Milady Standard Barbering - Chapter 10
- Properties and Disorders of the Hair
and Scalp Questions & Answers
[GRADED A+]
Alopecia - ANSWER_Abnormal hair loss
Alopecia Areata - ANSWER_The sudden falling out of hair in patches or spots -
autoimmune disorder
Alopecia prematura - ANSWER_Hair loss that occurs before middle age
Alopecia senilis - ANSWER_Hair loss occurring in old age
Alopecia syphilitica - ANSWER_Hair loss as a result of syphilis
alopecia totalis - ANSWER_total loss of scalp hair
alopecia universalis - ANSWER_complete loss of body hair
amino acids - ANSWER_the building blocks of proteins
anagen phase - ANSWER_(growth phase) phase during which new hair is produced.
androgenic alopecia - ANSWER_hair loss that occurs as a result of genetics, age,
and hormonal changes; male pattern baldness
arrector pili - ANSWER_involuntary muscle fiber attached to the follicle
Canities - ANSWER_Technical term for gray hair
Carbuncle - ANSWER_The result of an acute, deep-seated bacterial infection in the
subcutaneous tissue
catagen phase - ANSWER_Transition phase of the hair growth cycle that signals the
end of the growth phase
Cortex - ANSWER_Middle layer of the hair shaft
Cowlick - ANSWER_Tuft of hair that stands straight up
Cuticle - ANSWER_Outermost layer of the hair shaft
Cysteine - ANSWER_An amino acid with a sulfur atom (S) that joins together two
peptide strands.
- Properties and Disorders of the Hair
and Scalp Questions & Answers
[GRADED A+]
Alopecia - ANSWER_Abnormal hair loss
Alopecia Areata - ANSWER_The sudden falling out of hair in patches or spots -
autoimmune disorder
Alopecia prematura - ANSWER_Hair loss that occurs before middle age
Alopecia senilis - ANSWER_Hair loss occurring in old age
Alopecia syphilitica - ANSWER_Hair loss as a result of syphilis
alopecia totalis - ANSWER_total loss of scalp hair
alopecia universalis - ANSWER_complete loss of body hair
amino acids - ANSWER_the building blocks of proteins
anagen phase - ANSWER_(growth phase) phase during which new hair is produced.
androgenic alopecia - ANSWER_hair loss that occurs as a result of genetics, age,
and hormonal changes; male pattern baldness
arrector pili - ANSWER_involuntary muscle fiber attached to the follicle
Canities - ANSWER_Technical term for gray hair
Carbuncle - ANSWER_The result of an acute, deep-seated bacterial infection in the
subcutaneous tissue
catagen phase - ANSWER_Transition phase of the hair growth cycle that signals the
end of the growth phase
Cortex - ANSWER_Middle layer of the hair shaft
Cowlick - ANSWER_Tuft of hair that stands straight up
Cuticle - ANSWER_Outermost layer of the hair shaft
Cysteine - ANSWER_An amino acid with a sulfur atom (S) that joins together two
peptide strands.
