the base of the follicle that provides the hair with nourishment; it is a thick, club-shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root.
Hair follicle
Mass of epidermal cells forming a small tube, or canal; the tube-like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root.
Hair papilla (papillae)
Cone-shaped elevations at the base of the follicle that fit into the hair bulb. The papillae are filled with tissue that contains the blood vessels and cells necessary for hair growth and follicle nourishment.
Hair root
Anchors hair to the skin cells and is part of the hair located at the bottom of the follicle below the surface or the skin; part of the hair that lies within the follicle at its base, where the hair grows.
Hair shaft
Portion of the hair that extends or projects beyond the skin, consisting of the outer layer (cuticle), inner layer (medulla), and middle layer (cortex). Color changes happen in the cortex.
Hirsutism
Growth of an unusual amount of hair on parts of the body normally bearing only downy hair, such as the face, arms, and legs of women or the backs of men.
Hypertrichosis
Also know as hirsuties; condition of abnormal growth of hair, characterized by the growth of terminal hair in areas of the body that normally grow only vellus hair.
Lanugo
The hair on a fetus; soft and downy hair.
Laser hair removal
Photoepilation hair reduction treatment in which a laser beam is pulsed on the skin using one wavelength at a time, impairing hair growth; an intense pulse of electromagnetic radiation.