MILADY STANDARD BARBERING DISORDERS AND

MILADY STANDARD BARBERING DISORDERS AND

PROPERTIES OF THE HAIR AND SCALP - CHAPTER 10 ACTUAL

- QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS

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hair root - ----Answers---The part of the hair that is encased in the hair follicle

hair shaft - ----Answers---the portion of the hair that projects beyond the skin

Hair stream - ----Answers---Hair flowing in the same direction

hair texture - ----Answers---measures the diameter of a hair strand; coarse, medium, fine hair porosity - ----Answers---the ability of the hair to absorb moisture Tinea barbae - ----Answers---Also known as barbers itch, is a superficial fungal infection that commonly affects the skin; it is primarily limited to the bearded areas of the face and neck or around the scalp

tinea capitis - ----Answers---fungal infection of the scalp

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Tinea favosa - ----Answers---Ringworm characterized by dry, sulfur yellow crusts on the scalp

Tinea sycosis - ----Answers---Ringworm of the bearded areas on the face

Trichology - ----Answers---The study of hair

Trichoptilosis - ----Answers---Technical term for split ends

Trichorrhexis nodosa - ----Answers---Technical term for knotted hair

vellus hair - ----Answers---Soft, downy hair that appears on the body

Wave pattern - ----Answers---Amount of movement in the hair; (straight, wavy, curly, coiled)

Whorls - ----Answers---Hair that grows in a circular pattern Helix - ----Answers---The spiral shape of a coiled protein created when polypeptide chains intertwine

hydrogen bond - ----Answers---weak, physical, cross-link side bond that is easily broken by water or heat

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