Chapter 18 Hair Removal

Question 1

The scientific study of hair and its diseases

Answer 1

Trichology

Question 2

Extremely soft and downy hair on a fetus

Answer 2

Lanugo

Question 3

Short, fine, unpigmented downy hair that appears on the body, with the exception of the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet

Answer 3

Vellus hair

Question 4

Longer, coarser hair found on the head, brows, lashes, genitals, arms, and legs

Answer 4

Terminal hair

Question 5

A mass of epidermal cells forming a small tube, or canal; extend deep into the dermis

Answer 5

Hair follicle

Question 6

Anchors hair to the skin cells and is part of the hair located at the bottom of the follicle below the surface of the skin

Answer 6

Hair root

Question 7

Part of the hair located above the surface of the skin, consisting of the outer layer (cuticle), inner layer (medulla), and middle layer (cortex)

Answer 7

Hair shaft

Question 8

Hair unit that contains the hair follicle and appendages; hair root, hair bulb, dermal papilla, sebaceous appendage, and arrector pili muscle

Answer 8

Pilosebaceous unit

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Hair bulb

Question 10

Cone shaped elevations at the base of the follicle that fit into the hair bulb. These are filled with tissue that contains the blood vessels and cells necessary for hair growth and follicle nourishment

Answer 10

Hair papilla

Question 11

First stage of hair growth, during which new hair is produced

Answer 11

Anagen

Question 12

Transition phase of hair growth; the hair shaft grows upward and erect and detaches from the hair bulb

Answer 12

Catagen

Question 13

The final stage in the hair cycle that lasts until the fully grown hair is shed; also known as the resting phase

Answer 13

Telogen

Question 14

Growth of an unusual amount of hair on parts of the body normally only bearing downy hair, such as the face, arms, and legs of women or the backs of men

Answer 14

Hirsutism

Question 15

Condition of abnormal growth of hair characterized by the growth of terminal hair on areas of the body that normally only grow vellus hair

Answer 15

Hypertrichosis

Question 16

Removal of hair by means of an electric current that destroys the hair root

Answer 16

Electrolysis

Question 17

Method of electrolysis that utilizes a high-frequency current to produce heat, which coagulates and destroys the hair follicle

Answer 17

Thermolysis

Question 18

Permanent hair removal treatment that uses intense light to destroy the growth cells of the hair follicles

Answer 18

Photoepilation

Question 19

A medical device that uses multiple colors and wavelengths (broad spectrum) of focused light to treat spider veins, hyperpigmentation, rosacea, redness, wrinkles, enlarged hair follicles and pores, and excessive hair

Answer 19

Intense pulsed light (IPL)

Question 20

Process of removing hair at skin level

Answer 20

Depilation

Question 21

Removes hair from the follicles; waxing or tweezing

Answer 21

Epilation

Question 22

Infected follicles or ingrown hairs from shaving or other hair removal methods

Answer 22

Barbae folliculitis

Question 23

Substance, usually a caustic alkali preparation, used for temporarily removing superfluous hair by dissolving it at the skin level

Answer 23

Depilatory

Question 24

Also known as banding; method of hair removal in which cotton thread is twisted and rolled along the surface of the skin, entwining hair in the thread and lifting it out of the follicle

Answer 24

Threading

Question 25

Ancient method of hair removal; original method is a mixture of sugar, lemon juice, and water that is heated to form a syrup, molded into a ball, and pressed onto the skin and then quickly stripped away

Answer 25

Sugaring