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Hair Flashcards

1
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Anogen phase

A

Growing phase- grows about 2 inches per month

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Catogen

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Transition phase

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Telogen phase

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Resting phase- 3-6 month phase *repeats every 4-5 Years

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4
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Trichology

A

Study of hair

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5
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Amino acids

A

Makes up hair 20 of them

Body produces 11

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6
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Minoxidil

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Topical treatment cream applied to help hair growth

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7
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Finasteride

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Oral treatment used to help hair growth

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8
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Canities

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Gray hair

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9
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Tinea capitis

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Red, popular, or spots, at the opening of hair follicles

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10
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Trichoptilosis

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Split ends

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11
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Trichorrhexis Nadosa

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Knotted hair; bitterness, nodular swellings along the hair shaft

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12
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Vellus hair

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Hair on body, short fine, hair, like on face

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13
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Wave pattern

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Wavy, straight, curly hair

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14
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Whorl

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Circular pattern hair

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15
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Ionic bonds

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Side bonds that are easily broken by alkaline or acidic solutions

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16
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Melanin

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Grains of pigment in the cortex that give natural color

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17
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Eumelanin

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Black or brown hair

18
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Pheomelanin

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Red, ginger, blond hair

19
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Alopecia areata

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Hair loss in patches

20
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Staphylococci

A

Furuncle-boil, acute, localized bacteria infection

Carbuncle

21
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3 layers

A

Cuticle
Cortex
Medulla

22
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Hair hulb

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Club shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root

23
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Hair density

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of individual hair strands 1 sq inch

24
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Elasticity

A

Hair to stretch

25
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Hair follicle

A

Tube like depression or pocket in the skin or scalp that contains the hair root

26
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Hair texture

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Thickness or diameter of the individual hair strand

27
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Keratinization

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Process by which newly formed cells in the hair bulb mature, fill with the PROTEIN keratin, mice upward, lose nucleus, die

28
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Monilethrix

A

Beaded hair

29
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Pediculosis capitis

A

Head lice

30
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Peptide bond

A

Chemical bond that joins amino acids to each other

31
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Sebaceous glands

A

Oil in hair

32
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Dermal papilla

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Cone shaped elevation located at the base of the hair follicle

33
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Arrector pili

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Small, involuntary muscle.

34
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Carbon

A

51%

35
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Oxygen

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21%

36
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Hydrogen

A

6%

37
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Nitrogen

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17%

38
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Sulfur

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5%

39
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Terminal hair

A

Hair on body

40
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Pityriasis capitis simplex

A

Dandruff and gets confused with dry scalp

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