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The study of the hair is technically called ____. |
Answer: TRICHOLOGY
The study of the hair is technically called ____. |
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The technical term for hair found on the face is known as ____.
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VELLUS
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One basic requisite for healthy hair is a ____ ____.
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HEALTHY DIET
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Full-grown human hair is divided into two principal parts which are known as the hair root and the _____ ____. |
Answer: HAIR SHAFT
Full-grown human hair is divided into two principal parts which are known as the hair root and the _____ ____. |
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The two most common types of ____ infections are
furuncles and carbuncles. |
STAPHYLOCOCCI
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The technical term for hair found on the head is ____ hair. |
Answer: TERMINAL
The technical term for hair found on the head is ____ hair. |
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A tube-like depression or pocked in the skin or scalp that encases the hair root is called the ____.
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FOLLICLE
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The thickened, club-shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root is known as the ____ ____. |
Answer: HAIR BULB
The thickened, club-shaped structure that forms the lower part of the hair root is known as the ____ ____. |
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The small involuntary muscle attached to the underside of the hair follicle is called the ____ ____. |
Answer: ARRECTOR PILI
The small involuntary muscle attached to the underside of the hair follicle is called the ____ ____. |
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Fear or cold causes the ____ ____ to contract, which makes the hair stand up straight, giving the appearance of goose bumps. |
Answer: ARRECTOR PILI
Fear or cold causes the ____ ____ to contract, which makes the hair stand up straight, giving the appearance of goose bumps. |
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Oil glands which consist of a sac-like structure in the dermis are the ____ glands. |
Answer: SEBACEOUS
Oil glands which consist of a sac-like structure in the dermis are the ____ glands. |
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Any oily substance secreted from the sebaceous glands which keeps the skin surface soft and supple is ____. |
Answer: SEBUM
Any oily substance secreted from the sebaceous glands which keeps the skin surface soft and supple is ____. |
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Hair is composed of cells arranged in ____ layers. |
THREE
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The outermost layer of the hair is called the ____.
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CUTICLE
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The cuticle layer of the hair can be raised by ____. |
Answer: SWELLING
The cuticle layer of the hair can be raised by ____. |
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The ____ is the middle layer of the hair which gives elasticity. |
CORTEX
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The ____ ____ is that portion of the hair that projects beyond the skin.
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HAIR SHAFT
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The ____ ____ is that portion of the hair that is located below the surface of the scalp.
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HAIR ROOT
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The small cone-shaped area located at the base of the follicle is the ____ ____.
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DERMAL PAPILLA
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The average growth of healthy hair on the scalp is about ____ inch (cm) per month. |
Answer: ONE-HALF
The average growth of healthy hair on the scalp is about ____ inch (cm) per month. |
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Hair flowing in the same direction is known as ____ ____. |
Answer: HAIR STREAMING
Hair flowing in the same direction is known as ____ ____. |
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Cross-sections of straight hair tend to be ____. |
Answer: ROUND
Cross-sections of straight hair tend to be ____. |
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Hair is composed of protein that grows from cell originating within the hair follicle. They mature in a process called ____. |
Answer: KERATINIZATION
Hair is composed of protein that grows from cell originating within the hair follicle. They mature in a process called ____. |
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Cross-sections of curly hair tend to be ____. |
Answer: OVAL
Cross-sections of curly hair tend to be ____. |
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Qualities by which human hair is analyzed are texture, density, ____ and ____. |
Answer: ELASTICITY, POROSITY
Qualities by which human hair is analyzed are texture, density, ____ and ____. |
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The ability of the hair to stretch and return to its original form is ____.
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ELASTICITY
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The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is known as ____.
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POROSITY
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Hair is composed of protein that grows from ____ ____ ____ originating within the hair follicle.
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DERMAL PAPILLA CELLS
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Hair is approximately ____ protein.
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90 PERCENT
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The technical term for the most common type of hair loss is ____ ____. |
Answer: ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA
The technical term for the most common type of hair loss is ____ ____. |
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Hair protein is made up of long chains of ____ ____, which are made up of elements. |
Answer: AMINO ACIDS
Hair protein is made up of long chains of ____ ____, which are made up of elements. |
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A long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds is called a ____ chain. |
Answer: POLYPEPTIDE
A long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds is called a ____ chain. |
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A ____ bond is a physical side bond that is easily broken by water or heat.
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HYDROGEN
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Minoxidil is a ____ medication applied to the scalp to stimulate hair growth. |
Answer: TOPICAL
Minoxidil is a ____ medication applied to the scalp to stimulate hair growth. |
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The technical term for gray/unpigmented hair is ____. |
Answer: CANITIES
The technical term for gray/unpigmented hair is ____. |
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Salt bonds are easily broken by strong ____ or ____ solutions. |
Answer: ALKALINE, ACIDIC
Salt bonds are easily broken by strong ____ or ____ solutions. |
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An abnormal development of hair on areas of the body that normally bear only downy hair is known as _____. |
Answer: HYPERTRICHOSIS
An abnormal development of hair on areas of the body that normally bear only downy hair is known as _____. |
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The technical term for split hair ends is ____. |
Answer: TRICHOPTILOSIS
The technical term for split hair ends is ____. |
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Trichorrexhis nodosa, or knotted hair, is the dry, brittle condition including formation of ____ swellings along the hair shaft. |
Answer: NODULAR
Trichorrexhis nodosa, or knotted hair, is the dry, brittle condition including formation of ____ swellings along the hair shaft. |
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The technical term for beaded hair is ____, which may be improved with scalp and hair treatments. |
Answer: MONILETHRIX
The technical term for beaded hair is ____, which may be improved with scalp and hair treatments. |
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Fragilitas crinium is the technical term for ____ hair that may split at any part of its length. |
Answer: BRITTLE
Fragilitas crinium is the technical term for ____ hair that may split at any part of its length. |
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A ____ bond joins the sulfur atoms of two neighboring amino acids. |
Answer: DISULFIDE
A ____ bond joins the sulfur atoms of two neighboring amino acids. |
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Pityriasis is the medical term for ____. |
Answer: DANDRUFF
Pityriasis is the medical term for ____. |
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Two different types of melanin are ____ and pheomelanin. |
Answer: EUMELANIN
Two different types of melanin are ____ and pheomelanin. |
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The two principal types of dandruff include pityriasis capitis ____ (the dry type) and pityriasis ____ (the greasy or waxy type). |
Answer: SIMPLEX, STEATOIDES
The two principal types of dandruff include pityriasis capitis ____ (the dry type) and pityriasis ____ (the greasy or waxy type). |
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Honeycomb ringworm is characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp called ____. |
Answer: SCUTULA
Honeycomb ringworm is characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp called ____. |
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____ is a highly contagious, animal parasitic skin disease caused by the itch mite. |
Answer: SCABIES
____ is a highly contagious, animal parasitic skin disease caused by the itch mite. |
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A contagious condition caused by the head louse is ____ capitis. |
Answer: PEDICULOSIS
A contagious condition caused by the head louse is ____ capitis. |
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A furuncle, or ____, is an acute localized bacterial infection of a hair follicle. |
Answer: BOIL
A furuncle, or ____, is an acute localized bacterial infection of a hair follicle. |
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A ____ is the result of an acute staphylococci infection and is larger than a furuncle. |
Answer: CARBUNCLE
A ____ is the result of an acute staphylococci infection and is larger than a furuncle. |